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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10
SAY TRUST LAWS
DO NOT FULFILL
WILSON PROMISE

istration. in passing the Underwood
tariif law, had inflicted serious in
juries upon the country.
As far as the federal reserve act is
concerned business men say that,
while feeling reassured that there
will never be another panic for lack
Of currency, they still obtain credit
from the banks on the same old
terms.
Has Found Little To DO.
Likewise, according to business
mon, the Clayton law and the federal
trade commission have not vet proved
their value because practically no I'M
fair competition has been discovered
by this agency. The fact that the
trade commission has filed only three
formal complaints of unfair compe-
tition is pointed to as evidence that
the commercial slavery from which
business men have been emancipated
Das existed Only in the Imagination
OF the Democratic politicians
"A few years ago." said the presi-
dent recently at Baltimore. "Amcri-
can business men-I think you will
cOrroboratc this statement-took 10
the morning papers with some degree
OF nervousness to see what the gov
eminent was doing TO them. ask
If you take up the morning paper now
with any degree OF nervousness?
Puzzled nj Presidents Remarks.
Now, when you analyze the state
ment in the light of the records oil
this and previous administrations.
you will be more puzzled than. ever
by the presidents language. You
will conclude from an examination
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10

public are the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company, the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. the National Wholesale
jewelers. Association, the r. Bowser
Company. Inc, the New York cot
ton spectators corner" a gasoline
pump and tank combine, the Ameri-
can Wringer Company, and the New
Departure Manufacturing Company,
a bicycle coaster brake combine.
Three prosecutions instituted I'M
der the administration have been
lost, including the criminal prosecu-
ton of the New Haven railroad di-
rectors. This prosecution was
handled by virtually unknown law
yer, former Texas partner OF the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10

of the trust prosecutions by the Taft
administration that the president
could not have been referring to the
average business man. who certainly
could have had no cause for nervous
ness over this procedure against
combines from whose control he
needed to he emancipated
The president was addressing
convention of grain dealers when he
made this statement. He could not
have meant that grain dealers had
been relieved of anxiety by the Clay
ton law exemption of farmers organ
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10

the Clayton law was being passed.
From It's records, however, one draws
the conclusion that either American
business has been maligned by the
administration or that the regulatory
body has been derelict in its duty.
After being in existence for a year
and a half the trade commission adj
mits that 1t has found in the entire
country only twenty-one instances
of unfair competition and only three
of these sufficiently serious to war
rant formal investigation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10
motherhood
Means
A Healthy Baby.

The foundation of a
perfect baby is its
mothers health dur
ing the months pre-
ceding expectancy,
and nothing can take
tho place Of Mothers
Friend" In assuring her Of
pleasant and comfortable
conditions, and assisting
nature in Its work during
tits period. "Mother's
Friend" has helped thou
sands through this trying
ordeal In perfect safety.
Mothers Friend" Is an
external remedy easily mp
piled. Get II at any drug
gist.
A free book on Mother.
hood will be sent all ex.
pectant mothers, II Is \
valuable and interesting
book you should have.
Send for one. Address
The Bradheld Regulator
Co,
sIa Lamar Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10

izatIons from trust prosecutions, for
grain dealers are not farmers, and,
besides, the farmers themselves never
had cause for nervousness heretofore.
Did he mean that grain dealers have
learned to have no fear of Mr.. Will
sons department of justice when con.
Quoting investigations Of their al
legged violation of the Sherman act on
the Chicago board OF trade, as 1t did
in 1914 and again within the last
few weeks.
''MnIcfactorS" Not Nervous.
If the president was referring, not
TO the great body of average business
men but to the trust magnates. his
remark is more easily understood.
The record of the department of JUS
tice in enforcing the Sherman law
discloses that ''malelactors of great
wealth no longer have occasion to
take up the morning paper" with
any degree of nervousness.
When Mr.. Wilson was campaign
ing for election in 1912 he inveIghcd
vigorously against the trusts.
We are at the parting of the
ways" he said. we have not one
or TWO or three but Many established
and formidable monopolics in the
United States. We have not one or
two but many fields OF endeayor into
which it is difficult If not impossible,
for the independent man to enter"
When the president uttered those
words the Taft administration was
eighty original antitrust
prosecutions, forty of which were
won, sixteen lost, and ,twenty-four
carried over to the succeeding ad-
But Mr.. Wilson said
this was only beginning.
IIas Won Seven Gases.
Now, how many Established and
formidable monopolies" has Mr..
Wilson destroyed? He has assailed
twenty-five and broken up exactly
seven, according to the records OF the
department Of justice. The seven
from which he has emancipated the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10

