Sharp County record., 1917-06-15
PROTECTING RED men WETTlNG SP0ILS eggs
Uncle Sam Adopts New Methods
Of Guarding Against Fraud.
Corps Of Eighteen inspectors Engaged
in Wedding Inefficient and Un-
worthy Out of Indian Service.


Officials in charge OF Unu,e Sans
Indian service have found that thor
ough-going and frequent inspection
is the surest safeguard against
inefllclency and fraud.
Millions Of dollars invested for the
Indians in land, stock, timber, Oil,
minerals, etc, and intrusted to the care
Of many persons who are employed by
Uncle Sam. These material interests
are closely interviewer with their social
and industrial life.
Few understand the extensive and
intimate association which the Indian
bureau has with more than 100000
Indians Of the United States. This as
soclatlon touches the home, the school,
the farm, and the field. Six thousand
employees come into almost daily con-
tact with them, Every walk Of life
and every kind Of intellectual and
professional ability Is represented in
these employees, While the greatest
care Is exercised in their selection, the
inefficient and unworthy occasionally
find an entrance.
It Is thought that In the past lnspec-
ton has been inadequate and loose.
This fact coming to the attention Of
the officials, they Immediately obtained
II corps Of faithful and intelligent men
with human sympathy and business
acumen. The inspecting corps Is now
fine body, consisting Of 1S we'll
equipped men engaged in wedding out
tho incompetent, inefficient and I'M
worthy in the service, Their duties are
constructive In character with view
TO promoting the welfare Of the In
dlons.
In this connection Il Is interesting to
remember that Indian schools, ngen-
cles, and projects are scattered
throughout two.thlrds Of the area OF
the United States, and for the purpose
Of administration this territory has
been divided into ten districts and nm
inspecting officer assigned to each. 1t
Is the duty Of this officer to visit, at
least twice In each year, every indian
school, reservation, irrigation project
or other Indian activity In his district.
He makes thorough examination OF
office, school and field work. Helpful
criticism and suggestions are given I'm
partially where mcrtcd, The Indians
nre seen In their homes, at their work,
and In their play, so TINT nm lntclll.
gent transcript Of rcal conditions can
be made by the inspectors In their ro'
ports, AS n result Of this comprchon.
slve plan II ls the opinion OF experts
of the service that much OF the dry
rot infeatlng II hNs been eliminated
and ensea where more hclnous of
fenses were involved have mefellesHly
been dealt with.
While corruption and lncdlclcncy
may find It's way into the rank nn0 file
of government employees, the greatest
danger 10 the indian lies In the greed
OF the white man for his land and
money, Where q tribe hNs these
grnfter Ia sure TO be In evidence, II IL
declared, Ilc comes from every breed
known TO mankind, and In the past
has despoled the Indian with ruth.
leeaness unparalleled, Under the pres.
ent system Of dependable officers many
Of these schemes have been ferrctcd
out ond their promoters punished, II
X tho opinion OF experts OF the bureau
that Og long az the indian haa prop
erty, with no practical eombntive cx.
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