The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-06-13

contended that inasmuch as the
mixed-bIoods and progressive ele-
ment were citizens>in the full sense
of the word there we're no further
needs of the Indian bureau, to
Withhold the funds of minors of
this class of reservation people;
however it was decided that such
parents who wished to assume the
guardianship of their minor child.
ren's funds should file their inten-
tons with the county probate
court, furnishing two bondsmen,
and if approved by the court then
the Indian Office would proceed to
instruct the Supt., Mr.. j. H. Hin
ton, to pay over to the said guard
ian any money which was deposit.
ed to the credit of the said guard
ians minor children.
So far every application which
has been made by members of the
reservation for their minor child
ren's funds has met with countless
draw backs, annoying reverses and
in some cases decided refusal; land,
we are informed, that even after
the probate court had properly ap-
pointed qualified guardians with
substantial bondsmen the appli
cants we're oppressed" with Eighty
objections). 1t seems inconsistent
to believe that after the probate
court had properly appointed a
person guardian of his,or her min
or children, that the Indian bureau
should continue IT, interrupt or
counsel tie Withholding of the said
minors funds. The Legislative
Committee suggested to the 1ndian
bureau officials that q general or
der oe given to Mr.. John H. Hin.
ton to pay over the funds Of mixed
blood minors and, we understand,
that that gentleman inclines to this
proposition and, ' it IN further
learned, , that Mr.. Hinton is
anxious to have such an order
issued by the Indian bureau. Re-
cent developments indicate that
the majority Of the ''contemptible
objections which have 50 far de-
veloped have had issue direct from
the Indian bureaus procrastination
policy.
The mixed-blood and progress
sive Chippewas have the distinc-
ton of being the only class of
Americans who are burdened with
''double taxation. AS Indians
they are taxed with a big per
capita tax from their general
funds to contribute to big annual
appropriations which are employ
ed mainly to pay the salaries of
a large number of employees on
tho several Minnesota reserva-
ions. and from which they
derive absolutely no benefit.
AS citizens they are taxed &C.
cordipgly. Such infamous i'm
position on q helpless people is
beyond the pale of consistent
reaso ling, unbecoming the lauded
precepts of world democracy and
certainly not in accord with the
boastful tenets of a government
for, of and by the people. -
+ It is high time that the Shylock
insistency manifested by the Indian
bureaus restricted policy, concern
ing the disposition of Chippewa
money, tribal or otherwise, espec-
tally in the matter of mixed bloods
and progressive classes, should be
literally and reasonably modified
and hasten the day that will for
ever blot out the accursed democrat
ling stigma of ''incompetency"
against . people who. in many
respects, are far superior to the
mental influences that seems to
insistently Cypress and embarrass
their every step towards a higher
civilization. Treat the Indian as
. man, and he is indeed . man, in
every sense of the word; give him
a square deal. In the present world
,var he>is dnino his bit in 4 most