The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-01-28
Answers I.enH cot
Continued from fist page.

pTlSOHiuCHt III nat iHOIc tildH TWO years,
and by fine of not more than three hundred
dollars for each ofFense.
But it stall be sufficient offense 10 any
charge of introducing or attempting to In
troduce ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine or
| Intoxicating liquors into the Indian country
that the acts charged were done under auth
ority in writing from the wal department..
or any officer dd'y authorized thereunto by
the War Department.
Again on page So, of the revised statutes,
Chap. 100.
Be 1t Enacted, Etc., That any person
VINO shall sell, give away, dispose of, ex :.
change. or barter anv maxi, spirituons, or
Y nu"us liquor, including beer, ale and WINE
or any arden, or Other Intoxicating liquor
Of any Kind whatsoever, or any essence, ex-
tract, bitters, preparation, compound, COM
position, or any article whatsoever, under
any name, label or brand, which produces
ntoxication,
/ to any Indian to whom allotment of land
has been made while tae title to the same
! shall be held in trust by the government,
| or to any Indian ward of the government
under the charge of any Indian superinten-
dent or agent,
or any Indian, ir'FsaSS{d "a mixed Plo.osds,
over whom the geverntrneht, through It's de-
partments, exercises guardianship,
and any person who shall introduce ct at
tempt to introduce any mat, spipituous, 'or
vinous liquor, including beer, ale, and wine
| or any ardent or Intoxicating liquor of any
i kind whatsoever into the dndian country,
which term shall iaclude any Indian allet-
tment While tae title to The same shall be
| held IN trust by the government, or while
/ the same shall remain inalienable by the al
lottee without the consent of the United
| States,
shall be punished by Imprisonment for
not less than sixty days, ana by fine of
not less than one hundred dollars for the
first offense and not less than two hundred
dollars for each offense thereaftsE;
! Provided However, That thepsrson con-
|victed shall be comsmtted until fine. and
costs are paid.
But it shall be a sufficient defense, T. ;any
charge of introducing orattempting to in
1 troduce ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine
I Intoxicating liquors into the Indian country
that the acts charged were done under auth
4 GRITTY, wiring, from the War Department
4 or any officer duly authorized thereunto by
| the War Department.
! Sec 2. That so much Of the act of the
4 twenty-third of July, eighteen. hundred and
ninty-two, as is Inconsistent with the, provi-
! sions of this Act is hereby repealed. Gan
| uary 20, 1917
In this section the things that are not to
| be introduced are plainly specified and the
penalty for violation is so severe, at least,
that the ordinary mhn would not look upon
as no penalty.
That this section applies in the provisions
Of the treaty of 1912 is shown by the same
revised statute, Vol. 1, containing all trea
ties with Indian Races and the United States
of America from 177s to%rSes.
On page so2, article Z, of the Treaty
with the Chippewas of 1872.
sThe Indians stipulate for the right of
limiting on the coded territory, with the
other usual privileges of occupancy, until
required to remove by the President OF the
| United States. and that the, laws of the
| United States shall be continued in force, in
respect to their trade and intercourse with
| the whites, until otherwise ordered by
Congress"
The above plainly written statutes mark
the Lenroot letter as fake, and until Mr..
Lenroot chooses 10 announce personally thf :
/ ugh the press that he is it's author he is to
be exonerated from all connections with the
1 matter, and the demand that we make that
this whole matter, touching the enforce
ment of Indian treaties regulating the SALE
of Intoxicating liquors in the ceded territory,
be at once submitted to the courts for their
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decision should have the support of all per-
sons who wish to see North Wisconsin dry .
]. H. MeManus,
Leader of the Treaty Enforcement forces