Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-26
COMMITTEES To
CAREF ULLy PROBE
INDIAN AFFAIRS
Representative Hernandez One
Of Congressman Whose ,0u-
ty is to Learn Why Red Man
IS Making So Little Progress
,u,x.,., CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL

,s,xrtAl coRResPohpEHcg TO MORNING JOURNAL
Washington. Aug. 25.-While the
American Indian has been celebrated
in history, it is a fact that TO-DAY
outside of certain circles, very httie
attention is paid to him or TO ms con
ditfon. The Indian is stlll WIN US
and while he is progressing Slowly ~
matters of education and clVllIzalloil,
he is more or less an object OF charllE
and of pity. With this SITUATION az
hand the Indian affairs committee VI
the house of representatives OF "nlc',
| Mr. SNYDER is chairman, has resolved
to make investigation ana inquiry az
| IN the conditions existing, not only ID
the field. but in the bureau of In
| dian affairs in Washington when
! has charge of the red man who mas
not been advanced, in the opinion Oh
( that bureau, to a condition where ne
| srouId enjoy the full benefits of cltl-
zenship .,,,,,,i++ao
| At meeting of the committee
Thursday august 2D, Mr.. snyoer
presented his views in detail 10 tnos.'
nresent. and after some inquiry a
program was decided upon whlcn
will not only bring out the cohal-
tons existing in the Indian pureat
AZ TO what has been done ana What
&C. doing there for the Indians, pul
yhich will be followed by an lnVesu-
cation in the field-especially tha'
nortion of it where conditions as oe
veloped by the bureau inquiry can
sor attention If not remedial leglsia
lion Committees We're appointed ~
look into three important phases VI
This question and to acquaiht tle.
selves fully with the SITUATION 80 III
thev will be able within a siiorl IN III.
r. take the lead in interrogatills ~
nesses. whether willing or ohm iniI, me
SO far as giving information 10 ~"
cerned These committees a..
Compos' ton of Committees.
NJ Eiston. of California Mr.
: Kelly. ,of Pennsylvania, anu M
Hastings, of oklahoma. 49,.
. These gentlemen will hold them
, aol,,as in readiness to make INQUIRIES
, as to the policy, personnel ana au
istrciDon of the Indian purea0
and its expenditures. Mr.
Mr.. Rhodes, of Missouri; MI
11errandez of New Mexico, ana MI
, tIavden of Arizona, who WIN ha
ataree of the expenditures OF Tipa
! 80 and THE situation regaroInl
,,ana,, advanced from the treasui
!, 80 tbe indians which is supposea
W. raimbursed out of the Red Men
fvnd at some time in the future. som II,
of this Indebtedness has peen on aar.
e bnoLs Of the government Tor year,
It and verv little, if any, rempursenlie,,,
e has been made, which may open -
n much ,,u discussion when the tac's al
presented. =. VIII No.
q Messrs. R4ber, OF felinss Eartn
/ c,rc,air. of North Dakota, ana Cart =.
I Of oklahoma, are charged WIN IL, ~
! ~ pnission of looking over the sro sa
| i aaSoted to Indian schools, non-te sa,
\ vation. reservation boardihs seno o.
VA hundreds of day schools go go
! a aarad about the country ascei'a
sf thew cannot by eoAsoiloaleu
! dome away with thus saving i hatt
I aud producing equal If not pe''
/ rasults than at the present .line oor
1 Also the energy of these three eeo IT.,
I ,;ttees will be centered TO ascet esa
I rhv after years of study ana EN-
I o W." the expenditure of nlililons
I enliars some tangible results are -
L rorthcoming, and in volume sulr, SUN, q
~ large to warrant let-aown a
'or ~ y least a partial view OF the emu
~. indian question.