Evening star., 1922-11-19
SENATE BILL HELD
| UNJUST TO INDIANS
Bursum Measure Said to
Threaten Community
Life of PuebIos.
PUBLIC PROTEST MADE
Artist and Writer Friends of Tribe
Declare Legislation Would
Dishonor Nation.
PUBLIC PROTEST MADE
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, November ls.-
| Protesting against an imminent
great wrong" which, they say, will
be perpetuated against the Pueblo In
dams Of New Mexico II the Bursum
Indian bill passed by the United States
| Senate becomes a law, two score
| artists and writers, most OF whom
| have lived among these Indians, is-
! sued an appeal to the American pub
! lie to enter its solemn protest against
! the alleged grave injustice which
may threaten the community exist
| ence of the Pueblos and deprive
America of one of the most pictur-
esque primitive peoples in the world.
Declaring the question is a test of
national honor" the manifesto says:
ITO the American Public:
When legislation affecting the
Pueblo Indians of New Mexico has
been introduced in Congress by a
senator from that state, with, the al
legged support of the Indians and ap-
parent approval of the Indian office
when It has been briefly questioned
by Senator Borah and then accepted
by the Senate unanimously, the Amer
ican public might suppose the legis-
lat1on known as the Bursum Indian
bill to be an act dealing justly with
the Indians. and bringing credit to
the state and the nation responsibly
concerned.
Would Deceive Public.
"As it happens. the American pub
lic would be deceived. The bill,
ate. and is now before the House, is
grossly unjust to the Indians. violates
every official protestation that the
government is their protector, which
Is. moreover, in such imminence Of
becoming law that only that vaguely
accessible power. the public. can pre-
vent great wrong.
The Indians. helpless politically,
have issued, with one voice. from all
the Pueblos. dignif1ed but moving
manifesto asking fair play.
Adding our voice to theirs in this
emergency we, the undersigned. who
nave had an opportunity to study
to understand the faithless provisions
Of the projected law. and who intend
doing our best to expose the facts,
call upon the American people to
protest Immediately against the I'M
pending Bursum Indian bill, whether
in its present form. or with diSin-
genuouS amendments.
11OhOE NJ StdAcs
I'VE ask this for the sake of the
Pueblos. who. though probably the
most Industrious and deserving of all
our Indian wards, are now threatened
with the loss of their lands and Of
their community existence. We ask
it even more for the sake of Ameri-
cans themselves, as a test of national
honor.
(Signed, ."F. G. Applegate. Mary
Austin, Josef Bakos. Ruth Laughlin
Barker, Gustave Bauman. E. l.. Blu
menschein. Witter Bynner. Gerald
Cassidy. Ina Sizer Cassidy. John Col
lier, Alice Corbin. Randall Davey.
Fremont Ellis. Charles X. Field. Leon
Gaspard. Stephen Graham, Zane Grey.
William Penhallow Henderson. Robert
Henri. Victor Higgins. Dana johnson.
c. Grant La Fargo. D. H. Lawrence.
Ralph Meyers. Harriet Monroe, Will
lard Nash. B. J. o. Nordfeldt. Elsie
Clews Parsons, Sheldon Parsons. B. G.
Phillips. Olive Rush. Carl Sandburg.
Lew Sarett, Elizabeth Shepley Ser
geant. j. II. Sharp, Will Shuster. John
Sloan. Mabel Sterne. Walter Cfer.
Carlos Nierra. Harriet Welles. Stewart
Edward White. William Allen White.
Charles ErSkine Scott Wood