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TRED BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS. IT HAS RESULTED IN THE EXPENDITURE OF VAST SUMS OF MONEY, BUT ALL THE MONEY IS AS NOTHING TO THE LOSS OF A SINGLE HUMAN LIFE. SET ASIDE THE IDEA THAT THE INDIAN IS A CHILD AND MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF, MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF, AS ALL OTHER MEN ARE REQUIRED TO DO, GIVE HIM A TITLE TO HIS LANDS, THROW OVER HIM THE PROTECTION OF THE LAW, MAKE HIM AMENABLE TO IT, AND THE INDIAN WILL TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF. THEN THERE WILL BE NO MORE WARS IN TRYING TO SETTLE THE INDIAN PROBLEM, FOR THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM TO SETTLE.