Show I Attend First Americans' Americans Meet I fA P l o J rr I eq S 'S SI I w tS 4 A iY w r 4 p e 5 5 i iL L t s1 4 p pJ J k 1 e i- i 0 4 p 4 k S 1 w S i S Joseph Brunner left and J. J C. C Morgan forgan examine map of American Indian Federation districts COLLIER FEARS EARS NO INDIAN RAID Commissioner Plans Reservation Visit v WASHINGTON N July 23 P In Pi In Informed formed of an assertion that it would be unsafe for him to visit the Navajo reservation John Collier commissioner of the Indian bureau said said today he planned to visit that reservation within the next two weeks or less Collier added that criticism of at the Indian bureau by chieftains ins at th the American Indian federation convent convention convention conven- conven conven conven- t tion o was wa was rne merely el hot air Replying to the assertion of or Floyd O. O Burnett chaplain that it would be unsafe for him among the Navajos Navajos Nav- Nav ajos the commissioner said he goes to that reservation more often than to an any other I was there In April and It is not conceivable that an any injury would be done on an any reservation to toa toa toa a government official The Indians are not the sort of people to do violence violence violence vio vio- vio- vio lence and it would be just as sensible to say it would be unsafe for a government government gov gov- official to visit New York City Collier said that the federation which has consistently criticized his policies had asserted that he was carrying on a back to the blanket campaign and In the same breath charged he was supporting communist communist policies We ve would like factual criticism of o our r policies he added but as long as they keep on repeating these myths they make it impossible to present real criticism Collier Comer acknowledged Indians In Inthe Inthe Inthe the drouth area were distressed but insisted they would get their share re of or the governments government's relief program |