Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the Lake Mohonk Conference of Friends of the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples, Volume 25, Parts 1907-1909Lake Mohonk Conference of Friends of the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples, 1907 |
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... line of policy which eliminated all the interference heretofore prevail- ing and brought harmony out of discord . At the close of the meeting I invited the whole body to come to Lake Mohonk the ensuing autumn and spend a week as my ...
... line of policy which eliminated all the interference heretofore prevail- ing and brought harmony out of discord . At the close of the meeting I invited the whole body to come to Lake Mohonk the ensuing autumn and spend a week as my ...
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... lines of a picture which is both heroic and heartening . It is none the less so because not conclusive of the whole matter , or because many of the details of the picture are not up to the expectations of some who are not experienced in ...
... lines of a picture which is both heroic and heartening . It is none the less so because not conclusive of the whole matter , or because many of the details of the picture are not up to the expectations of some who are not experienced in ...
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... lines will not serve any good purpose for them or for us ; that efficient administration must have very special reference to the things to be done , and expert opinion must have the respect and the influence which belong to it ; and ...
... lines will not serve any good purpose for them or for us ; that efficient administration must have very special reference to the things to be done , and expert opinion must have the respect and the influence which belong to it ; and ...
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... line . Nor was it the policy to go on finding employment for Indians and con- tinuing to supervise their efforts ; but as fast as it was shown that they could get out and hustle for themselves , to turn them loose . Naturally they were ...
... line . Nor was it the policy to go on finding employment for Indians and con- tinuing to supervise their efforts ; but as fast as it was shown that they could get out and hustle for themselves , to turn them loose . Naturally they were ...
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... Line " -gave us free transportation for all the Indians we wanted to send , their dogs , cooking utensils , etc. , through the territory of Arizona . I have found the railroads so far to be the best employers of Indians . They are large ...
... Line " -gave us free transportation for all the Indians we wanted to send , their dogs , cooking utensils , etc. , through the territory of Arizona . I have found the railroads so far to be the best employers of Indians . They are large ...
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Page 85 - God, Give Us Men! God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
Page 146 - The Philippines are ours, not to exploit, but to develop, to civilize, to educate, to train in the science of self-government. This is the path of duty which we must follow or be recreant to a mighty trust committed to us.
Page 201 - That two years after the completion and publication of the census, in case such condition of general and complete peace with recognition of the authority of the United States...
Page 86 - The defective natures of citizens will show themselves in the bad acting of whatever social structure they are arranged into. There is no political alchemy by which you can get golden conduct out of leaden instincts.
Page 200 - An Act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes...
Page 64 - ... in peace with the Indians in the early settlement of Pennsylvania, while their white neighbors of other sects in other sections were constantly embroiled. They" are also known for their opposition to all strife, violence, and war, and are generally noted for their strict integrity and fair dealings. These considerations induced me to give the management of a few reservations of Indians to them and to throw the burden of the selection of agents upon the society itself. The result has proven most...
Page 200 - Commission to call, and the Commission shall call, a general election for the choice of delegates to a popular assembly of the people of said territory in the Philippine Islands, which shall be known as the Philippine Assembly.
Page 88 - ... to devote their attention in the first instance to the establishment of municipal governments in which the natives of the islands, both in the cities and in the rural communities, shall be afforded the opportunity to manage their own local affairs to the fullest extent of which they are capable, and subject to the least degree of supervision and control which a careful study of their capacities and observation of the workings of native control show to be consistent with the maintenance of law,...
Page 79 - And provided further. That if at the termination of any session the appropriations necessary for the support of government shall not have been made, an amount equal to the sums appropriated in the last appropriation bills for such purposes shall be deemed to be appropriated; and until the legislature shall act in such behalf the treasurer may, with the advice of the governor, make the payments necessary for the purposes aforesaid.
Page 44 - ... chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs in the House of Representatives.