The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-24
CREEKS HAVE CLAIM
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Declare They Lost Valuable
Lands Through Home
stead AlIOtmentS


Washington, Dec 24-A resolution
which will have for it's purpose the
resurrection Of forty old but original
Choctaw and Chiakasaw tribal rolls
some Of which have been in the ar
chives Of the Interior department at
WASHINGTON since 1880 will be offered
in the senate shortly by Senator
Teller OF ColOradO-ranking demo-
cratic member OF the senate commit
lee ON Indian affairs.
Under the act OF 1898 under which
all persons claiming rights ia the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations went
neofre the Eve Civilized Tribes com
mission and every person who was
Of Choctaw or Chickasaw blood or
descent was entitled to enrolment
as a Choctaw or Chickasaw by blood
Assistant Attorney General Nande-
venter instructed the commission
that under the law they should enrc2l
an persons whose names appeared on
any tribal roll provided only that
The names had neen lawfully placed
thereon and the descendants
Il Is alleged BY Mr. Webster Balm
tAs-41t-tfIttA ~ ftttH
of Ardmore. which firm represents
nearly 1000 persons Of indian blood
Who were denied enrolment by the
commission because their names did
not appear on come % the tribal
rolls: that the only tribal rolls which
the commission had in its POSSESSION
were those made IN by the tribal
officials betweons the years 1893 and
1900 and that the 0emmission never
rad in its possession the authentic
governmental rolls prepared by OIL
GERS Of the government during the
years 1880 20 $50 and that the names
ID the persons these attorneys now
represent appear on the official gov
enrmental rolls or the names of their
descendants so appear
Mr. BalliEuer alleges that the rolls
the commission had in It's possession
when It made ND the final Chi<yw
Gnd Chickasaw rolls were unauthan
fic. unreliable and spurious rolls
made by corrupt officials Of t!ts Chloe
taw and Chickasaw natiops and so
branded hy the commissioA
The resolution viii slso instruct
The secretary Of lnte/or 70 inform
the senate exactly what rolls tho com
mission had in it's Possession when
the final tribal rolls were made.
A claim against the government
for $4,000, geo the first to be brought
under an act Of congress passed
obout five years .ago ID reimburse the
tribes OF Indian Territory that lost
valuable land by reason Of allotmeEts
Of homesteads, is TO be presented 10
congress IN behalf OF the Creeks al
most Immediately after the Christ
mas holidays.
Before the passage Of the act the
Indians held their land in common
and many lived SO close together
that when the homestead allomenS
we're made some Indians OF necessity
lOtf advantageous locations The gov.
ernment attempted 20 make up the
difference 10 the individuals thus
Injured. The claim made bY the
Greeks has a peculiar legal phase
end there are a good many lawyers
in congress who believe that there
is no equity or vested right involved
hut that it If merely "A political
question and that congress may do
what 1t pleases in the premises.
Cash M Cade's connection with the
Kicking KickapOo Indian land graft
ers as revealed by report submitted
70 the United States senate hy Sen.
sfor Curtis of Kansas. must he amy.
tbiug but edifying TO his Oklahoma
ttuenoy Mr. Cade IS Republican
nnal comitteeman from his state
lon that naturally carries with
d power and influence The
o. 1n now IS wiz the Republican
Eg Oklahoma continue 10 trust
M Clle with high Office or viii %
Ffe people a queer deal instead
q e r3Yerhial square deal2' Mr.
C4 houd be made 20 answer his
ae n no uncertain way or adj
Il hA ong doing
H rlde belongs TO the Rough
it l7ment Of the republican party
a. fis state and when the exposure