The Tomahawk., 1918-04-18
HOLD MASS MEETING.

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vicinity. Mr.. Frank D. Beaulieu,
attorney, member of tue Legisla-
tive Committee, General Council,
Minnesota Chippewas, who has
been in Washington for the past
two months or more was present
and entertained the audience with
a recital of the many important
features of the Committees work
| in behalf of tribal interests during
their stay in Washington.
Notwithstanding the strenuous
opposition of the Indian Bureau
against invasion of antiquated and
progressively inopperative rules
and regulations the Committee, for
the first time in the history of
/ White Earth Indian delegations.
succeeded in breaking through the
progressive Chippewa's enemy
trench line and restrictions to the
extent of causing a near route add
panic and would, had they 80 de-
sired, eliminated the Indian
Bureaus proposed appropriation
of $185,OOO which was Incorporate
ed in the Indian appropriation bill.
However through the magnani-
NOUS help of Senator Frank B.
Kellogg and other members of the
Minnesota Delegation, the appro-
priation was shaved down to $175,-
900 and the Indian Office was given
to distinctly understand that in
the future these prodigal appro-
priations of the Chippewa tribal
funds must be materially cut down
or abolished entirely" AS it was
proved conclusively that the major
portion of these extravagant ap-
preparations have served, in the
main, to pay the annual salary of
hord of Indian Bureau employees
attached to the several Minnesota
agencies and. AS far as the Indian
is concerned, to demoralize and
pauperize the less progressive
members of the tribe.
The Committee also took up the
matter of an early abolishment of
the present costly, inefficient, nom
progressive and cumberson Indian
boarding school system, and were
assured, by members of the Indian
office, that an early investigation
would be instituted with a view of
meeting the views and suggestions
of the Committee in the premises.
The matter of the payment Of
minor children's funds to all par
ents who were considered cOmpe-
tent to properly take care of the
same was also given attention. In
this connection we may be per-
mitted to state that, judging from
the Committees statement, the In
dian Bureau officials are, to all in
tent and purposes, inclined to favor
this project, there seems to be a
biased prejudice in the agency
Office, at this place, placidly in
different and reluctantly insistent
against argument contrary to pres
ent depressing restrictions. And
Notwithstanding the potent fact
that such obstinate insistence
against more liberal relaxation
of rigid rules and regulations may
have a tendency to greatly reduce
the grain producing acreage of the
reservation this season, this is very
much to be deplored, especially at
a time when the exigency of a
world war requires that every
possible effort should be brought
to bear to make every acre yield
fbig results.
| Resolutions were adopted ten
dering the peoples thanks to mem
bers of the Committee, members OF
the Minnesota delegation and al
other good friends of the Indiar
cause; for the menifest good work
thus far accomplished. The matter
of the recent expulsion of Miss
Anna Louzon, an employee of the
hospital service, by the agency