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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17

other Filipino, will succeed Johr
S. Stanley as deputy collector OF
customs. Jose Escaler, a Filipino
attorney, will probably be appoint
ed to the position of assistant di.
rector of education.
The most important position tc
which Filipino has been appoint
ed was that of joaquin DeLuna as
governor of the mountain province
of the Philippines.
The Wilson administration has
taken wise step in conceding to
the Filipinos the right to large
extent to administer their own
affairs, and from this the Ameri
can Indians should take courage,
for the policy applied to the Fill
pinos may be applied to them.
There is evidently an encour
agement from the administration
to resignation from white citizens
in the Philippines, and wher va
cancies thus occur to at once fill
them with Filipinos.
But note how it stands with the
Chippewas. 1t is not a mere de-
partmcntal policy but a United
States law which provides that the
Chippewas of Minnesota shall be
given preference as employees in
the Chippewa Indian service of
this state where the salaries of the
positions are paid from Chippewa
tribal funds.
How is the Incian office acting
It is ignoring the law as expressed
not only in the last Indian appro-
priaticn act, but in prior laws and
treaties. 1t evades by saying
There are no vacancies"
designations should be asked
for from white employers if Chip.
pewas Of Minnesota file applica.
lions for the positions, and are
cOmpetent to fill them.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17
MINNESOTA
HlST0FlChI


out the country. that Mr.. Stephens
has been one of their best and
most sympathetic friends in Con-
gress, and when he ceases to be on
the Indian committee of the House
they will miss him.
In view of his familiarity with
Indian questions and Indian legis-
lation, President Wilson would
improve the Indian service i'm
mensely if he is re elected and
should make Mr.. Stephens Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
No man could be appointed WAC
could and would give the Indian
service better administration
than it has had for many years
than MIR. Stephens, and who
would put through the recent laws
which aim to improve Indian con-
ditions and the service.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17
The End In Sight.

According to the Minneapolis
Tribune, the land cases of this
reservation are about to be settled.
Attorney Kcarful of the Depart
ment of Justice has done more
towards trying to secure an equit-
able settlement of the White
Earth land suits in six months
than NJ. G.. Burch and g. G. Dam
iels did or attempted to do in six
years with a large force.
The trouble with Burch was
that he started in to keep an army
of relatives and friends employed,
while Daniels settled down to hold
a position indefinitely without &C
complishing anything.
The plan which will lie the basis
of settlement, according to the
Tribune, should be satisfactory to
every person interested in fair
deal.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17

When transfers are made and a
local vacancy occurs the place
should not be filled by a transferee
from another point, or from an
awaiting list, but should be filled
at once by a Chippewa of the
Minnesota bands. In order to do
this applicants should file and not
withdraw their applications, or
suffer them to be forgotten with
the answer: mo vacancy
The Filipino situation will fur
nish strong precedent for the In
dian office to follow.
The Filipinos ale paying their
own way to a large extent, while
the Chippewas are paying theirs
entirely, and therefore morally as
we'll as legally are entitled to the
benefits which would be derived
from their own funds, in salaries
as we'll as otherwise.
The Filipino policy is in line
with that advocated on behalf of
the Chippewas by THE ToMA-
HAWK, to give the positions in the
Chippewa Indian service to Chip
pewas and which belong to them
by law.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17
Should Apply Govern
ment's Filipino Policy
Here.

The federal administration
policy of giving the Fillpinos the
preference of filling the offices in
the administration of their own
affairs must be d source of much
qualification to them, and will no
doubt have a great tendency to-
wards settling the questions which
have been more or less source of
trouble and anxiety to the govern
ment.
Recently Harry T. Edwards,
for fifteen years director of agri-
culture in the Philippine islands,,
resigned and A ndriano Hernandez,
a Filipino, was appointed to sue
coed him. Vincent Alliances, an-
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17
indians Will Lose Good
Friend.

For many years Representative
tephens, chairman of the House
Indian committee at Washington,
has represented his state in Con-
gress, but during the past summer
he was defeated at the primaries
for denomination, and, there
fore, be will cease to be a con-
gresham after March 18th next.
1t seems unnecessary to mention
to the Indians generally through
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17
HUGHES LEADING
ISSUE.

