The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27
Old World Chiefs
Praise the Deeds
of Indian in War

LuNDUN--M More than 1900. red
indians served well In the Amsrl-
citn army In France; tributes TO
their valor have been rendered by
the generals OF Great Britain,
France. Belgium and the United
states. Those tributes. and some
important facts about tho Indian
soldiers, have been collected by Dr.
Joseph Is. Dixon. who In now IN
London.
DOCTOR Dixon has toured all tho
battlcfields on the continent whore
these red warriors served rs sec
tors OF the western front In all
For | 8 years he has been studying
the Indians and their habits and
making historical records In behalf
of Rodman Wanamaker OF New
YORK. Both gentlemen are sincere.
" Interested In the propetuation and
advancement of the tribes
The latest pruiscc of tho Indian
soldier In the American army ~
Hpunded by Field Marshal Lord
raig VINO writes TO Mr. Dixon:
American Indians fought under
my command near Amiens, Arras
ana ipfes. have much pleasure In
aoceding, 10 your request TO give you
my opinion of them. Their bravery.
even under heavy shell fire, did not
I
Niduals from tho troops OF furppnn
blood amongst whom they fought
and | can give them no higher
praise. They were also conspicu-
ouB as scouts and snipCda aud for
/ their Rklll In the use of ground"
Marshal Foch wrote:
~ cRnnoat forget the brilliant
service which the. valiant Indian
soldiers OF tho American army rend-
cred 10 the common cause. and the
energy as well as courage which
they have shown TO achieve victory
--decisive victory-by attack"
Marshal Petaln and General
touraud have also borne their tes-
imony TO the same qualities. and
General Pershing is paying his tri-
bue In the form Of an introduction
10 a book on the subject which
Doctor Dixon Is writing
ono hundred and fifty OF the
Indians received decorations, and
the exploits OF two OF them who re-
celyed the Croix de GuerTe are
specially mentioned by Doctor
Dixon.
Private Joseph oklahombi a
Choctaw. on the ArRonne- Meuse
front. was cited In orders for
dahing 200 yards under violent
barrage through entangloments aud
on to machine gun nest lie
turned captured gun on the
enemy ana remained IN the posi-
tion for four days in spite OF
constant harrage OF large project
lies and gas shells., III prisoners
surrendered 10 him.
Corporal Sevalia swan the Mueae
earring cable for pontoom under
heavy machine gun fire. Later IN
the day he carried another cable
over the East canal and crossed an
open field ranked by enemy fire,
returning with message of critical
importance,
General Pershing picked out what
he regarded as tho hundred braVcst
herOs In the American army, ana
one OF them was SeYalia. The In
dian looked upon eyery yard behind
them as American territory and
every step IN front aa German. 81
am going out TO lick Germany"
said one, ~ he started on patrol
Doctor Dixon took 100 photo
graphs pt the scenes OF battles IN
which Indians took part and OF
the graves Of those who fell. The
bear such picturesque names as
Takes the shield, Good Bear.
Fights the Enemy and Goes Forth
Doctor Dixon has lived among the
Indians In the United States and
Canada for months and expresses
himself strongly on the hardEhipB
and repression OF their life In the
reservations. From 1900. 0OD their
numbers have been reduced TO 832
600, contained In ls0 tribes since
they came under the rule OF the
white man.
The Indiana fought for de-
mocracy,' Says Doctor Dixon, I'm
the battles Of the revolutionary
war, in the battles Of the civil war
and in the battles for tho freedom
of France and belgium. They
fought for freedom which ia denied
them In the land of their birth.
How Will America now treat the
question: The savngery OF tho red
Indian has never been as the be
ginning Of tho alphabet compared
with the saYagery OF the Hun