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ily to make the Indian work like any other man on 

 his own ground. The marriage laws of the Indians 

 should be made the same as those of the whites. 



In the schools the education should be elementary 

 and largely industrial. The need of higher educa- 

 tion among the Indians is very, very limited. On 

 the reservations care should be taken to try to suit 

 the teaching to the needs of the particular Indian. 

 There is no use in attempting to induce agriculture in 

 a country suited only for cattle raising, where the 

 Indian should be made a stock grower. The ration 

 system, which is merely the corral and the reserva- 

 tion system, is highly detrimental to the Indians. It 

 promotes beggary, perpetuates pauperism, and stifles 

 industry. It is an effectual barrier to progress. It 

 must continue to a greater or less degree as long 

 as tribes are herded on reservations and have every- 

 thing in common. The Indian should be treated as 

 an individual like the white man. During the 

 change of treatment inevitable hardships will occur ; 

 every effort should be made to minimize these hard- 

 ships; but we should not because of them hesitate 

 to make the change. There should be a continuous 

 reduction in the number of agencies. 



In dealing with the aboriginal races few things are 

 more important than to preserve them from the ter- 

 rible physical and moral degradation resulting from 

 the liquor traffic. We are doing all we can to save 

 our own Indian tribes from this evil. Wherever by 

 international agreement this same end can be at- 



