The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-09
TREATY LAWS
WITH INDIANS
OF Lake Superior Region to
Be Enforced
In Regards tie Sale of Intoxicating
liquors in .edcei .naiian Territory.

During ehe nast week ve learn that every
means possible, by the Interior Department
viii DC brought to bear looking toward the
enforcencnt nf treaties with the Indians II
regards the liquor ciause and IS soon. as the
attorney general gives his decision On same
immediate action viii be taken in the en-
forcenent Of said treaties. The treaties Of
1912, 1882 and 1854 all have LIQUOR clauses,
sghich .gerc embodied there by the Indian
looking toward the abcIshmg Of whiskey
aud the safe guarding Of the Indian from
the curse of wIiskey and il is no more than
right that now the Indian IS demanding an
enforcement Of his treaties in this respect
ts.at hi. wish in the matter be granted, as il
means his salvation and he salvation of bis
chudrea.
Cato Sells Nc know viii leags no stone
unturncl Tor she enforcement Of these tfea-
ties looking to the end that whiskey DC en-
tiTcly abolished in The Indian country, ccd-
I'd ard Otherwise Each scar secs a nun
heT q ,cysd race meet death BY railroad
and Otherwise and all caused by the saais
srufce- The uFalIssIy TRAFFIC snd
still these places arc allowed to opefatc
opsrv territory prohibited under tie
sr-ats Suppose the Uaiscd States violated
si.e their treaties with 4 foreign country
Isl svosila be The ontcoa,es The pTesel
~ .I f1ITsps gsosdd aHiswsF %
course no sach action could be taken b. the
ls5llan, baf lust because this would not
happen is hot 4 sufficient reason tliat this
royernnens should ignore the treaties they
made with the Indian Would this be IN
4eeping with. their many promises made 10
protect tacsa9 We arc positive it would
no.
Ali The Indian IS asking is thai his treat
les be respected and the liquor clauses be
enforced and that at ar early date in order
that lie ma raise the future generation il
an atmosphere free from the curse Of vhis-
key aud that they may rear there children
ina siniliar surroundings
We gcad many articles in papers bearing
Oh he degeneration Of the Indian and their
aepraysd conditions. Have these same
writer's eyer stopped<to consider the cause
we. dare say they never shaYe given it a
thought. only that # was an Indian. The
cause IS very apparent. i is the white
snap's whiskeg. This is the, cause.
In or big business Of today when leas
Is found th-y first locate the source Of the
trouble and wlen located it's forever stop
ped. Just so, the Indian has found the
le;sE--W HIsKEY and they have pointed
out the remedy the enforcement of their
treaties. viii the Interior Department
fail 10 stop the leak? We are positive they
will enforce the treaties and drive the leak
ont stop ii forever and thus aid in making
the Indian 1 better man md sornan and
that their children may be numbered with
the formost men Of the future generation.
Tie irdian is standing shoulder to shoulder
IN This agit against this curse ard ne isably
assisted by his white brotttr and each day
sccs petitions coming in asking the Interior
Department to enforce the treaty
TIE foremost man Of England declares
in spbs.aocc, that, Of I'll fhs enemies Of his
country the NEST dreaded enemy is drink
Surely statemeps Of tnst character coming
5 il dos fo,n ore Of England ablest
men and at a tine when, that country Is st
var wisil The mighty empire ot GeFmsnF
and Germany 5 allies, who re equipped
with modern iinpleipetes d Dc aocdon and
being directed by able gcae-als determined
On England destruction and backed " thc
enormous wealth Of these countries, shon'd
cause every intelIigenf rsau who has fNe
best interest Of his coun'5y 4 hcari e rlse
ID arms against that dre-saded enemy, for be
Il known drink is the esciny Of, not orly
England alone, hut, al maukiud' every
nation, hindrea and torsre I 's needless
70 review, Or 70 cou.pars, suiIice e say,
hat, Il i'as wrecked holr ts. and ssns tho'is7