| Show NEW INDIAN POLICY r The Secretary of the Interior in His Annual Report Outlines Outlines Outlines Out Out- lines Policy Washington D D. D C. C C. A A definite constructive constructive constructive con con- policy polle for the Indian by which he be may be transformed from Crom a 8 award award ward of the government to a successful successful successful success success- ful and integral part of oC the American a discussion of oC the development development development develop develop- ment of the west and a review of tb achievements of oC the last year are contained con con- con contained In the annual report of Secy Franklin K Lane of the interior department department de de- nt sent today to President Wilson Three things says sec secy Lane of oC unusual purport have marked the lifo life of this department during the past year year the the passing of the Cherokee nation the op opening of Alaska and the advancement of a series of measures measures measures meas meas- ures aimed aimed to promote the further d development of the west These things are apparently unrelated yet ret they thoy have Lave made an appeal to me as alike illustrative of the newness of our country the novelty of its problems problems problems lems and responsiveness of f our ur government Secy Lane discusses the Indian problem at length and asks whether it ft is for the benefit o of the Indian himself that the present almshouse policy should continue I The American conscience our sense of our traditions in fact will tie tle adoption of ot adras- adras tic course that would cast the Indian upon a a world for or which ho is ill prepared prepared pre pre- pared lared he says Yet I am of tl l opinion that it would be better belter far better to sever all ties tics between the Indian and the tho government give every man his ov own n and let him go L 45 s sway way to success or destruction rather than keep alive in the Indian the belof belot be- be lof lot that he is to remain a ward of the government The way out is to put tho Indian out Our goal is the free Cree Indian TL lL J orphan asylum Idea must be killed in the mind of the Indian and white man The The Tho Indian should know that he is upon the road to enjoy enjoy enjoy en en- i joy or suffer full ca capacity Ho lie is to have hl his hie p as a forward looking man It is my c after a intimate intimate intimate inti inti- mate a study ao as practicable of his nature nature na na- ture Lure and nd needs that we wo should henceforth henceforth henceforth hence hence- forth m make ke a positive and nd systematic effort to cast the full burden on Independence Inde inde- and responsibility upon an Increasing number of the Indians IndIans of ot all tribes I find that there is a statute which significantly empowers the secretary of the to do in Individual cases That authority is adequate I intend to use such authority In an extended discussion of the needs and development of the tho west Secy Lane adverts with notable frankness to embarrassments when ho has encountered dealing with the problems presented In his depart depart- ment It cannot be known the secretary says that there is throughout through out the country more especially in inho inthe the tho western states which states which because of their ambition are naturally Impatient impatient Im im- patient of obstruction obstruction-a a ver very real raal fear of what is called the bureaucracy bureaucracy bureaucracy bureau bureau- cracy of Washington This is said to tobe tobe tobe be a n system or organized machine the spirit of which is to oppose action or orto orto orto to effect negative action It Is visualized as either cynical or malevolent malevolent mal altogether out of sympathy with those who needs must come to form torm of help for some and so 50 wound round and round with officialdom as to resemble resemble resemble re re- re- re the red tape of entanglement wire barbed-wire a Impregnable which If not absolutely through after atter Is only to be passed suffering and toll toil It Ills Is a n much concern how I matter of no Immediate much basis there Is la for Cor tl s belief belief bellet makes It a areal areal of the The presence destruction of ot oti real problem and the necessity if It the tho government government government govern govern- i belief bellef a 11 the an object of ot Itself is to remain ment beneficent efforts understood understood understood under under- pride and its stood and appreciated o n |