Judge Hughes is making the
civil service the leading issue in
his campaign and has attacked the
Wilson administration for making
certain changes which he said in a
speech was violation of the civil
service law.
By his attacks upon the Wilson
administration, on account of the
civil service law which is not pop
ular with the masses because of
the manner in which it has been
conducted, Judge Hughes is max
ing votes for his opponent.
It is not the mistakes OF Presi-
| dent Taft that made him so un-
popular throughout the country,
but it was the manner in which
the departments during his admin
istration administered the affairs
of the government, and he allowed
subordinates to have full sway.
Under the civil service law
rings have organized in the de-
purtments of the government that
president could not overcome in
one term even if he should devote
much time to doing so.
Whenever a new president is
elected and promulgates his poll
cies, they are ruthlessly ignored
blythe rings of the departments if
not in line with their views, and
he remains in ignorance of this
until it is too late, or when he is
about to reIinquish the high office
which he is filling.
When President Wilson was
lelected it was hoped by the masses
that he would make such changes
in the departments as would cause
the country to be relieved from
the thralldom and oppression Of
the subordinates of the depart
ments, and by making sufficient
number of changes the rings would
be destroyed.
Among those who are familiar
with the rings in the different de-
oartments it is said that the same
conditions exist almost to the
same extent as in the Interior de-
partment.
The worst branch Of the Inter-
! ior Department is the Indian SER
vice, and while the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs and his assistant
may be trying to do all 10 their
power to correct evils, informa'
ton from the different reserva
tions throughout the country Is
given that not much, if any, I'M
provement is being made.
The civil service law with its
provisions to esta blish practically
monarchial form of govern
ment will never become popular in
this country, and it is even prob
able that unintentionally Judge
Hughes has raised the issue which
will cause its repeal sooner or
later.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
MILE LAC JUDGMENT
$7|3,854.4.

The Mile Lac Indians have f.
nally secured a judgment of $713,-
854.24 in their favor in their suit
against the United States which
has been pending in the courts for
so many years, assuming that this
Judgment will not be paid before
December 9Th next, which will
make one years interest that will
become due then on $4S7, 1878. "a
of the amount of the judgment.
On the first of this month the
following letter was addressed to
the Secretary of the Treasury by
the Solicitor General of the Unit
ed States which explains itself:
Department of Justice
Washington, D. &.
August l., 1916.
To the Sec. of the Treasury,
Sir:
On July, 1916, l addressed
to the Chief Clerk of the Court of
Claims letter in which it was
stated that in case No.30. AL, en-.
titled "The Mile Lac Band of
Chippewa Indians in the State of
Minnesota vs. The United States'
there will be no appeal taken by
the defendants from the judgment
rendered on Dec. 6, 1915, provided
the claimants, within 80 days from
this date, consent in writing to al
low a reduction of $22, 367.93 and
thereby accept in settlement the
Sum of $3.50, 460.54 with interest
at the rate of 5 per cent per annum
on $4S7,S73.94 from December 3,
1915, up to date of payment.
MIR. George B. Edgerton, At
torney of Record for the Mile
Lac Band of Indians, having filed
with the Chief Clerk Of the Court
of Claims on July 20, 1916, con-
sent to the reduction of the judg-
ment, and an agreement to accept
the sum of $3.50, 1904 with inter-
est at the rate of 5 per cent per
annum on $487, 1894 from Dec
ember 6, 1915 till paid, [ have the
honor to inform you that no ap-
peal will be taken by the United
States to the Supreme Court in
the case.
= Very respectfully,
\ (Signed) Jno. w. Davis,
Solicitor General.
The Mile Lac Indians are en-
titled to all they will get from the
Mile Lac judgment, and under
the terms of the agreement they
will; probably receive all of it.
The history of the Mile Lac
case is in brief this: Immediately
following the Rice agreement OF
1889, the Mile Lac Chippewas
commenced to clamor for the al
]otments which the Rice Commits
sion promised them would be made
upon the Mile Lac reservation,
bat for year or two the commits
sion put them off upon one pretext
or another. In tie meantime the
publisher of The ToMAHAwK, who
had been their advisor since 1886,
and prior thereto, advised them
that under the explanation of the
Rrse Commission of the act of
1859, they had unquestIonahIe
rights to allotments upon the Mile
Lac reservation. This they insist
ed the government should fulfill.
Rnt in order to compel them to
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17

