The Fort Peck press., 1935-10-31

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at this point that
the suggestion was made to extend the
invitation to the Southeastern Stock
, association.
There should certainly be the best
of feeling and entire harmony of action
between the stockmen of the two
countries. Our interests are Identical,
and by arrangements between the two
associations that would secure recipro-
city of action, it would doubtless tend
to discourage stock thieves and assist
in the recovery of stolen animals in
both countries" wrote the Miles City
editor further.
The opinion of the S~tockgrowers'
Journal, of which S. A. Marney was
the editor, was that there should be
close relations between the two as
~sociations, 'and the executive COM
mittees of the two bodies should
understand each others actions thor
oughly and have frequent COM
munication. 1t should be made a duty
OF the inspectors of each association
to look after the interests of the other
with the same fidelity that they look
after their own.
while the various county and United
States officers in the west are perhaps
as efficient as any set of officers in
the whole country, yet they are hedged
about with laws and restrictions that
impair their ability to aid in hunting
down criminals in this country of mag
nificent distances. The stockmen must
rely to a great extent on the services of
the officers of their associations for
protection against range thieves and
for the recovery OF animals stolen by
Indians. This being the case, it would
seem that there should be no delay in
entering into a treaty with our breth-
rem of the north, whereby mutual in
terests will be protected"
While no definite relationship was
established as a result of the invita-
ton, the proposal, on the other hand,
evoked editorial comment from the
newspaper, writing under the caption
Reciprocity" said:
"The StockgrowerS' Journal, Miles
City, wants reciprocity with Canada in
the matter of horse thieves. The Jour-
nails explanation of this reciprocity is
American officials should be al
lowed to chase Indian horse thieves
the Canadian territories, and pun
ish them, and that our officials should
be allowed to do the same in the Unit
ed States.
"We do not exactly allow American
to chase Indians over our
country and punish them when caught
for we give the Indian the same priv
leges of justice as the white mani, but
We do the next best thing. Our auth
will chase the thief who has
committed depredations in Montana,
punish him as severity when caught
Is if the crime had been committed on
his side of the line. For two years or
more we have tried to induce Montana
newspapers to urge the Introduction of
similar law in that territory. Until
hey do, it can scarcely be expected
hat our authorities will risk a conflict
" our Indians, a party of police is al
rays sent out and every effort made to
ecover the property. Hundreds OF
LorSeS have been recovered in this way,
without any cost to the owners, X
ept their own personal expense.
1.-THE man who goes from this side
ares differently. Sheriffs and mar
halls over there don't banker after a
ob of this kind unless there is money
l it, and either our men get no as
all from the authorities, or
Ise they have to pay mighty well Tor
1.-THE Benton River Press and other
journals have taken this mat
II up in the right spirit and done what
lev cam. but the question remains just
5 it was. We again call their atten-
to it, and would suggest n a those
lembers of the Montana legislature
represent the stock interest, insist
the next session on the passage OF an
It which will give us the same advant-
yes they enjoy. Reciprocity in this
latter is a pretty good thing, u
.ciprocity where one side does all the
,ciprocating, is about played out"