The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-16

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Clair Artz also has a 100 pc
2 cent in arithmetic; while Margal
ct HOLDEN has an average of SO.
could inherit the land after he wa.
dead. He spoke of meager ration'
given the old Indians, saying tina
a two weeks ration was a scool
of flour, about two pounds of ba
con and a few beans. Once h,
said he counted them and there
were 300.
Don't Want Taxes
He does not think Indians should
pay taxes on land they own, mas
much as the land was all the In
dams once, and the whites have
not paid for it according to treaty.
Anyway, there are enough whites
to pay the taxes, he thinks. Speak
ing of the policy of education of
Indian children in Indian schools,
he said he had sent his daughter
to Wahpeton to an Indian school
for five years and, when she re-
turned, she could not talk as good
Englih as he could.
Charley Mosney, a Rocky Boy
Indian who makes his home at
Great Falls, said that he represent
ed a number of Indians at Great
Falls, some of whom were carried
on the rolls of various reserva-
tions, but were not properly cared
for. He said these Indians want
ed land that they could call their
own and if they couldn't get that
there was little hope for them. He
said that the Indians not carried
on the reservation rolls must be-
long somewhere, and should re-
ceive aid. Without Senator Wheel
er's aid, he said, they would never
have any rights.
Better Protection For Aged
Meade Steele, who has been in
Washington several times on be-
half of the Fort Peck Indians, spoke
briefly. He told of his many years
at school and said that he had
served in the army for s or 9 years,
and said that he had made a study
of the subject of the relation of
the Indians to the government. He
believes the matter can be straight
ened out by the government and
thinks it is time the Indians be
given some voice in the manag-
ing of their affairs. Then if they
make mistakes there will be no
body to blame but themselves.
The present amount of bureau red
ape makes it difficult to get ac-
ion from Washington. He wants
care and protection for the
I'D Indians. He said: eve are
living in an age where we will
ave to live like white people"
nd said the Indian wanted ade-
Iuate educational opportunities to
.nable him to get along in the
world. Of the twelve thousand In
.ians who fought in the world war
of whom were drafted, many
id not know what they were
Ighting for. He quoted an old In
ian. whose son lies buried IN
'rnace as saying: 81 thought they
we're fighting for freedom, but
ant notice that things are much
ifferent than they were before.
lr. Steele believes that publicity
viii help their cause.
Joshua Wetsit Talks
Joshua Wetsit said that he be-
.eved that Senator Wheeler would
o something for the Indians If {
hey could just make him under J
tand what was wanted. He be-
the white people have con
iderable sympathy for the Indians. I
lie mentioned that he had hoped
nat Senator Wheeler could be pre- '
ent on the closing day Of the ses-
ion, but az this was not possible
would be necessary TO present
} him later a definite program OF /
hat is desired. {
Bob Hamilton Of Browning, who Z
anne with the Blackfeet delegation, [
poke Of the big problems that {
.nfront the Indiana and said that
Wheeler IL u Of the beet
the indiana have. He ark 9
q that a committee on resolutions
G appointed 20 formulate a def {
tie program, Z
The proposal that Senator I
Wheeler be adopted into the Black.
get tribe occasioned a lively tilt Of
between the Blackfeet'
nd the Assiniboinee who had {