Show INDIAN measures MEASURES the PIM planos 14 j I 1 of general I 1 sheri din for the of indians lu diang revealed led ia in the statement I 1 wh I 1 wd publish 7 in lei this issue has the to ll 11 loic ila M bf the country considerable comment it il is well known that lint the he present circumstances of tile indians nrc are not what they should be these people are arc cri entitled tItIA a is human hitman beings likings 0 1 to a proper consideration from their more numerous brethren of the whites cbs tbs treatment they ivr received rc since the tb a first lit 1 was wai made by b ric G at jamestown to wn less has been in many in instances cruel and unjust u a j st this glorious Iorio lancha lan land dha lias bucu la used 1 s kul by for many generations they were jn in aured to its soil sch it belonged to them by right of possession and while today to day land is occupied by them it is but bell a small area compared with what they used to enjoy yet any thoughtful 0 person will concede 7 that steps be taken to utilize the ilia thousands of idle fares iku ami d the some same time place the ind indians tails upon a better belter plane to become civilized and honored citizens whether general mans recommendations would do I 1 this ills requires inquires quires practical demonstration to lo determine the plan it if introduced enforced las has strong 0 features worthy of ret ommen d di 1 tion the nature of certain tribes is such stich that it is not probable that they would settle under the new conditions dit ions many of the tha indian families might live on the portion of land assi assigned 41 ned to them sided aided by the he assistance seta si from government 0 prove proceeds cols and it ich ell proper attention paid to tile the education of the young 0 people there can be no question but what a few years would itne sil 1 a I remarkable ai change lei in the condition of tile the american I 1 indians this question is one of tile most important before the nation at the present day thousands of amari call citizens have lost their property laid and lives through 0 depredations corn com 1 by the lie red man it is if recognized however lei in this respect that 1 in responsible white men leave have blell been instrumental in brin bringing 0 aitery ab about many ly of these rou bics y 1 et ct wele lie indians placed pl icca in ill a condition to enter upon tipon citizenship anol and in the mean time treated with respect slid and care by hollest agents a of ill alic a government many of these terrible aff affairs airs would be less f frequent re quent and in time become extinct that alie indians can apple aiato iato proper tied friendly treatment was demonstrated liy by william penn aud and in liter later times by the mormon people it is earnestly hoped that some measures will tic be adopted by our national legislators by which the elie indians will bo be protected preserved slid and developed into good citizens |