The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-25

,iian> and giving even closer ar'en
tion To the incompetent Indians. thai
they may the more readily achieve
competency. Broadly speaking. n pol
icy OF greater liberalism will hence
forth prevail in Indian administration
t" the end that every Indian rs >"oil
! as he has been determined to be a>
competent to transact his own hu>i
ness as The average white man. shall
receive full control Of his property ant
have all his lands and moneys turned
| over I" him. nfter which he will n"
longer he II ward Of the government
This is !. rev and far-rearhny
declaration Of policy. 1t means thu
! dawn of n new era In Indian admins
tratinn. 1t means that the competent
: Indian will n" longer he treated rs
reduced appropriations by the govern
ment and more self-respect and nj"
| pen,l.rce for the Indian. 1t means
/ the ultimate absorption Of the Indian
race into the body polite of the ma
/ ion. 1t means. in short. the begin
1 ming of the end q! 'he Indian prob
tenn. In carrying out this policy, !
cherish the hope that al real friends
Of the Indian race will lend their aid
and hearty operation
As fast rs they herome competent
The Indians are placed on inhi. i,ua'
footing, receive fee patents 20 their
lands. and are turned loose" In
Of III
have been issued in the last three
years. more than We're ISSUED IN the
! prreedn: ten years.
No mntter whether the Indian gets
the franchise ar not he is rapidly he
comm. n f;,cto" IN the nation. Here
are some facts indicating his progress:
As To the preS"nt-,lay educational.
social. aud domestic conditions 1T the
Indians. II appears from Conn,issi6 ner
Sells. report thni $1,000 nu' If S4.tAh'
eligible children are IN school: that
+3.NM out of 5A.MN families live Ia
/ houses: that there are only IN; pOivga
nous marriages: that ll3tsW Indians
are chmrchgoing: that looNG speak
English: tina, 81 Mn ar. lilerate IN
English; that ,9l Tn Wear citizens
clothing: that 79.ON are citizens. and
/ that o6.OM are voters.
/ The United States has reserved to
/ them some NMDNM acres IT lnHaa
a region more than twice as large as
the State of New York 1t Is very
! conservative Ia say that this land II
worth x3(Hs ONO ND
/ They raise. about Sll 600 600 wOrtl,
/ of crops, sell abOnt S4.NlON O worth
! of live stock annuity wi'hnu, depict.
ing their tiOcks and herds gather In
! about S1.NA,OM year from brother
/ whi,e,nan ms landlords sell about 81
MN.NN worth Of land II year. receive
/ nhOut 81. 7NtNM n year rs interest on
/ trust funds. S1iAlNW on treaty account
| and, in The las, tiscai year. about *:O.-
tA)O.MM more sr,m Indian money, min
/ eral royalties. and hard work. the
AFTER item alone amounting To about
, S4Ms, Na
More than 6.MN ahuI, Indians are
now Self-support:ng and less THAI ataH
ahle-hmliel adults receive rati"ns with
mr. without labor equivalent.
In fact. The Indians us n class are
now so prosperous that they were
ah!e 20 invest about So .thD nm IN Lib
er,y Loan hon,ls. or approximately x'
+ r.r cnpl,a. wh:cl, Is far better than tho
per capita showing Of many Ut the
/ States, besides investing ,bout 81 .OOO.
100 in War Saving stamps.