Arizona republican., 1913-01-19
Representatives of Deposed Tribesmen Spend Day Before Indian Affairs Committee of the House Presenting Charges
HAVE OBTAINED
 COURT MANDANCS
Secretary Must on Tuesday Show Cause Why They Should Not Be Rein stated Despite His Claims Against Them
ASSOCIATED PRESS nISPATCHl

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-The fight between the Interior department, the Uncle sam oil company and members of the tribal council Osage Indians, who were deposed recently by Secre- taIy Fisher and whose actions have been referred to the department for investigation. was thrust upon the at tenJion of congress and the courts here today. Representatives of the oil company. whose leases of the Osage oil lands in Oklahoma were not ap- proved by Secretary Fisher, and re- presentatiyes of the deposed tribes men spent the day before the Indian Affairs committee of the house and presented charges against Fisher and other government officials.
 Early in the day several deposed members of the Osage council obtain ed from the district court a mandamus against Secretary Fisher to compel him to show cause next Tuesday why they should not be reinstated- The basis of the charges against the sec retary of the interior was that he aided the Standard oil company's in terests by refusing to approve the Uncle sam leases. A bill is before congress to validate the latter.
 In a counter statement filed with the committee when the hearing be- gan. Secretary Fisher declared the ac- tions of the officials of the Uncle sam oil company and the council of the Osage tribe. in negotiating the leases, were such that they had been referred for investigation to the department of iustice. and because that was fact he could not discuss them publicly.
 The department of justice late to- day through Assistant Attorney Gen eraI Knaebel transmitted to the United States district attorney Of Gu thrie. Oklahoma reports and docu- ments from Secretary Fisher alleging that undue influence" had been used upon the deposed members of the Osage tribe in negotiation for the leases. If the investigation warrants such action the case will be laid be- fore the grand jury of Oklahoma.
 Albert l.. Wilson. attorney for the Uncle sam company, in the five hour session before the House Indian Ar fairs committee, attacked the attitude of the Interior department, and the courts and the Postofflce departmeh toward his company. Wilson, in { long argument, reviewed the career O the Uncle sam company, it's dltflcul' ties with the Postoffice department it's connection and it's transacuon' with the stockholders. it's troubles II courts and bankruptcy proceedings ah' finally what he termed the pefSecu ton" by the Interior department II the present case.
 Under examination by the com mittee. Wilson said that Secretar! Fisher objected to the royalty Of ol offered bv the Uncle sam lease ii said the lease offered the Indians royalty of one- eighth the price re ceived for the oil, while the secretar' asserted the royalty should be one sixth.
 Wilson declared the rules and re%u lations framed by Secretary tlsher U cover the leasing of the OsaSe laI"s were formulated after the Uncle San leases had been negotiated and uhoe these rules no company or lndlFluu' could take over a larger acreage thdl 10000 acres open for deVelopmeh and has to be be assured of q reason abIe return on the investment.
 The committee desired toknoW Jus how Wilson considered the actions O Secretary Fisher with the Stanuar oil company.
 Every attempt to keep the Cnci Sam Oil company from securing supplv of crude oil'' he replied, "ald and assists the Standard oil company If we cannot get a good supply of O for the refineries they would be apl to crush us
 Wilson said that when the compan endeaVOred to secure petitions fror citizens all over the country askin President Taft to order Secretar Fisher to approve the Urcle SaI leases on July i. 1912, Secretary Fish CT on July g, gave the Associate Press false information and said tn leases had been approved" As re suit of the publication of this infoi nation, he said we received congrat ulations instead of petitions"
 Thomas F. Leahy of the Osag tribe, corroborated that portion Wilson's testimony relating to ti leases of the Uncle sam company | the tribal council of the Osage trib Members of that council whom he rt presented were removed from offit by the secretary of the interior and new election has been called. Leaf asserted the secretary's opposition
 the Uncle sam leases was the eau