The Glenwood post., 1924-04-10
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Current Events foe the. Ohildrsa
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ONE OF UNCLE SANS.
GREATEST PROBLEMS

GREATEST PROBLEMS
1t had been one Of those queer, early
spring and late winter days when the
sun comes out warm and strong, max
ing You wish you had left your over
coat somewhere and taking your
thoughts skipping to the open road,
back to Mother Nature. Taking ad-
vantage of the sudden change, Ruth
and Jack had enjoyed an afternoon at
their favorite game, playing Indian.
They had hauled out the old weather
beaten tepees-the feathers and cap
pistols, blunt knives and all sorts of
things which every child at some time
or another has to help them pretend
they are living the appealing life of
the Indian.
"What a treat it was to see you
kiddies doing something besides rolling
snow and pelting each other with
snow balls, this afternoon" remarked
Uncle Ted at supper that evening.
"Spring sure isn't far away now, let 8
hope. Just what were you doingf"
he added.
"We are getting ready for Wild
West show" said Jack.
ooh, 1 see,'' answered Uncle Ted.
"some more Indian stuff, ehi"
"You bet," replied Jack.
''It isn't only relief from snow to
hear about Indians, but relief from
many other things, such as OIL" said
Uncle Ted. "I know 1 have told you
before about our Indians, but l recent
ly learned a lot of new things and 1
think can give you good story.
"The Indian problem has been
thought by many people as simple
problem taking in only matter of
service, when as matter of fact it is
. most difficult problem. But no mat
ter how complicated it may be, more
has been done during the present ad-
ministration to solve that problem than
ever before. You should know as much
as possible about the Indians because
the subject is more in the imelight
and creating more discussion today
than ever before.
"There are about $4,000 Indians in
the United States today. These In
dians are of all classes and tribes.
ed and some less than half blood and
they are living in all stages of civil.
zation. Many are not even yet civil
lied to any great extent The greatest
difficulty of all that Uncle Sam find:
in dealing with this problem is that
the various tribes do not get along
Secretary of the Interior Hubert
Work, under whose department the In
dian bureau comes, has said:
SO The Choctaw hates the Crow,
and the Crow hates the Blackfoot;
the Chickasaw hates the Cherokee,
and the Cherokee hates the Greek;
the Seminole hates the Navajo,
and the Navajo hates the Mojave.
One can continue this recital all
the way down the line to include
the 200 tribes living in some TWEEN
ty-eight states of the nation. You
can't speak of an Indian problem;
You t consider solving an In
dian problem. There are as many
problems as there are tribes
more, there are as many prob
lens as there are individuals.
'One of the greatest troubles, pal
ticularly, it is said, in Oklahoma, il
that the Indians are swindled out Of
their money and rights by white mer
who get themselves appointed guard
ians. In New Mexico, it is also sale
that the white men are robbing the In
dians of their lands. Secretary Work
and Commissioner of Indian Affair:
Burke are doing all they can to rem
edy this situation. The best work vii
be done, however by education of al
kinds. If the Indian can be taught
properly he will know enough to pro
tect himself and his own rights.
"Last year Secretary Work appoint
ed committee of one hundred tt
study the Indian problem and advise
him what to do. Malcolm Mcdowell
of the bureau and member Of thi:
COMMITTEE, says:
" To-day the Indian problem
is largely one akin to salvage, to