Show T t 1 r. r INDIANS ASK CITIZENSHIP ac Would Would Develop Self Denial Denial Say ays ays Registrar Registrar Reg Reg- a Choctaw Philadelphia hull rull rights rights' of ot citizenship citizen ship for the American Indian were advocated ado advocated ad ad- o at the council of ot the Society of A American Indians The speakers declared d that admission to full citizenship citizen citizen- ship and aud the right ri bt of ownership rather than han occupancy should be granted to the he red man Gabe E. E E Parker newly appointed register re lster of the treasury a Choctaw declared that th the Indian was wasn in n a n peculiar position being Independent ent In a tribal sense yet dependent in national relations Mr Sir Parker said that hat there were Indians in tho the United States and that had bad citizenship ri tights lights bt Tribal life Ufo must b be abandoned ho said before the Indian can become self elf suppo supporting ting or a vital force In our national nal life me He must be recognized as a man of ot capabilities He Tie has made mado great progress in adapting himself fo 10 o the he life Ufo of the count country Y He has suffered suffer sulfer ed cd from irom the one fault of lack of or self denial but if it the Indian be given ven his his' land and with privileges and res ties Jes of proprietorship he would soon soon develop that quality |