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Show Uinta Council, 51, ans do not understand that. That is the reason these Indians do not think that what you are telling them is Straight. These men here, when Washington told 31s to go and make f arms, we did it. do We like toAthat way. We said, "Yes", Our great chief talked that way# They said, "We want your children to have an education: send your children to school. The children have no education; they die and go under the ground without knowing anything." Now they do not know what to think of it when that paper comes here. They just look at you, and don't understand it at all. When they are talking about that, they cannot get anything out of it. Inspector McLaughlin: I want to say that Happy Jack has made a very good talk. His description of his trip to Washington is doubtless true and quite interesting. His estimatiion of President McKinley i3 deserving and very coaanendablo. He was a good man , loved by all who knew him, and was a true friend of the Indians. We never had a President who knew more about the Indians than President Roosevelt does. He has spent months at a time among the Indians on the frontier, and when our war with Spain broke out, he went to Cuba with a regiment and had many Indians in his command. When Congress assembles In December, each year, . the President sends a message to Congress, and President Roosevelt has sent two such messages, in which he has always recommended,in the strongest language, the Indian's welfare. I thought I had a book in my pocket containing an extract from his last message, but I have not. In that message to Congress he spoke most kindly of the Indians. I want you to feel that you have in President Roosevelt, a3 good a friend a3 you ever had in any President. Remember that while being at the head of the Government, he is only an executive officer, and is required to carry out the laws of Congress. And as this Act of Congress has been approved by him and has his signature attached to it, its provisions must be complied with,and |