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criticizing and blaming Congress, the Indian office and the Indian agent for the wretched condition of the Indians. We have had our say and now would it not be fair to inquire of ourselves if we have done our part, our duty to ourselves and ^[[insert]] to [[/insert]] those closely in touch with us in bettering our conditions. With all the educational opportunities that we have had and the assistance given us by the government, we have utterly failed to do our part and the blame for present conditions is more upon us than upon the Government. 

There is but one way to solve this "Indian problem" and that is to take it in same way that the white man has solved his problem, and that is by work. It is not a rare question as you have been calling it. It is a question that can be solved only by the individual. This society, as other societies interested in this question cannot solve it. It has been tried for these many years without any apparent result. Many laws have been enacted by Congress to better the condition of the Indian but