The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-07
RI OOD NO GUIDE
TO COMPETENCY
Some Fullbloods Better
Able to Care for Selves
Than Half
NEEDLESS OVERSIGHT
Release Of Restriction Not
Wise, but Intelligent Sur
veillance Needed

FrAurEOrAH, March Z. - The
.,',,f,.f sentiment In some quarters
-, mako "a wholesale removal OF the
s,rt,iious from the various Indians
.,,,sf,ru oklahoma is viewed with
,,,si1crsble apprehension by those
.yh, AR, familiar with the condition
" tho Indians. II Is very easy Ia
w that all tho Indians should be
.S,-..l Iuosc" and placed in full
tssession Of their lands and money
~ ., do $50 would be to work ir-
,l,,,-,bic injury to numbers of the
..,r,,aI .itizcus of old indian terri
,, while some of them would
LILO GOOD use Of lands and funds
,hcrc are others who would within
sbort time be reduced to a con-
Anton Of pauperism. 1t is to be re-
,,rc,,,d that some OF those most in
ssiy,c,, ON a general removal Of the
..st,igfions arc the very persons who
should be- willing to aid the less IN
,.it,,cnf members Of their trihos
and nations. hut whose paramoui'
Jcsirc ig 10 speculate in indian lands
and 10 secure them at the. lowest
rossihle figure. afterwards to sell
hem at high prices.
Io Needs Progrcssivcncss.
Although II is often stated that
-oxra should he paid on the lands
u .ho restricted Indians and that
L. ono reason should have its bear
Ag in removing the restrictions
,bsrs are other good reasons why
,horc should be no blanket removal
of the safeguards which now en-
yflop many of the fullblood as well
,s mixed blood Indians. Although
ryr,bcrs Of them are not as well up
ir tho WAYS OF the more progressive
II Is not their fault, and the govern
,nert by all means should continue
to protcct them no matter what is
aid and by who in favor Of the re-
,noyal But while this protection Is
being gwen there should he more
uberality along certain lines. The
restricted Indian because he is re-
vricted should be taught progress
syeism all the time and not treated
as though he were child or an ut
,erly incompetent member of So
c!etv. As II now is the restricted
indian, when in need of articles of
wear. OF food and of livestock and
arm tools and seed, must apply Ia
field clerk and as he Is considered
100 ignorant to use his money he Is
given an order to some mercantile
firm or to some livestock dealer and
they in turn let him have what Is
considered best for him. but at the
very stiffest prices. The restricted
person should be given more atten-
ton in matters OF this kind, allowed
to try his skill in buying. and the
chances are that in many instances
he would make far better trade
than was made for him by those In
authority.
Treating the restricted class as
children will never result in then
gaining Independence of thinking
and acting and there should be q
lessening Of the power of the various
agents and clerks who have In
charge the affairs OF the "incompe
tent" Il is humiliating TO many OF
the intelligent Indians who ono,
were accustomed TO doing their owr
buying, trading and selling. to b,
compelled 20 have all their business
affairs attended to by persons who
IN some Instances can not make ai
good deals as those for whom the!
are acting, all OF which proves tha'
mere should he n more liberal policy
- here some OF the restricted class il
oncerucd. OF course, there arr
numbers who need protection anc
nelp In buying but they are not a,
numerous as is often imagined.
Don't Know Value of Land.
Lack Of knowledge OF the value
OF land is one of the great draw
packs among the Indians. To many
VI mem few hundreds OF dollars 1!
fortune and in consequence they
would part with lands worth thou
Huus TOT comparatively small
sum cash in hand" and In tn,
syGnt or general removal OF re
e,lcuons there would be Thousands
VI acres Of land sold for a mere pit
tahce, and that is no doubt why 81
HAhy are desirous OF having tn,
government grant full citizenship
suu all its attributes to tho origina
Americans"
II Is mistake TO assume, as man,
nave donc, that all the easy marks
among the fullblood Indians
'u another mistake and a big on,
N making the degree of BLOOD
y a criterion as to competency. l
Wen known in this section. as wei
ELSEWHERE, that the greater mum
g S,l OF those OF moro white than In
nan blood who were on that accoun
uSeehed competent to take charge o
,her affairs, and who sold thei
Wnus' Mus are now practically homeless
oSt OF them have no land left ant
h,",i Few years must pursue ;
ntna-to-mouth existence. Thei
ubu'I'per ,ber would be augmented wer,
,ino ,i,o general removal of rcstric
no HoIs ana 1t would be better that IN,
s,r,o, L,oa lor the cessation OF the re
,iclons y, be extended for n numbe
H,S' ears Restrictions and the con
Hnued holding Of lands would be IA
population. 90 "oi''e'es
,,oo.s e"!ss scientist has patented Z
mia