The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23
INDIANS END
CONFERENCE
ELECT OFFICERS, DRAFT COM
PREHENSIVE SET OF
RESOLUTIONS

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the conference formally organized
and voted to work under the name
Indian Protective Association OF
America Election of officers re-
suited as follows: Joshua Wetsit,
Wolf Point, president, James Stu
art, Kooskia, Idaho, vice-presi-
dent; Moses Whitehorse, Wolf
Point, secretary and Frank Cay
ou, Oklahoma, treasurer. E. j.
McCabe, of the Great Falls law
firm Hurd, Rhoades and McCabe,
has been retained as general coun-
sci.
A declaration of allegiance to
the emancipation of the American
Indians from what is termed op-
pressive bureaucratic rules and
regulations was adopted by the SO
representatives of various tribes.
The text is as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned and rep
resentatives of the various tribes
of Indians of this land, do hereby
declare our solemn allegiance to
the cause of the race who are
seeking justice and a square deal
at the hand of our pale face broth
ers who entertain the false idea
that the American Indian is a con-
quered race, but we are not. But
with our right hands extended in
brotherly love and our left hands
holding the pipe of peace, we here
by bury all past i'll feelings and
proclaim abroad to all the nations
of the world our firm allegiance
to the cause of our race and de-
clare that henceforth and forever,
in all walks of life and every field
of endeaver we shall be brothers,
striving hand in hand, and will re-
turn to our people and tell them
the story of this declaration OF al
1egiance and urge upon them to
Join our common country, one
cause and with undivided heart
progress through the paths OF ed
ucation and civilization into the
broadest conception of the Amer1-
can citizenship with its liberties,
privileges, rights and immunltles-
Resolutions
Courtesy resolutions were adopt
ed expressing thanks to Mrs.
Olive M. Rogers for the use OF
her hall, to the citizens of Wolf
Point who have manifested SYM
pathy for the American Indian,
and to the press which has given
the protective association liberal
publicity.
Other resolutions adopted in
clude a resolution petitiOning for
the abolishing of the Indian Bu-
reau; a resolution asking that the
Committee of One Hundred take
no action with regard to Indian
affairs until a meeting has been
called to ascertain the wishes OF
the Indian members of the COM
mittee: a resolution disapproving
of the commercialiZing of Indian
dances, etc.; resolution calling
for an accurate and unbiased sur
vey on Indian wealth, Indian edu-
cation and Indian legislation, with
special stress on the question OF
the conscious dishonesty OF the
administration of Indian probate
matters and Indian leasing Of
ands in Montana to interested
parties; a resolution asking for
better and more honest inspection
If Indian affairs and asking for
/ non-partisan inspecting system
instead of administration forces be-
ng called upon to criticize them
selves and pass on their own
leeds with no voice from the In
liam.
A resolution protesting against
IN attempt to take a six-mile strip
# land from the Blackfoot reser-
alton and add it to Glacier Park;
resolution protesting against the
diversion of the water in certain
treams on the Blackfoot reser-
alton for irrigation purposes; a
esolution condemning the prac-
ice of Blackfeet Indians dancing
t Glacier park hotel for the sake
f obtaining refuse from the kitch-
n: resolution asking for the
assage of S. J. R. 26 and H. j. R.
2. introduced by Senator Wheel
r and Congressman Evans, re5
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