The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-06-18

to held in tutelage is the fashion OF
the moment. It's in the air for the
Indian. There are several members
Of congress Of Indian blood and leg
islation making the Indiap citizen
is likely to be kept before that body
till something is accomplished. One
Of the leading proponents Of equal
rights for the Indian, for instance,
is one who has a trace of the lineage
Of the red man himself, Robert Latham
Owen, senior senator from Oklahoma,
whose mother was "Narcissa Chisholm
Of the Cherokee Nation" AS the Sec
rotary Of the board Of education Of the
Cherokee nation, United States Indian
agent for the Five Civilized Tribes
and owner and editor Of the periodical,
the Cherokee Chieftain, the senator
has done notable work for the cause
Of equal rights. The best service he
has rendered, however, is In being
what he is-for surely any one who
has made a fortune as an up-to-date
farmer is the organizer Of a bank and
has got himself elected to the United
States senate has furnished demon
stration that he Is we'll adapted for
taking care Of himself.
William Writ Hastings is Of Chero-
kee, parentage. He was born in 1866
in the old Indian territory. On his
graduation from the Cherokee Male
seminary ne went to Vanderbilt. uni
versity, which gave him the degree Of
LIB. He became m 1899 the at
torney for the Cherokee nation and
represented 1t in the winding up of
its tribal affairs In Washington. He
was delegate at large to the national
Democratic convention at Baltimore In
| 1912. Besides serving as member
Of the present congress Mr.. Hastings
is the regular attorney for the Chero-
kee tribe in all its puDlic relations.
Charles Daugherty Carter was born
near Doggy Depot in an old fort of
the 0hoctaw nation, Indian territory.
He attended as a boy the Chickasaw
Labor academy near Tishimingo, I.
T. He worked on ranch as q cow
boy for a while and then became q
clerk in a store. Mr.. Carter rose to
high place in the councils Of the Chick
asaws, serving as school superintend'
ent and mining trustee and occupy
ing various other positions. He is g
director Of the Ardmore bank in hi
home town Of Ardmore, Okla, anG
he Is the member Of congress respons
4 ible for the Indian enfranchisement
i bill.
Probably the force most to be reck
oned with among the Indians of the
present day is the returned soldier
The Indians sent 10000 young braves
into the army and 1000 into the navy
They proved to be gorgeous fighters
and brought home decorations galore
But the main point is that the army
experience Of the young men has
proved, for most Of them, the most Inn
portant educational factor Of their ca
reers. Commissioner Sells refused tt
permit them to be grouped as Indians
In service units. They volunteered
or were drafted as individuals and
we're allocated as such to companies
and regiments. The result was that
for year or two they lived precisely
the life Of the white soldiers. with
white men for companions. These men
will never be satisfied until they are
citizens.
Cato Sells, the United States Indian
commissioner, has faith in the red
man. He says:
'SThe time has come for disseminating
the guardianship Of all competent In