Show INDIANS WARNED NED 1 AGAINST DANCE i ORGIES ORGIES' 1 Declares Delares De De- u. u U. U S. S Commissioner dares clares Strict Regulations Will Be Enforced 4 WASHINGTON March l 10 By U U. P. P A PJ-A A warning that the federal government gov gov- T will have to Impose blue L the Indians under c law regulations on unless alle alleged ed Improper Improper Im- Im Its Us guardianship hip proper tribal dancing gambling and th the use of drugs and Intoxicants is topped has lias been issued by Charles II Burke commissioner of ot Indian affairs r At the request of missionaries who claim that the historic dances of ot the thear ar Indians and their gambling and lottery lottery lottery lot lot- tery schemes are being carried to ex excess ox- ox cess Burke has issued an appeal to all Indians not to attend dances and othI other oth oth- I er meetings when it Interferes with their work J E Managers of county fairs in the west also have been asked not to commercialize commercialize commer commer- the Indian dances and thus F take the red men away from their farms f TO ENFORCE REGULATIONS oJ Burke in a circular to superintendents superintend superintend- indicated that unless the Indians 1 showed a disposition to reform the v strict regulations asked by the missionaries mis mIs- would be enforced These r are are 1 1 That the Indian gambling gam game of ot translated give giveaway away be 1 F J 2 2 That Tha t Indian dance bei limited to toone y i one daj daylight light aM e each ch month a except In March April June July and andr iF r August 7 3 3 That Tha t no Indians under 60 50 years of ot w age be allowed at the dances 4 4 That efforts be made to find a substitute for the dances I do not want to 10 deprive you of de decent decent de- de c cent nt amusements or occasional feast days said Burke in his appeal to the Indians but you should not do evil evilor t. t J l' l or foolish things or take so much time if for or these occasions WARNINGS ISSUED It is not rh right ht tb torture your bodies or r handle poisonous snakes in your ceremonials All such extreme thing things are wrong and should be put aside and forgotten You do yourselves and your fam families lies great injustice when at dances tau OU glue give away money anoney or other otner property property prop prop- erty arty perhaps clothing a cow a horse or or a h team and wagon I urge you jou ou to come to an understanding under under- understanding standing with your superintendent to toi i i. i hold no gatherings In the months when J the seed time cultivation and harvest of or crops need your attention an and at 1 other times to meet only for short periods pe periods periods pe- pe and to have no drugs intoxicants rl or gambling and no dancing that the does docs superintendent not approve 1 The Sioux Indians are said to be fhe he her r principal offenders In the gambling games often otten giving away everything they have during the excitement of tribunal dances R dm n Stirred jl By Blue Laws f s OKLAHOMA MA CITY Okla March Marc 10 YBy By By U U. P. Humph P protested fat told Indian chiefs today when told that 1 they were threatened with a set of h p blue laws which would prohibit gam- gam J bung and restrict dancing f r l dg L ti Squeezed into reservations and prohibited pro pro- j from drinking liquor the red- red men In the Southwest saw a new danger danger dan- dan r ger for for them in civilization today as va word of the he proposed blue laws of 1 C C. H H. Burke commissioner of Indian i affairs spread through the tribes The The Indians Indians are beginning to feel teel the need for some freedom in their own own country according to William Gul- Gul w 0 gager pager of Muskogee 1 a leader in the c councils of the Cherokees and a state senator A 1 When you start prohibiting an In Indian Int In- In t dian dlan from gambling as Burke prok proposes proposes pro pro- k poses he said you are striking at athis athis his hIs' very soul The Indians Indian's sporting blood results in fn his love Jove to gambling 1 i Ire He lIe will even bet the sun wont won't rise He win will bet he has and had in 4 I the event the G Great at Spirit Is against t k him he is Isa a a good loser f While they are laying down blue t laws' laws to the redman and taking his II fi freedom edom from him in his own country country country coun coun- I try the white mans man's bad Influence should be considered I t A stop should be put to motion picture havIng hiving Indians paint and feather themselves and enact undesirable un un- un- un p desirable scenes which have a bad pad f Influence on the Indian and lower the i I Indian in the estimation of the white Ea man i k f f 6 Burke must realize that in m dealing f. f t r with the Oklahoma Indians he is dealIng dealIng deal- deal Ing log with progressive and industrious s 1 business men and not half hair naked savages savages sav say ages as many believe |