Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-03
FULbBLOODS ARE
AGAIN IN CHARGE
VICTORY on CnOCThM EMrii\-
SIZED BN ELECTION or ~
RANT FROM COUNCIL
TAFT APPOINTEE POPULAR



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N''"'H'f '"'
who was recently "pI''h''"
counsel for the 'h"rlaM ''"'" "'
salary ol 4p'VVV N'"'' d.
honnl lrlohd "l 'nl'I ''
ul the ChuNlaN I'.I', =" ""'
Locke have been h"N n''' ''''' ''
pothOr ON the 'hor'a" l'''' aqua
Mr. Hurley iahrs p''''.'.''" a.,,
in inc success "l 'I' I'.'''' W.
Loch. ....
The iullhlu"d or 'n'.l'" ''
element is again m ''"''"' %,
ihe Chocl"W hAu"n" '''. ~,
orstng all the mixed hI"ou u'''' ''.
the recent hA'l"I'l '"""''' ',....'
blood party l7 lh'u' W. va
who do not speak Ih' u l'"' ''''7 .,''.
and of Whitc men VINO nav ''.,' u,'
Indian women. The Victory Il
council was emphasized 'N '',
ejectmcnt from inc '"""' n,n
of William pur"n| Sp''N'
lower house Tor SrN'rHI 'r',''' ....,,,,.
The bone ana slh'W oI '"' ""' Ut"
nation Is the fulI-bIonus' lew VI
speak English ana an "' "'''', a..
tonsolN loyal TO 'n'I ""' "',' ,.,,,.
United states goNornul'""
have lately hoeh p"''''"'
The tullboods are la'''u' ",'' "'
whole were Oppose" " Wv ~, mo
OF their lands in severalty ana 10 '"'
adjustment of their tr'bal govern
ment Unable to S'aN .h'S' V'''' o.,
however, they girded 'n'l''7''''9' 30
far as their Intelligence ana 'NP'''y'''V y
would permit to save lh"r 'll'"'
property from not only hlloh hp"'''i %
but from those of ther own ProP'0
who were seeking to ehrl'h tn''"-
selves AT the expense OF the nahum
For that reason 'h''' nus
continual struggle among 'h' IN
taws since the allotment treaty WIZ"
the Dawes commission was rhtllleu'
Taft Appoinicc f"p"'hr'
Upon the death OF Hre'"
tain, long the principal 'hI'l VI ,"'
Choctaws and man ot s"sa,''s'
though feeble in his later years i'V'-
ident Taft appointed victor W, ~, ~
Jr. of Antlers to be priho'p"' on','
Locke is the youngest prih'lp"' 'n'e'
known In the history ol Tue Nn''''"
being scarcely more thah 'n'rN w. :
of age. He is unmarried ana oil hl'NVu
blood. In appearance. however ne -
typically Indian, both In cohiP'eN''"
and physioghoinS' 49, c,,oo-
No other ChoctaW sP'hhS Wv -,
taw language more fluehtiy 'n"' wv
Locke, an accomplishment 'n"' oi
denrs him to the full-bloods ui'ap'' W
speak English. But the ue p''"'
Chief Locke and the Iulipl"ouS
more than languoge-he Is l"''"'oo"
in his sympathies ana at ilrs' was w.
posed to the treaty tha' u'sS'lN'u a
tribal government and destroyed Wv
existence of his people as Il no''o"
with an independent government
The Choctaws maintained VI. o,,. h
ernment, like any oth'r soN'I'lh',,'
and even inflicted the p'n"',S y,
upon convicted criminals i''' ,.
educated In English schools ana N"S
student at nrury college IN M,SSHu'r
When Locke became princlpai 'm'o,'
scarcely a year ago he ue'iuo" upV'' ''.,
an aggressive p"'"E w ,,, 40 the
the earliest possible se''l'ih'"' W
Choctaw tribal eptato, that al u",
sold property, etc. might be PI9gg9 ,',g'
In the market and the funds ''r.',u ',.u
from the sale distributed per 'np'ra ,n'ra
among his people, after which u'''
would be no Choctaw governm'"., a.,
1t was Locke's d''ermin','"i' ,,,5 ,,,i',
control Of his tribal government Snou'1 ',',''1
mass into the hands ~ the 'u',''oo'
Choctaws in hrinFing about '"lS gS, Wv" ..rs
sired settlement. and that o,I','rs ,',.,
who were more English than lno''a" '....
IN their sympathics and mi''l''''"S .,.S
should be displaced for '''S r,or. ,
mower behind the throne In thr 'no,, '.,
tnw nation had been the Wh''e ma" nan
working through mixed moous J" '. '''
tribal council This has m'u' p'9
sible for white men TO sel1' r''" poa
sessions Of the ChoctaWs anu y',,r, ,or,i
tribute In the form OF i''s 'o' ''7"
and other services.
The Choctaws nave an una'Niu," ,','1, u1
tate Of timber, coal ana asp"N' 'ina -
approxlmatcing $l0o.ooo.oo' y" .,,'
according to statements n''"' ~
gressional inquiries. ..,
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