The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-06
President Will Send A Message To
Congress Early Next Week.
ALL SALOONS WILL OPEN
His Message, 1t is Expected Will An
null All Old Treaties Within
His Power.

St. Paul, Jan. 6.-(Daily Pioneer
Special Wire Service. ALMOST at
the same moment that Frank S. Ly-
can of Bemidji was denied liquor
license for the Markham hotel by
Attorney General Wickersham, an
announcement was made that Pres
ident Taft has completed message
to be sent to congress early next
week, which has for it's purpose
raising the lid in Northern Min
nesota and restoring all salons now
closed
Federal officials in St. Paul, while
of necessity unable to say much for
publication, express the belief that
the presidents determination to do
away with ancient Indian treaties is
the final solution to the long drawn
out fight.
Fred w. Zollman, attorney for the
Minnesota Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton, said today: Everything go
ing along fine"
Senator Moses E. Clapp, who has
had his headquarters at the Mer-
chants hotel here, in connection with
his election to the senate and who
is member of the Indian Affairs
Committee, expresses the belief that
the treaty controversy is close to
a final settlement
The following dispatch from
Washington today is self explana-
tory:
Taft will send to congress, with
in the next few days, a message in
tended to settle the Indian liquor
question:
The president has become con-
WINGED that the only correct solution
of the problem is for the United
States to withdraw absolutely from
any attempt to enforce the federal
jurisdiction over territory within
state lines, except the unceded In
dian reservation lands.
The reason for this is that Pres
ident Taft is convinced that it is
improper for federal government to
attempt to exert power within a
state that is sovereign over it's own
area and in exercise of it's own police
powers within it's boundaries. This
opinion is believed to be entertain
ed by the president and his legal
advisors. Regardless of the moral
or temperance question involved, he
is expected to make plain to congress
that treaties made with Indians
governing admission of liquor into
this country fifty years ago have nc
application to conditions as they
exist today.
Accompanying his message, the
president is expected to make to con.
gress what will be an executive
order withdrawing operation of ole
Indian treaties in all parts of the
state covered by treaties which con
tain authority for president to modi
fly or annul such treaties. Only one
of the old treaties, that of 1855, af
authority for president to modify OF
annul such treaties. Only one O.
the old treaties, that of 1855, af
fecting Bemidji, Cass Lake, Walker
etc., require specific action by con
gress.
A bill will be introduced in tn
house by Representative Miller o
Duluth to carry out suggestions Tai
will make with reference to the an
nulment of treaty.
In answer to an appeal that h,
grant liquor license to hotels il
Indian country, Secretary of Wa
Dickinson declares he has no au
thority to grant such permission.
BY this action, Secretary Dickinson
denied to interior with the regu
lation of Secretary Ballinger, which
forbids introduction of liquor int,
Indian country. Secretary Dickin
son was drawn into the matter b.
application of Bemidji for permit t