Review of reviews and world's work . senator henry L. DAWES, of by Bell, Washington.) revolves about its solar centre. We may in our o-wtilanguage enumerate as follows some of the ideas thatlie at the root of the new Indian policy : (1.) We have no right to exi)ect or desire the exter-mination of the Indian. (2.) It is useless to contem-plate any future status for him other than that of anAmerican freeman with exactly the same rights andprivileges that belong to aU other citizens of thiscountry. (3.) It is the business of the United StatesGovernment to get the India
Review of reviews and world's work . senator henry L. DAWES, of by Bell, Washington.) revolves about its solar centre. We may in our o-wtilanguage enumerate as follows some of the ideas thatlie at the root of the new Indian policy : (1.) We have no right to exi)ect or desire the exter-mination of the Indian. (2.) It is useless to contem-plate any future status for him other than that of anAmerican freeman with exactly the same rights andprivileges that belong to aU other citizens of thiscountry. (3.) It is the business of the United StatesGovernment to get the Indians off its hands just asrapidly as it can take them, individually and by fam-ilies, and deliver them up to the States within whichthey are destined to live, as ordinary members of thebody politic. (4.) The Government must cease treat-ing the Indians as foreign nations and there must bean end to treaty-making. (5.) As rapidly as possible,under the terms of the Dawes bill, good land must beallotted in severalty to the Indians who now
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