THESE DAYS
By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY
The Poor Indian
Every day there is something new
to discover in the United States.
This country is so big and varied,
and in each section the people are
so different.
The other day I was in Tucson,
Arizona, and I went to the Rotary
Club there to listen to the Chief
of the Papagos deliver one of the
most eloquent speeches that I had
ever heard. His name is Thomas
A. Segundo and he is so obviously
a leader of men mat were he not
an Indian—a ward of the Depart
ment of the Interior—he could have
been a member of Congress without
1 any loss to that august body.
What struck me so closely is that
we, who are so eager to aid every
nation on earth, do practically
nothing for those from whom we
have taken this country: that we
violate our treaties with them; and
that there are bills in Congress, at
the present moment, designed to
rob them, to steal their lands, and
to deprive them of the few bene
i fits remaining to them. Perhaps
we need a point four program for
» the American Indian right here at
home.
Millions, if not billions oi auinus,
have been spent by the American
' taxpayer on the Indian Bureau,
but there is little evidence to show
benefits to the Indian from these
expenditures. In fact, it would seem,
from the results, that the design
of the Bureau liar been to make
the Indian more dependent upon
the Bureaucrats. The Papagos, for
instance, can report that they have
fewer schools and hospitalization
facilities than 10 years ago.
Most Americans might look at the
figure of 2,855,021 acres that the
Papagos have as a reservation, and
assume that they are land rich.
But Arizona is an arid country, its
desert lands being among the least
productive in the United States. I
i am told that in many parts of the
west, the Indian reservations are
on bad lands, where living is diffi
cult unless oil or minerals are found
and the Indians are not robbed.
We know too little about these peo
ple whom we conquered. We, who
have the advantage of living here,
owe them, at least the debt of fair
, treatment.
I have, on several occasions,
called attention to the facts that
the so-called pigmented peoples of
the world, in Europe, Asia and Af
rica, distrust the United States
more than they do Soviet Russia.
The reason is that they are more
offended by our social attitude to
ward the pigmented people in our
midst. Soviet Russia has taken full
advantage of this and has conduc
ted a long and successful propagan
da against this country on the basis
of what they call “White Suprem
acy.”
While not accepting the Russian
version of our social position, I
cannot deny that they have pre
! sented a picture which Chinesp
Indians, Iranians, Pakistani, a’.-J
all the peoples oi Ainca accept,
true. In Korea, many of our major
difficulties have arisen from che
belief that all Americans hate and
like to kill those who are not white.
This presents a serious problem
for a nation which is seeking allies
among these very peoples. Certain
, ly our treatment of the American
’ Indian confirms the suspicion of
[ unfairness. Even if we cannot be
responsible for What our ancestors
did, we must avoid doing more of
I the same, and if we do not behave
decently for the sake of the Amer
ican Indian, we might from the
standpoint of national self-interest,
I was told that some of the most
outrageous bills introduced in Con
gress are designed to rob the Indian
• of his lands in the interest of oil
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It would be advantageous to the
United States to give the Indian a
square deal, to make him an inde
pendent' American citizen, and to
protect him in his economic rights.
We have taken a good country from
him. We have treated other peoples
whom we have conquered, the Cu
bans, the Filipinos, the Japanese
and the Germans, with fairness. We
can treat the Indians with fairness
and justice.
Money wasted by a Washington
bureau does not always indicate
benefits to those who require them.
Perhaps if we consulted the Amer
ican Indians, they might come up
with a better program than we
have yet seen.
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OFFICER HERE,
BUSINESS TRIP
Aaron Wise, general superintend
ent and purchasing agent for the
Posey Manufacturing Company of
Hoquiam. Wash,, is in Juneau where
he has been conferring with U. S.
Forest Service officials and lumber
men.
Posey Manufacturing Company
primarily manufactures sounding
boards for pianos and uses between
four and five million board feet of
Sitka spruce a year in the process.
The; are the largest such manufac
ti . rs ir the world, supplying
; . ctically every piano company in
lie country.
Wise said they urr only the
Higher type, clear groined lumber
and the company maintains two
mer. in Alaska at all times at var
ious mills who grade and select
suitable spruce. In the manufacture,
the lumber is cut into sections and
dried down until it contains only
about two percent moisture. Each
scrlicn, when assembled, is matched
for color and grain and, Wise said,
light grain wood is generally pre
ferred for sounding boards.
Posey Company moved to Hoq
uiam in 1903 lrom California. Wise
has been with the company for 33
years.
Average capacity of his plant
•runs between 12 and 15 million
board feet per year. They turn out
approximately 125,GOO sounding
beards per year and also supply
sounding boards for guitars and
mandolins. Most of the spruce is
supplied by Washington, Oregon
and British Columbia mills but
Wise pointed out that they are
looking forward to importing even
greater quantities from Alaska. In
this connection he is stopping in
Wrangell briefly to inquire into the
possibilities of a mill being started
in that town. He will leave Juneau
on the Denali Sunday.
Another product of importance
produced by his company are glued
up table tops for various furniture
manufacturers.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital
Thursday were Gregory Aussin and
Mrs. Robert Thompson. Discharged
were Mrs. Charley. Buttrey and
b&hy boy; Mrs. Tom Radonich, Mrs.
Nadine Martini, Gaylord Otto.
Admitted Thursday to the Gov
ernment Hospital were Charles Ab
bott, Juneau, George Kasko, Haines
and Mattie Gilbert, Squaw Harbor.
Arriving on Ellis Airlines Friday’
flight were five passengers wit)
three traveling on interport.
From Ketchikan; Bob Perin, H
W. Newcome, S. Friese, F. Han
ford.
From Wrangell: Mr. Clover.
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Passengers carried on Alasta
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totaled 55 with 24 departing, 21 ar
riving and 10 on interport..
Departing for*Sitka: G. Wonder.
L. Hanford, Ethel Fletcher, Dr. P.
Moore. Leona Keough. Mary Jerome
C. Joseph, Mr. Lindroff, Mrs: Hetty
Vrooman, W. Czerwinski; for |
Haines: Felix Hnkkinen, H. Doug- |
las. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams, Mrs. !
C. L. Kemst and child.
For Skagway: Mrs. Nadine Mar- ]
Uni, John Wanberg: for Hoonah: !
D. Norton: for Ketchikan: Fred!
Hanford, Stanley Friese, W. Lemar
te, Jim Christouch; for retersburg:
R. D. Booth.
Arriving from Ketchikan: Eci
Axelson; for Wrangell: A. Ritchie.
W. Featherstone, J. Martin; from
Hawk Inlet: Mr. Conrad: from
Hoonah: W. H. Barton; from
Haines: Mrs. J. Marks, Mr. and
Mr;.. George Kasko, Isobel Miller.
JF. F'aul Sutton; from Skagway: J.
Wanberg. Katherine Gladfelton.
From Sitka: C. E. Nicolet, C. Fin
nigan, H. Mr. McRoberts, G. II. Thor
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Davis; from Tenakee: John How
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