Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23

count on there having been, and be-
ing. on the western section period OF
seventeen years, I'm which there nave
been and will be no leaslngs Oh any
substantial advantage; and on the
eastern section period following OF
at least five years at the close III
which the same condition Will exist
These Indians are the wards Of the
government The government When
they consented to the allotment sara
We are going to try to treat you az
alike. and, in order TO do so, we Will
give you as nearly as possible an
equity In value and number or acres
as to the surface, and we VIII take
the rich mineral values. scattered over
your domain in common, when De-
longs TO you all, share and snare
alike. and we will see that TINS also
goes to you equally. We VIII Try
tentative period of 20 years, and II
that does not suffice, we Will extend
the period. and II was thus that the
power was reposed in congress 10
extend.
Let 1t never be forgotten that, dur
ing the 12 years to which we have
referred. but little leasing has been
done in the western section, and but
little in the eastern section, except
the disposition of the interest under
the old Foster lease, and the closing
period Of five years or more in when
no leasing can be done. unless an eX-
tension be granted, and that mere
tofore the department OF the interior
has repeatedly refused the Usage
council the privilege of leasing these
lands. under the assurance that they
would conserve the rights and extend
the tribal rights in the same. There
fore, there have been and will be at
least 7 years of the 25 years period,
in which the western section, which
includes the larger part, will not have
been leased, so as to give the Usage
the right and opportunity to realize
upon these tribal rights, and there
will be on the western section at
least five years. or more, at the close,
in which they will not have been
permitted to realize upon these. No
oil men will undertake, which the
risks and dangers there is in develop
ing this class OF property, where his
term of years is limited as will be
under these circumstances. Plainly,
! therefore, when congress assured the
/ tribe upon allotment, and the asSur-
ances from the department of the in
! terror there was an assurance that
the tTlDe WOuIu nave AT ledSt 20 years
of development and realization upon
these properties in which the tribe
would take the royalties from the oil,
gas and mineral rights. Therefore,
/ there must necessarily be an extension
of this period for the government to
keep its simplest promise to the In
dians and give them their simplest
rights to realize upon these tribal
rights on account of the long time
which has been lost by the refusal of
! the interior department to allow the
land to be leased
Also, on account of the war II is
known that conditions have arisen,
which has made ts impossible for
lessees to obtain material and develop
these leases. which will necessarily
retard the development for sometime.
Therefore, from every consideration,
in order to do the simplest equity, the
government should extend the period
of the tribal interests in these leases.
and these oil. gas, and mineral rights.
Now, 12 of those years have expired,
and the great oil and gas rights have
not been touched or exhausted. Our
worthy congressman now asks that
the larger number of these Osages
who once held the right to the sur
face in common. and have always held
the rights to the oil, gas, and minerals
in common, with equal distribution
to all. surrender their undeveloped
rights, so that few may take the