|
ment to pay them no annuities al
Mile Lac and to compel them tc
go to White Earth for these
This they refused to do, and as q
result they received no annuities
for several years. On July 2,
1896, upon the invitation of the
Mile Lac band, the publisher, who
was then in the government ser,
vice, went to Mile Lac from st.
Paul, where he was then living,
and on July 6, of the same year
entered into a contract with the
band to take charge of all their
affairs, and try and secure the
fulfillment of the promises made
to them by the government.
Through Major Robert M. AL
len, then Indian agent here, Com
missioner of Indian A ffairs Brown
ing issued an order for the pay
ment to the Mile Lac Chippewas
to he made at Mile Lac, and the
following spring, or a year after
the publisher had accepted en-
ployment, this was done.
In the meantime the publisher
having resigned from the govern
ment service to take up the work
for the Mile Lac Indians accord
ing to his agreement with them,
went to Washington with a dele
CATION of chiefs and urged that the
a!lotments be made at Mile Lac
to the Mile Lac Chippewas as
promised to them. The Secretary
of the Interior then issued an
order to the Chippewa Commission
to meet the Mile Lac Chippewas
in council whenever they would
notify him of the date of the coun-
Gil. This council was held in Sep
TENDER 1897, and Chairman Hall
of the commission notified the In
dians that there remained only a
little over 5000 acres from which
thew could take allotments and
these lands were away from the
shore of Mile Lac. Although
the Indians continued to insist up.
on having their allotments given
to them at Mile Lac, the COM
mission refused to do so.
Finally several suits we're COM
menced for allotments in the local
land office at St. Cloud against set
tiers, but only the case of Chief
Me ge see was concluded which
was in his favor. The other suits
we're dismissed after the Indians
received compensation for their
improvements at Mile Lac IN
1902.
Following the settlement for
compensation for improvements,
steps were Immediately taken by
the publisher to commence the
suit which has just been settled
finally by the judgment hereinbe:-
fore referred to.
During all the proceedings chiefs
Wah-we yea-cumig and Ain dus-o
geshig or Andrew Daily, have
given much of their time to the
Mile Lac suit, especially during
the first ten years when they
spent every winter at Washington,
and were compelled to let their
families shift for themselves dur
Ing their absences there. The fee
which the Mile Lac Chippewas
have allowed their chiefs have
been we'll earned by the latter,
and it will no doubt be a source Of
qualification to the band that it has
the matter in it's own hands to pass
upon.
The suit went up to the Supreme
| Court once. but was sent oack to
the Court of Claims for a reap.
praisal of the damage the Indians
had sustained.
1t was thought possible that the
| a>,o -rn,ld or,ip no ANNA lad tC
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17

Now is the time to pay that
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-08-17

Entered at The POstotfice at White
Earth, Minn., as mail matter OF the
second class.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-22
DlPL oMATlC MAIL POUCH
IS USED TO SEND FOOD

PARIS, France. The diplomatic
niallpouch Is proving very handy. ac-
cording to the French papers, as a
means of transporting food to some
OF the diplomatists in Germany who
are experiencing the effect of the
country''s shortage of rations. The
Paris-Midi says: In fact the diplo-
maists res, Ing at Berlin are bringing
in food from all nearby countries and
even from England and America. One
rich foreigner attached to a diplomatic
mission gets all his groceries from an
establishment in London. The ambas-
sador of one country, and the CONSUL
general receive their food supplies
twice per week through their consul
general at Stockholm. There was "a
time whens the diplomatic washing
was sent to London for laundering,
hut war conditions have made that Inn
possible"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-22
Thousands CAST
BALLOTS, Though
FAR FROM HOME
British Columbia Soldiers Vote
in England and Result is
CabIed Home


LONDON, Eng Soldiers from Bri
tish Columbia now training or re,
covering from their wounds in the
British Isles were invited this month
to record their votes for the candi
dates seeking the suffrages of tho
electorate of British Columbia at the
general election. 1t is said there are
about 10000 soldier-electors from the
far western Canadian province now
In Europe serving the empire and
many OF these are in London or its
immediate vicinity. The results were
telegraphed to the authorities in Bri
fish Columbia,
The recording of these soldiers
votes while they are away from home
has aroused much interest in political
circles in the British Isles, where
there has been much discussion as TO
how the electors for the Imperial Par
lament now serving in the army
would be affected in the event OF the
general election.
Lord Salisbury has introduced a bill
to provide for such an emergency. Its
clauses provide that every sailor and
soldier registered as an elector should
receive copy of the candidates cleo
ton address. The commanding officer
of the fighting unit would be repuir-
ed to appoint a day for the delivery
Of the marked ballot papers in the
sealed envelopes supplied to his men
and these would be forwarded to the
electoral officials.
An officer now In the trenches,
who, in normal times, is an ardent
politician, writes to the newspapers
to point out that soldiers have other
things to worry about instead Of party
politics. He says. IF people at home
really think that our men are worring
about being temporarily DISTINGUISHED
they have got the whole show in the
wrong perspective. Ny men are
worrying about rats and mosquitoes
and pigssqueaks and woody bears and
things like that and If you took re-
ferendum out here you would get.
and they probably would be spoilt
votes because the lads express them
selves crudely at times. The things
they want are home and wives and
children and sweethearts and clean
clothes and a bath and some English
beer-quite simple things like that.
Not votes at all. They are quite con-
tent to leave all that to the people
who are carrying on at home. When
you are serving gun day and night
in place Ike this 1t seems ridiculous
to think Of Tommy worrying himself
about voting. He's to busy sending
and dodging- death.
The politicians. however, appear to
think otherwise and continue working
up their AGITATION for the political
privileges of the soldier in the tren-
ches.