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Show ; INDIANS ASSIST UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G The American Amer-ican Indian, by enlisting in the army land navy, by subscribing liberally to the Liberty loans, by increasing the I production of foodstuffs on Indian lands and by contributions to relief 'agencies, greatly aided the United States and the allies Jn winning the , war. declared Cate Sells, commissioner commission-er of Indian affairs, today in his nn-Inual nn-Inual report. Mr. Sells said that out of 33,000 eligible elig-ible for military duly, more than 6,500 Indians entered the army, 1,000 enlisted en-listed In tho navy and 500 were in other war work. More than 6.000 of the enlistments were voluntary. Liberty Lib-erty bonds were bought, Commissioner Commission-er Sells said, until Indians now hold I the equivalent of one ?50 bond for every ev-ery man, woman and child of their race In the nation. Through It all, Commissioner Sells declared, a new view of life and his responsibilities is coming to the Indian. In-dian. "In the midst of the most decisive and expensive achievements of his-I his-I tory," said the report, "he is a learner of the eternal principles Involved. He is a student of the rights of individuals, individ-uals, of nations and of international ethics. It Is something to challenge attention when eight or ten thousand of a race which, withLn the memory of living men, knew little beyond tho restraints re-straints of barbarism, cross tho ocean as crusaders of democracy and civilization." civi-lization." The policy adopted in 1917, of giving control of their own affairs to as many of the Indians aa possible, has proven successful and fully justified, the report re-port declares, adding that as fast as individual wards of the government become capable of 'self-management, their properties will be turned over to them. |