Civilizing The Indian

Ex-President Harrlson, wrlting of "The Indiana, Pensiens and Agriculture," in the Ladies' Home Journal, expresses himsplf with directnes3 regarding the education af the Indians. "The efforts of the government to promote the clvU)ation of the Indians hav been cons;avt and costly, but not always wlse," b? says. "W have bought our peace bj promises not always kept: have recogni-ed and even dignlfied th o'fllefs, and so perpetuated the tribal relatlon and Und ownerah'p, when tha deposition of the chiefs, the breaking up cf the tribes, and the alltment of lands in severalty offered the only permanent solution of the vexed Indian questlon. This policy has now been adopted: the Indian has citizenship and 'a white man'e chance' offered to hün, and must teke it or perieh. Tha schools at Hampton and Carlisle have done a great work for Indlan ohildren, but lf the education there received and the recent habits of life there aco.uired are to be lived and made effecüve, the pupils must not be returned to the tepee and to a oomadic life. 'Sut to households and to farms, or cillsg trades."