which could protect these bene
ficiaries on the same principles
as other properties are protect
ed for beneficiaries. The fun
damental question this change
involves is in no way complicat
ed, though working out details
would involve careful and ex
perienced service.
Again, if Congress now votes
such vast sums to the Bureau
for Indian maintenance, cer
tainly the same policy should be
as freely continued when the
funds go into already establish
ed State departments all con
ducted with equal impartiality
to all its citizens no matter of
what race or creed.
Therefore, as a working basis
for fundamental relief for the
American Indian from the pres
ent control the following plan
has been suggested:
1. Free the Indian at once
from Bureau wardship of his
person.
2. Each State through its al
ready established channels un -
der which and in the same man
ner they now treat their other
citizens, but the Indian—to ed
ucate, to guard health, and to
police the Indian. Congression
al appropriatons (from Indian
funds where treaties permit or
from taxes as now- now voted
annually to the Bureau (and
more if needed) to go to the
State to tover all cost of fore
going.
In cases of emergency the
Red Cross should be given all
power, free from Bureau con
trol, to immediately take charge
of the Indian health and life
situation .
3. Begin at once with compe
tent heads to untangle the In
dian property mess existing in
the Bureau, with the view of
creating legally, active trustee
«hips, subject to court review,
of this property, including trib
al fund. These trusts should
be created on same fundamental
legal basis as other innumerable
trusts which now hold property
all over the United States.
At no time ,of course, during
the above program is the Indian
to be inequitably disturbed in
the rights, occupancy, and use
of any Indian property now by
him possessed.
Pat took his wife to the the
ater for the first time. They ar
rived rather early, and she was
very interested in everything
about them.
. . udging Pat, she whispered:
“What does that word ‘asbestos’
mean across the curtain?”
“Be quiet,” said Pat, “and
don't show your ignorance.
That’s Latin for ‘Welcome.”
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