St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-30
WARNING TO SYNDICATES.
Uncle Sam Will Repudiate All
Leases of the Cherokee Outlet.

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Noble addressed long letter to Gov.
Fairchild. chairman of the Cherokee
commission, in which he defines certain
positions the department will maintain
in negotiating with the Cherokees for
the purchase of the lands in the Chero-
kee outlet. In his letter the secretary
refers to the illegltimate influences of
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock as
sOciation," in attempting to thwart
tue benefcent purposes OF the
government. The secretary reaches
the conclusion that the syn
dicate proposes to Outbid the United
States for these lands, and to enter the
arena as citizens cOntending with the
national government. The secretary
insists that the cattle syndicate falls
within the law prohibiting citizens from
making leases with the Indians; that
leases of the Cherokee outlet are un-
lawful and illegal; that the president
has authority 10 declare invalid agree
ment or lease for grazing purposes
made contrary to the provisions of law
which provides that purchase. lease or
grant of Indian lands, to be valid.
MUST BE MADE BY TREATY
pursuant to the constitution, and that
the president has authority to remove
unauthorized persons from this reServa-
ton whenever their presence is be-
lieved to be detrimental to the peace
and welfare of the Indians. In con-
Guiding his letter, the secretary syas:
lit therefore appears that the PROPOSE
ton of the United States is not only
fair, but munificent, while title to the
use, even by the Cherokees, is preca-
rious and liable to be defeated utterly;
that the cattle syndicate has no author
ity to make lease such as proposed,
and by its evident endeavOr TO rival and
defeat the government on which it de-
pendS, it fOrfeits all claims to indulgent
consideration. and can and ought to
be expelled from the outlet. par
tlcularly as its offers will not on
their face, or in the facts. bear cOmparl-
son with these of the government. l.
therefore, announce to you, in order
that you may communicate it without
delay to the chief of the Cherokee ma
ton, and through him to the council
and people of said nation, that in my
opinion those who propose to make
leases with the Cherokee nation for
grazing on the Cherokee outlet do so
without the knowledge conveyed by the
secretary of the interior to them, as
we'll as to the Cherokee nation, tha
such leases are unauthorized and void
and may at any time within the dlscre-
ton of the United States government,
through its proper officers, be set aside
and the territory cleared of the presence
of the pretended lesseeS and all con-
nected with or acting for them; that the
interference by offer of what are deemed
future and extravagant payments to the
Cherokee nation to be made by certain
persons who have started up with their
propositions since the congress of the
United States determined to negotiate
with the CherOkees gives occasion ror
the government to consider the pro-
priety of laying its hands upon these
citizens acting
IN DEFIANCE OF LAW
and against the public interests, and
to restrain them, from proceeding furth-
er in this direction. And it is now deemed
that any such lessees should be COM
PEELED to leave said outlet with their
property on or before the 1st of June
next-it being deemed proper not to fix
the time earlier, that they may escape
without injury or suffering to their
cattle and herds; that it is deemed, In
place of the future payments
of transient corporation, to
be to the best interests of
the Cherokee people, judged
by any standard. to receive at
the hands of the United States fund
as the price of this land, without
regard to the question as to whether
they have legal title to 1t or not, the
interest on which will give them
steady, readable and abundant amount
for their improvement and further adj
vaneement in civilization; that no claim
is hereby made to authority to take
these lands at this time 10y any title
claimed by the United States; but that
nothing is waived hereby, and that said
title, if found to exist, as it is believed
it does. will be asserted if the circum-
stances of the American people require
that it should be; that nothing is
waived hereby as to the rights of the
United States, upon the executive order
of the president, to transfer to the CherO-
kee outlet any tribes it may be deemed
best to settle there, and which action
may be necessary upon the purchase of
the land of the tribes thus to be trans
ferred; that nothing more is sought by
these statements and suggestions than
that the Cherokees may recognize the
sovereignty and presence of the United
States authority, dealing with them, as
with all others within its territory, in
spirit of fairness. but not to be trified
with by the ambition or designs OF par
ticular individuals, either citizens or
others: that the advance of the Chero-
KEGS, the great number of white men
among them, many of whom are yet
citizens of the United States, and the
ability believed to exist in their council
to fully understand the authority of the
United States, as well as the rights of
their own nation, will allow the govern
ment in dealing with them to indulge in
OEXTRAORDINARY LENIENCY.
which might be due to some less intelli-