Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
PLANS NEVER ADOPTED ARE SEEKING REDRESS
Park Commission Project Was Indians Declare They Have
Merely Suggestive. Been UnjIstIy Treated.
MALL VISTA NOT APPROVED APPEAL TO WHITE PEOPLE
Instructive Extract Debate Delegates Representing Full Blood
in the Senate. Tribes Assemble in Washington
OF PRESENT IMPORTANCE BRING SILVER PEACE MEDALS
Original
Putting Rights; Property
Botanic eless
APPEAL TO WHITE PEOPLE
Delegates Representing ull-Blood
Tribes Assemble in Washington.
BRING SILVER PEACE MEDALS
Request Restoration of Original
Rights, Property and Interests.
Allege Causeless Arrests.


the American people by a delegation OF
full-blooded Greek, Cherokee, Chickasaw
and Choctaw Indians who are now in this
city seeking redress at the hands of Con-
gress. In the party are Chief Eufaula
Harjo, James l.. Gray and John Smith,
men of high standing among their people,
it is said
The Indians have broughts with them
the great silver peace medals that were
given to them many years ago to seal the
treaty compact they then entered into
with the government These medals are
of solid silver. about four inches in cir
conference and weigh about one pound
each. On the face of one Of the medals
is profile of President John Quincy
Adams and on another the profile of
Andrew jackson. the former being dated
1925 and the Jackson medal 1879.
On the reverse of the tokens is the in
scrption, Peace and Friendship with
an engraving of clasped hands and the
tomahawk and pipe of peace crossed.
Text of the Appeal
The appeal states:
1--WE, the Indians, owned this continent
and made the treaty with the white
people. In those days there were no
have settled upon your continent that I
shall not Cypress you as long as water
runs, grass grows and the sun rises. They
said that ! will protect your property.
rights and interests. If there shall be any
hostilities against you l shall protect you.
According to that man by the name of
Opoeth Lehole has renewed or reamended
the treaty. the oath day of March, 1899,
with the United States government. After
he renewed the treaty the Indians have
been removed west of the Mississippi
river and settled upon the Indian terri
tory.
1.-The full-blood Indians did not. know
anything, or never have asked the gov
eminent to divide the land in severalty.
but the government of the United States
has divided the land without the consent
of the full-bloOd Indians. and many
thousands of non-citiZens have taken the
land. and many thousands of the full
blood Indians were destitute in the In
dian Territory. The government of the
United States has promised us that it
would not disturb us, as long as the
world stands, or as long as grass grows,
water runs and the sun rises, in the pres
ence of good witnesses.
Appeal for Restoration.
THE full-blood Indians have sent del
egations here to represent their four
civilized tribes and to ask Congress to
tions.
'Since 1904 bills have been presented
to Congress e,Ny year, and the last
four bills for tine four different tribes
were prepared and introduced before Con-
gress on the Dist day of December, 1907.
'Ie the government of the United States
Is going to restore our original rights,
property and interests they should be
-
ernme mt is not going to do SO, we should
like to hear from it Immediately, and
also if the government of the United
States wants to turn loose from our
hands we. the full-blood Indians. would
like to know at once. 1t would save quite
an expense to the full-blood Indians.
There have been representatives here
and have been waiting for long time,
with much distress and starvation, to
hear from the government. We therefore
hope that the government of the United
States understood the condition and dis
tress of the full-blood Indians in the
Indian Territory. Five senators from the
government have been sent out to inves-
tigate the wrongs that have been done
the full-blood people in the Indian Terri
tory.
THE four different tribes of Indians
have reported to the five. senators at Vim
ita, in November. 1903, and we presented
the wishes of our people to them.
Alleged Unlawful Action.
''The white people or non-citizens con-
slider themselves Oklahomans, and these
people are arresting the full-blood Indians
and putting them in Jail for doing nothing
at all. The Indians wish to know il this
Is lawful. arresting the full-blood Indians
for nothing? Those who have been play
ing fraudulent to the Indians are not
arrested, but the Indians who have not
done anything wrong, they are arrested
I'VE pray to government in the sight
of our great Ruler and Creator, and ask
the restoration to us of our original rights.
property and interests, as guaranteed to
us by the original treaties. made by the
government with the full-blood Indians in
1882"
New Automobile Showroom