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PLAN To SEND
INDIANS TO FRONT
Bill in the House to Recruit
Ten Regiments.
RED MAN BEST OF SCOUTS
DR.. Joseph kossuth Dixon Tells Hous.
Committee OF the Splendid Work
Indians Can Do.

Washington, July 26.-Veritabls
Apaches tor use i'll France; ten OF
more regiments OF American Indian:
tor cavalry service mounted or dis
mounted: this is the purpose OF a b.
introduced by representative Ju.iu,
Kahn. OF San + francisco, at the in
stance OF Rodman Wanamaker.
The bill comes as the direct answel
TO the recommendation by the Cana
dian general staff in France that Amer
lean Indians be sent to the front be
cause Of their wonderful adaptabilit,
for scout service At hearing on IN,
bill before the house committee OF
military affairs. the committee learned
for the first time that Villas army
otticered BY Germans. is again advanc
ing to the Mexican border. 1t heart
also powerful plea that citizens hi
be granted 10 the Indian. DR. JOSEPH
KOssuth Dixon. leader of the Rodmar
Wanamalier historical expeditions Il
the North American Indian. made al
impressive argument
The purpose of the bill is to make
available Immediately one of the ma
TONS resources to which little atten
ton has been paid" said DR.. Dixon.
There are 1879 Indian tribes wht
compose great unused potential mill
tary force. These Indians were. wher
the white men found them a free ant
independent people. associated togeth
their own laws. perfect democracy
For the Indians friendly reception
of the white man and his code of homo,
We speedily substituted broken trea
ties, the Introduction of disease. whis
ky the pilfering OF his land and fina
slavery on the reservation. We hav'
tried to civiliZe the Indian by firearm
and fire water-by force, rather thar
by reason On the old Liberty Bell i
inscribed. Proclaim liberty throughcu
all the land to all the inhabitants
thereof
'T.et the hand of democracy carv
another line. The Indian excepted
Liberty for the black man. the brown
man. the yellow man. the white man
but no liberty for the Indian, the frs
American who was here before tF'
Liberty Bell The president said Il
his Mobile speech. that liberty mus
be assured to every man. woman an'
child in the broad domain of the Unit
ed States. To Russia. he said
'Wrongs must be righted and no pee
pie must be forced to live under so9
ereignty under which It does not wisi
to live
"This righteous doctrine applies t.
the Indian people. as we'll as the Rus
sian nation.
"The Indian never was a pacifist
he is patriot and fighter. His a,
legged savagery pales into insfgnff
canoe when compared with the diabol
cal deeds of Germany. Loyal Indian
have volunteered their services a
early as 1861. In 1892, Lieutenan
Scott, now chief of staff, organized an
trained q troop in the Seventh cavalry
which was highly commended by tn
inspector general of the war depar'
ment. The Indian is trained as tn
Swiss train their boys, taught 10 &c
his livelihood in the open and to fl
a gun accurately. He has all III
qualities of a good soldier. endurance
patience, perseverance, courage an
an instinct for scouting. Our best geI
erals found him an Incompatible scou
during their campaigns In the west
There are 400 miles of southe"
border that must be protected, frfor
California to Texas. 1t Is worse tina;
infantile folly to await the attack
the willy and barbarous foe. The Ind
an decruited in distinctly Indian reg
ments could and would amply defen
this vast region and release units 70
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