The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-11-24
STATE TO
Be MADE DRY BY
bAAiLlLiiNiiGGEERR ORDER
st. Paul Exempt From Provis-
ions of Drastic Law Which
May Cause Thirsts to /
Go Unslaked. y

Go Unslaked.
Washington, Nov. 23.-More than
three-fourths of the state of Minnesota
Is to be made dry by the national gov.
eminent.
This extraordinary step, one which Is.
apt to cause a tremendous row in the.
Gopher state has been decided upon
by Richard A. Ballinger, secretary of
the interior, and was the subject OF q.
formal announcement by the interior
department.
Mr.. Ballinger was moved to this ac-
ton by the pressure Of the temperance,
interests which brought to his attention
provisions Of treaties made with.
Indians covering almost all Of Mime
sofa, which specifically prohibit the in
PRODUCTION and sale of spirituous liquors
in what is known technically as the,
Indian country" The attitude Of the.
interior department is thus described:
The department is not, of course,
responsible for the existence of the laws,
but is charged with their enforcement,
and indicates its purpose to perform its
duty in the premises. Its position is
that If the enforcement OF these laws
is let them be repealed by
that branch of the government hat
| gave them existence
This means that there will be thrown
into congress a dynamite bomb which
the members Of that body viii handle
with tongs4
Minneapolis In Dry Belt.
There are 2,200,0 900 people in Mime
aJ.a, i" iIpaiaslVea sliail portion OF
,ihitn. : nuaialiS. u ndtional pro
iinae. IaMs, mH,cli seoleears bal
VS. anen 70 na3 sha oitr af 70 enaolGe apply
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e. tSa aIsa Mts9issippi itVeI, - outsloe
ra me- fro,n HHaaoiS, amu sHeIeioIs
Iii ai,,ast . nnn non supei n.2' l. ~
a 30 e,oo''oVu peopie WI pe III
hiti6, n,rlanoan TO- rnaroa uae n .on
wav in tbe stata"in 4ha rs saI y rsa a
nf ! 5no towns 49, stonned ~ III. en1a
of unI,orNthha ootia, . 'tHIpIp - .me aae
partment will give # a, decided imnatus
toward the goal it desires to reach.
The indian treaties which will be the
cause of the saloon mans woe are six
in number. They were executed between
1850 and 1865 and by their terms cede
to the United States lands comprising
about three-fourths of the total area
of the state OF Minnesota. They were
made at different times with different
bands of Indians and contain practically
the same provisions.
How the treaties Read.
1.-THE law Of the United States pro-
| IllDltlng the introduction and sal lie of
spirituous liquors In the Indian country
shall be in full force and effect through
out the territory hereby ceded and living
in Minnesota until otherwise directed
by congress, or the president of the
United States" this provision reads,
Only one treaty vests the authority
to suspend the prohibitory statutes ex-
clusively in congress, and that was with
the Winnebago Indians and applied to
fro port oF tho ct,ta 3,ol,lI-- $50
Of the counties of Morrison, Todd, Doug
las. Stearns and Pope. President Taft if
he saw fit, counld issue an order direct
Ing that the a%nti-liquor laws should
not be enforced in the regions covered
by the other treaties. But that he has
no such intention is shown by the de-
eision announced by the secretary of
the INFERIOR.
indian Bureau is Active.
Tho bureau of India affairs has,
sought zealously to enforce the mo-
hibitory laws in certain portions ~
Minnesota where Indians resided The
lhgents of the bureau stamnad ont tho
illicit LIQUOR trade rnt1raIv as ~ Sa5t
nxistad on and in the vicinit1, ~ H.
SVbita Ear+h rasarvnfion ~ " ent
HE Sea.scs nbo had haen sa Iinae ~.
To indians ana nonronaS rduo.
yenaraJI1 "u eohuieiohs
~
,onoouoont Ply 'iat we ell
soi1eliieiie y laws vas not UNIFORM
ana genera lt was charged that the
olncers OF the bureau We're permitting
saloons 70 operate IN one city and
closing ulem IN afother, and in some
instances permitting certain saloons in
pne town to remain open while closing
others in the same place.
Secretary Ballinger instituted an in
resignation and as a result issued an
prder insisting upon absolute uniform
lty in the enforcement Of the laws
throughout the entire region affected.
Considerable i'll feeling was provoked
In Minnesota by the charges of dis
elimination. Several federal officers
were arrested for entering private
houses without warrants for the pur-
pose Of searching for liquor. It was
alleged further that they had assaulted
citizens and examined their baggage
Prosecution Are Pron,ised
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nave permitted the agent OF a