Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-19

Carlton in New York.
4 GREAT crowd OF the Sioux
"A had come in from the Rose
bud reservation for the rodeo.
incidental TO Gov. Tom Dewey's
campaign visit and a few pre-
Stunning TO speak from knowl-
edge. said the Indians were go
ing to vote for him which -
their privilege under the strange
conditions governing the lives
OF the original Americans.
They are subject TO the draft.
although most of the ellgibles
volunteered and there were two
Indian paratroopers in town on
leave with service ribbons on
their shirts.
But liquor they cannot buy
because they are Indians and
they live under a trusteeship.
established by treaty and are
up against a humiliating and
discouraglng situation.
To be sure. they can leave
the reservation and 60 of to
mingle with the white men
wherever their interest or curl
oSity leads them. but in that
case they are on their own and
ill-equipped 10 get along.
Yet. if they stay on the reser-
walton they are not fully priv
legged Americans and if they all
should move out and dlsperss
among the white men. generally
they would lose entirely, In
few generations. their tribal and
racial identity and, eventually.
would be a vanished breed.
II il is true that the majority
will vote for Dewey or against
Roosevelt, that might be due TO
their perpetual discomfort with
a dismal and futureless LOT and
with the government in power
whatever the party or whoever
the president. for Dewey has
made them no promises and the
restrictions are no New Deal
innovation.
DACK in their history but not
- beyond the memory OF old
Indians who now accept their
condition there were American
Lidices which are seldom men,
toned although they must be
the subject of bitter reflection
and ironic thoughts on the
boundless idealism and trucu-
lent morality of their masters
against today's aggressors and
the authors OF atrocities in
other parts OF the world.
nLD hands who have done the
" Indians story in the past
say 1t is just no use, because
they just want 10 be blanket
Indians and roam at will, pitch
ing camps here and there, but
with liberal cash allowances or
pensions from the government.
And, for a fact, two we'll
spoken members OF the tribal
council who attempted TO ex-
plain their situation and their
desires seemed 10 have no OBJ
lection 10 the position Of racial
inferlority which is accom-
panied, however, by meagrs
material benefits and 10 be will.
ing to settle for nothing more
than the right TO buy liquor
openly, on equality with the
white men, and cash pensions
forever from the great white
father in Washington.
The white leaders of the dis
trict, who also seem bound To
vote Republican, had different
reasons for their hostility TO
Mr.. Roosevelt's New Deal. The
cattlemen are doing very well,
TO be sure, but you have to sign
your name to four or five
papers and get permit to do
anything and they think this il
a good time TO tell the govern
ment Get your dirty hands of
me and let me alone"
They also hate the Political
Action Committee of the Go.
The Indian seems less con-
cerned about his freedom, and q
nation which is determined to
free other peoples all over the
world might destroy him By
forcing freedom and full man
hood on him.
Copyright. 1914, BY King Features