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Show New Plan to Clear Pueblo Land Titles A PLAN lias Dccn outlined nnd approved by tlic Amcrlt-nn Indian In-dian Iofense Society of New York, by which it Is hoped to untangle the Pueblo Indian land problems In New Mexico, it la to be iutmiitted to the various nssoeliitlotm In the United States Interested in American Indian affairs, as well us to the members of Secretary Work's Committee of One Hundred. Thoe who speak for It refuse to Hipport the go-enlled I.enroot bill, which was agreed to In the last congress ns a substitute for the repudiated liursum bill, but not passed ns planned, and is to be nK'iin Introduced. The contention of the American Indian In-dian Iiefensp fioelety Is that while the so-called I.enroot substitute measure avoids many of the unjust and uuf.ilr provisions of the liursum bill, It adheres ad-heres to and embodies the proposal "that lands of the I'ueblo.i shall not bo taken from them without their consent and without compensation." It Is insisted, in-sisted, this being assumed to he the case, that any legislation which deprives de-prives the Indians of any of their lands, or by flat bars their claims w 1th-out 1th-out fcivlng them their day in court, end without fielr consent or the awarding of just compensation, would constitute a grave wrong. It Is planned to Incorporate In a proposed legislative measure provision for the appointment of a commission of three, representing the president, the attorney general and the secretary of the Interior, which shall proceed to map out the land of the Pueblos, making mak-ing note of the portions occupied by white settlers who claim title prejudicial prejudi-cial to that af the Indians. With this Information as a basis. It Is proposed to direct the attorney general to bring suits to recover for the Indians all hinds which have been occupied adversely under cover of title for less than twenty live years, or less than thirty live years without paper title or other reasonable claim of ownership. owner-ship. Where a proper showing is mndti that the land has lieen held adversely for mors than thirty live years. It li proposed that the Indian claimant may be coniMiis;i!ed by the government. govern-ment. If the land Is vitally needed hj ! the Pueblos, it is proposed that settle j uiont he made with the uhlie claimant ' who has held the property adversely for more than thirty-five years., and that It be restoicrj to tb rlfnal twt cr or Lis hln |