Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-15
THE SILK CLAD INDIAN
BY Frederic }. Haskin

ed until z5 years have elapsed. 80
that the Indian owner - kept from
citizenship for that Length of time
A sioux Indian presented himself
at a registration booth for the selec-
tive draft during the late war.
Are you an eileu7" ne was asked.
.'No. / was borr in tho United
statet,v he replied.
",rhen you are citizen"
NO, l am not a citizen"
What are your
,'I am an Indian. Although 1 vas
born in tho United States, I have not
the rights OF an alien, nor have tho
rights Of citizen. Ny father Ia ~
/ full blooded Sioux chief i arn male
betwenn the ages OF I'll and 81. snd
must present nnyseN for military ser
/ vice"
The draft bonrd was puzzled for n
time. Finally he vent into me records
81 big Face. born in the United
states. but not citiztn."
Zine Indian War Record.
A report Of the Commissioner 0r
Indian Arairs estimates that over
the military service during the World
War, and that fully 5000 OF these err
tered By voluntary enlistment. IL "a
also stated TINT of the 1913 Indiars
ereglstered by draft boards, only z2s
sought deferred classification or ~
emption.
Brig. Gen. Enoch II. crowdcr, PRO-
vost Marshal General, in his report
! TO the President on the seIective draft.
declared that "ns the raising Of th>
Army proceeded and the organization
entered upon their transit over-ess,
Q IL was seen that the traditional apt
: tude OF the Indian race for The uil
: tary career was being verified and that
{ the rneri OF this breed were nobiy shov
e ing their zeal for the great cause
] He quoted from the Official A. -. r.,
]. newspaper, tho "Stsrs ard Pty1p>e .
: tho following.
{ "It was the Prussisr Guard agsfr.,
g the American Indian on tho morn
T. ing of October 3 in the hills ~ Cham
Q payne When IL war ali over the
= Prus.isn Guard. were farther on fhe'r
q way back townrd the A,sn., and
ie warriors Of 1s Indian tribes looked
II down on the town Of 81. Etienns. The
n Indians--cnc company Of tbero-wer-
Y fighting with the 5sth Division, made
IL M Of Texas and Oklahoma rangers
u and of men. for tn. most part. tn.
T. Millionaire Company WIS Tho title
y that had followed the Indians from
Camp Bowie, Wyo.. and there follow
ID ed them also a legend OF $1,000 chects
I'd cashed by the Indian buck prtvat>s--
ID Of prfvatee who used TO spend thcs'
ie hours on pass In I2-cylinder motor
~ cars"
re- In connection with the Indian IN th.
r Civil War. DIR. Dixon tells the follow
70 ing story:
y Indian Ended Civn wsy.E
1T ia related by Dr. George Have'
Putnam that when Grant and LEI
:, bad gathered at Appomattox- IN sr
- ranging tho details Of the surrenney
Grant looked about the group IN tb'
room. his eye falling on Gen. Iohr
Morgan, brigade commander VII
of had during the Last few months ser~
n ssd on Grants staff General Aorgar
ss will ask you.' said Grant. 'as tn
-. only real American in the room, Z
cd blooded Indian belonging 20 the Tro
IL quois tribe OF New York. Thus {. va
me that an Indian joined the hands OF ID
In North and South after more sha
20 four years OF bloody strife
tn, There were a large number of II
He dians who enlisted in both the Unao
oye and Confederate armies. AT the pres
axi ent time there Is a post Of tho Gran
aid Army OF the Republic on n
Menominee reservation in wiscouEl
de- composed entirely Of Indian veteran
the OF the Civil War Many OF them wes
Of decorations OF honor for bravery
ore battle.
esss The Indians now are scattered tn
en- Of the 4S states, and are comprised
IN lss tribes They number about $50
bic 600. and their plumbers are actual
ent increasing. according 10 the Indis
Mt Bureau.