Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-02-10
Indians Coming to Tacoma
Feb. 21 to Tell of Their
Alleged Grievances
OLD FOLKS NEGLECTED
Fifteen or More Fish-Eating
Tribes Will Form
Brotherhood

IACOMA, FeD. 9.-COmplalntS unat
unscrupulous agents have mistreated
them. that their old people are not
taken care of and that they have suf
fered other wrongs at the hands of
the white mans government will be
made at a big pow-wow of at least Il
fsh-eating Indian tribes of Western
Washington, to be held in Tacoma
February 21. The tribes are expected
to form brotherhood. which in turn
probably will reject the invitation to
join the National brotherhood of the
North American Indians. of which
Richard C. Adams is the great chief
In the call for the council issued by
Thomas G. Bishop, Frank c. Ross
Frank Anderson. w. II. Wilton and
George c. Beale, it is set forth that
the organization planned is to stand
for free thought, free and independ
ent action and enlightment" of the red
people in this section of the state
and that it is to preserve and per
PCtudtt dHClCHC WI otS'
sions of the Indians are to be held
February 21 the red men meeting
alone in grand pow-wow in the after
noon to discuss their wrongs and plan
for better treatment and in the even
ing an open gathering at which the
general public will be invited
Lanes Statement
One of the chief phases of the
pw-wow, it is said, will be a discus
sion of Secretary of the Interior
Lanes statement in Tacoma last July
that he favored giving the Indians
their lands and setting them free und
er certain conditions. The tribesmer
have received this statement with en-
thusiasm.
The pow-wow probably will be open
ed by the blind Chief Taholah of the
Quiniaults, who is 80 years old ant
who will come with his tribesmer
| from the shores of the Pacific nea,
Moclips. Chief Tahola cannot speal
English in spite of his many coun
ellis of war and peace with the whites
but is expected to relate the sign
ing of the treaty between the white!
and the Indians in 1854 in his OWL
cultural tongue. Remnants of the
Cowlitz tribe will come from the Co
lumbia river. Six braves of the
1 Shoalwater Bay tribe will come ant
the following tribes are expected tC
( be represented: Tulalips, Matsmats
Samich. Hoh and Maca There vii
be delegates from Bay Center. George
town, South Bend, Neah Bay, James
town, Port Ludlow, WILDLY island
Anacortes, Olympia Gate, OakvillC
and Roy.
The following is the complete cal
to the powwow.
"Realizing at this time the need o
people for the prtection of our jus
and equitable rights; to council or
the many perplexing questions nov
relative to our people to promote {
feeling of friendship brotherhood ant
good citizenship among its members
to impress upon our people the impor
tance of united action to provide fol
the aged and infirm of our race; tC
j preserve and perpetuate their ancien
q traditions; to unity their efforts ant
q interests, to promote and encourage
industry and thrift among our ndiar
people; fully appreciatinfi the word
of the esecretary of the interior, th'
Hon Franklin X. Lane. in his speech
at Tacoma, in July last, purportini
and in effect saying that he Favored
giving the Indians their land and set
u, ting them free; realizing the import
small reservations now remaining TO
ance of the distribution of the nov
allotment fully realizing the method
used by many selfish and unscrupo
lous Indian agents of the past, tn.
deaf ear turned to the pleas of ou
people during sickness and in distress
for the Irregularities too numerous t
mention: lastly, but not least, you
most hearty cooperation in fndinl
ways and means for an equitable ant
just distribution of these small re
naming reservations that should Gel
tainly be the property Of our people
through congress of the United State
we should now ask for what is justl
ourt and W efeel that this can onl
be done through a united and thor
oughly organized body Of our people
BY Birth American
I'VE are by birth an American Ir
dian. We are accustomed to have ou
wants and desires in a measure, sur