The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03
A Accommodation. !.

| Sss ndto I0hI Will plcdSuI0 IH0
accounts Of the Pinehurst Council
given in your last two issues.
First. / wish to congratulate
President Morrison of the General
Council. upon his able and success-
full appeal to the members Of the
White Earth Reservation to attend
the local council at Pinehurst and
by their presence and action to
show that they we're not living il,
the hazy atmosphere Of the days
past, and covered with what Oscar
Wilde called ''the bloom Of time"
when speaking Of dust. Or to
use . more expressive term when
he lMr. Morrisonlspoke Of stand !.
ing on their toes" to show that
they we're not fiat footed or attiict-.
| ed with falling arches, or to 60,
| still further in figures to get.
thar Eli, = and show that there.
were no flies on them. s.E
The boys to the number of4l7
real progressives, got there" ln
answer to Mr.. Morrison's appeal.
It appears too that 255 of the
hackers in the days of away back:
| in the sense of non-progression
and dwellers in the eunsheue of
the Indian Bureau of traditions
also arrived physically. That the
representatives of ulis- thought and
wrong action should number 255
is not matter for the reservation
to be proud Of. III
And it seems too that this ele-
ment is not susceptible Of .conver-
sion to 4 walking straight ahead,
but clings to old garments, md
some (l50 cyou stasf) zbolted thle,
convention and, crab-like, walked
backward into the stagnant watersa
of the old still and stationary pond.
! Well, to use another simile, they
will, frog like, put up big noise,
and with about as much effect as q
congregation of croakers. There
lis story that . man having read
the literature of / Chicago com
mission house, wrote asking if
they would sell frog legs for him,
or buy them out and out. In due
time be received an answer that
the house would be glad to deal
with him on commission or buy
directly 1T Is cts. l.er dozen. The
house also asked 'as to the probable
extent of the shipment if he made
one. He answered, II can ship
millions upon millions" Time
passed on and the house heard no
from the man. Then it wrote him
asking if they might expect a
shipment. In about months
time he sent one dozen of frog
legs and added, ''there baint 50
many ID the pond Is ] thought ut
first there was, l was fooled by
their noise.''
There baint 80 many Of . GER.
tain sort on the reservation hut
they do make a-of . noise and
may fool some. &
j Of Mr.. Cofey, what shall, ! say
Mr.. Editorl May l not repeat
what kind hearted old lady said
Of Satan, well, yes, be is bad,
but I can say Iii have to admit his
industry" Well, Jim Cofey is
industrious, we oil will have to
] admit this, and emulate him in
this respect, for it won't do for rs
to lay back upon our oars and
think all is won for good and oil.
] History is full of mishaps aris-
i ing from too much self complAc-
ency, and We who claim 70 be pro-
iE9ressive must show that We merit
the title by being constantly on
our job.
! The General Council, its Execu-
tive COMMITTEES and its Legislative
Committee / feel sure will not be
|iudolent or remiss but the voters
of the reservation may fall into
the ways of the past by not attend
ing the local councils.
1 It is always possible for 40 evil