“I believe the Government made a serious mistake in allowing the Indians to sell their land. They could be much helped by the leasing of their lands, but when the lands are gone there is no further help.”
Correspondent, Greenwood, So. Dakota
“They have better homes than they had ten years ago, have better clothing and more to eat. They have advanced too in farming. But their lands are going, dead claims are sold often before the Indian owner is buried. Their lands rent better now, bringing more money to them than they did ten years ago.
“I think our Government is doing all it can do for the Indians’ interest. And I think it has been for several years trying harder and harder each year to do its full duty by these people. The restrictions on their lands, their perfect system of schools, their vigilance to keep whiskey from them, their eagerness to protect them; all these things go to show that the heart of the Government has a soft spot for the Indian and it will be a sad day for the Indian when the Government turns him loose.”
Correspondent, Hugo, Oklahoma
“The Government should do more to secure justice for citizen Indians in the local courts. Conditions are very bad.”
Correspondent, Santee, Nebraska
“Too much red tape.”
Correspondent, Odanah, Wisconsin
“If the U. S. Government laws, protecting the Indians, could be only enforced, the Indians would be well protected.”