The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-10
THE LiouoRlTEs, BACKED BY
THE CITIZENS, PREPARE FOR
A HARD FIGHT.
MUST CLOSE OCTOBER IS
Resort to Arms Predicted in Indian
Area--Prohibitve Clause IN
Old Treaty Ptscipitatcs.
the Conflict.


st. Paul, Mimi. Oct. 9.-Northern
Minnesota is in condltion Of practl-
cal rebellion against the United
ltatcs government, and armed rebel
IIion al that, Thisysounds like joke.
| nifty years after the Civil war, and
| just that length of aime after the set
tlement of the question of states
righs, but it isn't. 1t is Z serious
fact that is giving both state and fed
Ieral authorities very grave concern,
Unless a compromise, which does
not seem possible now, can be effect
ed before Oct. Is, when the anti
| liquor clause of the old Indian treaties
goes into operation, armed conflicts
of the little towns OF Walker, Gross
Lake, Barnesville, Moorhead. Deroit
and others in the area affected are to
be feared. The government has an
nounced that on the date mentioned
| all the saloons in the area covered by
the ancient Indian treaties must re-
| tire from business. The owners of the
saloons, backed by practically all the
citizens of the towns, declare that it
any attempt is made by the federal
officials to close the saloons armed
| 'esstance will be offered.
| Frank Ives, editor OF the Cass Lake
Times in an open letter to Gov. Eber-
hart has called ON the governor to
sppeal to President Taft in an effort
to have the old treaties abrogated
and added:
Can Not Be Ignored.
| "The conflict is now too imminent
to be ignored. You, as chief execu-
| tive of the state, are the only one
now who can prevent not conflict of
law, but of arms"
But the governor has not yet acted
and apparently does not intend to act
He Is candidate for reelection
lagainst a Democrat, James Gray, who
has declared for county option. The
large majority of county optionists in
Minnesota are members Of the Repub
lican party, and should the governor
Itake any action henefiting the liquor
ltraffic he would undoubtedly ALLEVIATE
La large number of votes. So he has
. announced that he can do nothing and
has advised the rebels to await &C
Ition by the supreme court in a test
lease and abide by the result, A de
cision by Judge Page Morris Of the
limited States district court Of Duluth
however, apparently has settled thu
matter already, and the "rebels" have
no intention Of abiding by any judi
cial construction Of the points in
Evolved.
II William E. Johnson, government
: Indian agent, has announced his in
|, tention of closing up every saloon II
the Indian country found open OF
Oct. Is. Backed by the opinion o
District Attorney Chas. c. Houpt, a
st. Paul, he says that he will clos'
! the saloons by force If necessary. TIL,
|, men in the territory affected unani
mously announce that rifles will al
bitrate II Mr.. Johnson tries to carr.
out his intention.
4 The anti-saloon party in Minnesot;
lis believed to have been the agenc.
which unearthed the old Indian treat
les. At any rate, last winter Mr.. John
son announced that clause in tn
! treaties forbade the sale OF liquor ii
all the territory covered by these all
cient documents. There is about IS,
| 100000 invested in the liquor bust
ness in this territory. and many
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