Show The Friend of the People a e eTo To receive attention every question must bear the name and address of the person sending it This does not necessarily necessarily necessarily mean that the name will be published when the question questions is s answered only the initials will be used if the questioner so desires No attention will be paid to queries to which the name and address of the sender are not appended I Friend of or tho the People Has there been any Intimation slice since tho war be began of or the terms of or pe peace ce that German Germany would accept or demand demand demand de de- de- de mand L L. H H. S S. S Answer There rc have been some ex expressions ex- ex that ml might ht be construed as Intimations In December 1916 1915 th the leader of ot tho Social-Democrats Social in the the government on tho the subject of ot possible p peace ce terms and Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg spoke at some somo length In reply After declaring tho the impossibility of ot conquerIng conquering conquer conquer- ing lug Germany ho lie warned the allied powers that the tho longer and more bitterly bitterly bit bit- terly the they waged tho war the greater would be the necessary guaranties which Germany would demand to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent future attacks Continuing he said Neither r In the west nor In tho the east cast must our enemies of ot toda today hold holdIn holdin holdin in their possession the entrance gates to our our- countr country through which the they might attack or menace us UK ane anew It Is known that France gave av loans to Russia Bus Rus sin sia only on condition that Russia strengthen h her r railways and fortresses in Poland against us also aJeo that England and Franco regarded Belgium as their route of ot a advance vance against us Against this danger wo we mu must t have 0 military and political security Also AhO wo we must Insure our economic development de A As regards the means to this end we wo must reserve complete freedom of ot decision This declaration was made a year ago ngo and there has been no expression of ot different different differ differ- ent views since Friend of or the People About how many Indians aro are there thero thereIn In the United States What hat pro progress ess have the they made or are uro the they making toward civil n civilization Uon READER Answer Tho The last annual report of or ortho tho the Indian Rights at association for tor 1916 says Ea'S Tho The Indian population of ot the United States Stales exclusive lve of ot Alaska is Out of a no total of ot families families lies upon which the office has information information tion live In permanent hous houses s sand and live JIve in tepees tents and temporary structures Of these perma permanent nent houses have e wooden floors Including the five the civilized tribes no aro are known knon to wear modern attire are citizens of the tho United States St. There are aro missionaries working among tho the Indians and churches among th the tho Indians Of Ot 1593 marriages were vern b by tribal custom and 1395 b by proper pauper It legal gal procedure dure Tho The tribal property belonging to the Indians Is valued alue at Tho The In Individual property is valued at 17 a n total of ot Thirty Thirty- five rl thousand eight hundred d and twenty three Indians IndianA were farming farming- for tor themselves ce a n. total of acres and the value of the tho products raised was There were Indians engaged aged in stock raising raisin who used 30 acres of ur grazing gr land Jand The value of ot stock owned h by tho Indians Is ia The Indian Rights flights association asso asso- elation from whoso whose report th the foregoing forego forego- In ing statements are taken is not a n. government government gov gov- O institution On the tho same lines the tho secretary of ot tho the interior says sas in his report for 1916 Gratifying Gra progress progress progress ress has been made in the advancement of or Indian industry during the last year as aa shown by tho fact tact that free tree rations were vere issued to able bodied In Indians Indians In- In only as compared with f for forthe r tho the preceding year ear This means that 2843 formerly dependent Indians achieved NI self support during tho the year ear The Tho total individual Income of ot Indians under federal supervision Increased from rom In 1915 1916 to in hi 1916 |