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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-02-08
Government Sets Up
Machinery AS Step
Towards Settling
Billion Dollar Claim

Impressive Roadway towards
realizing upwards of a million
dollars from the federal govern
nent, an unpaid amount owed to
the Blackfeet tribe for Montana
lands that the tribe relinquished
under conditions of early day
treaties is being made in Wash
ington. on the basis of a news
story Of the Associated Press
Tuesday.
Following is the news story:
The house rules committee to-
day approved legislation to set up
an Indian claims commission and
establish a five.year statute of H.
mutations o n filing of Indian
claims against the government.
The bill. of which Representa-
tive Stigler, D.. Okla, is author,
already has received unanimous
approval of the house Indian af-
fairs committee.
, 1t would establish q three-man
commission to pass on all Indian
claims. All such claims would
have to be filed within five years
from the day the bill becomes
law. They would be barred there
after. The commission would ex-
list 10 years.
Leo M. Kennerly. who was
elected member of the board of
directors of the National Con-
gress of American Indians at its
annual meeting here last Novem-
Der, said that this weeks legisla-
tive action, undoubtedly, was due
; in great part to the pressure ex.
erted by the Indian group
through its legislative commit
tee.
Similar claims, Kennerly said,
have over fine years been filed by
other tribes of the United States.
Government agents dealing with
the tribes for their lands we're
authorized to acquire the lands
under set prices. The govern
ment having failed to live up to
its contracts, original unpaid
sums together with interest now
total over a billion dollars.
The Blackfeet tribe, KennerIy
said. is among the larger claim
ants. Once the government took
steps towards a settlement. he
said, and countered with an un.
just claim sgaintt the Blackfeet
tribe. the outcome being con-
troversy that brought proceed
ings to stand-still.
Renewal of the proceedings
this week in Washington indi-
Gates that Indians everywhere are
on the threshold of a better
day. Kennerly pointed out. Eth
er that or the government in deal
ing with the Indians in treaty
days did so without honor and
integrity, he said.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-02-08
OverMilGon Dollars Treaty Money
May Be Paid To Blackfeet Tribe

} IlQOhlO
Canadian Indians
Get $25o,ooo As
Annual Treaty Money
Each passing summer sees
Canada's Indians enriched by ap.
| proximately s250.00O i n treaty
money, paid annually under pro-
visions of treaties made between
the Government and the Indians
lin parts of Ontario, the prairie
provinces and the Northwest
Territories according to a feature
appearing in the Christian Sci
ence Monitor magazine section
recently.
Treaty payment day is looked
forward to as an annual event of
great importance. Indians living
distant from the treaty payment
location will journey days to
reach the post; will give up all
other work to be present at the
biggest holiday of the year,
Payment of the treaty money
is made by the India
agent, who is usually accompani-
ed by doctor and a member
of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police. In many cases the paying
officer is a doctor, and at some
more remote points payment of
the treaty money is made by
police officers.
| The amount Of the treaty mon
ey varies, some treaties calling
for SIS and others for 81, to be
paid each man, woman and child.
In some treaty payments the
chief and his elected councillors
receive additional sums as we'll as
new badges of Office.
| In addition t o distributing
treaty money, the paying officers
discuss all matters of interest to
the Indians and inspect their
houses and tents.
! In some instances the treaty
payment party still travels to the
treaty grounds by boat. but in
the more remote districts the air.
plane is used wherever practi.
cable and has resulted in a great
Saving of time and hardship. Pom
toon-equipped aircraft are usual.
Iy used, which allows landings on
lakes and rivers in the vicinity
of Indian Settlements.
The treaties between the white
men and the Indians in Canada
we're signed with the first settle.
ment of western Canada. Various
monuments have been erected to
mark the occasions and the sites
where some of these early Indian
treaties were made.
While early treaties date back
to 1877, others were made as re-
Gently as 1880 with Indians of
northern Ontario. and there are
still Indians in northern Quebec
who have not yet signed treaties
with the white man.
In exchange for relinquishing
their lands the Canadian Indians
we're allotted liberal land reserves,
and every man. woman and child
of the families concerned receiv-
ed $l2. Annual treaty payments
to western Canadian Indian
chiefs amount to S25 a year. Sis
to each minor chief or councillor,
and IS to other Indians. In addi-
ton, Indians receive every other
i Continued On page four
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-02-08

Besides its wealth Of forest products,
Tennessee is important for its output
of corn, cotton, hay and tobacco.
Cotton and tobacco alone provide
about rs per cent of the states cash
income from crops. Dairy cattle are
improving with milk and manufac-
tured products increasing as a con-
sequence. Agriculture generally
adds to National wealth that stands
behind all Savings Bonds purchased.
y. S. Tredrr, Department
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-02-08

Try Chief Advertising.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
Editor of The Protestont
Calls on Dulles to Resiop

NEW YORK. Aug. S lP,.-Ken-
meth Leslie, editor of The Protes-
tant, called on John Foster Dulles
In cable yesterday to resign as
chairman of the conference of in
ternational church leaders meeting
at Cambridge, England, ito save us
from the embarrassment of your
false leadership"
1t was announced Saturday at the
conference, which Is sponsored by
the World Council of Churches
that Protestant leaders of eight ma
tions favored joint action on world
problems by Protestants and Roman
Catholics.
Mr.. Leslie said the announce
ment was the result of "a concerted
effort long planned and skillfully
executed on the part OF reactionary
elements in Professionalism"
Mr.. Dulles is New York attor-
ney and chairman of the Commits
sion on Just and Durable Peace
OF the Federal Council OF Churches
You, Mr.. Dulles" Mr.. Leslie said
in the cable, "do not represent
American Professionalism from close
knowledge of the free churches of
America. Based on definite can
vass of their clergy, the Protestant
can state with authority that the
vast majority Of Protestant minis
ters will look with horror upon your
recommendations"
Evening star., 1946-08-06
Russian ENJOYS
Wife Gets Paris
Plane on 9th Try
BY Ire As,osfoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.--Mys. Lydia
Novikov, wife OF the Russian AM
bassador to the United States. finally
got a seat on plane for Paris yes,
terday after eight trips to Lse
Guardia Field. In Russia, she said.
we try to be more careful" about
such things. !
She arrived late for the II am.
flight Saturday and her seat was
forfeited, Trans World Airlines ofYI-
cials said. d"
She left few hours later on ans''
other plane, but 1t was forced to turn
back because of engine trouble. a'
Mrs. Novikov told reporters She
made five trips to the airport Sun
day. but each time the Paris bound
planes. fully loaded, left without her.
Such things happen everywhere;
even in our country" she said. But :
we try to be more careful with dip
lomatic people and their wives" q
She said her Paris trip was 'just
Evening star., 1946-08-06
Cotton Growers Vote
10 Establish 40 Cents
As Minimum Price
BY the As,oeio,sd Pres.

ATLANTA, Aug. 6-Southern cot
ton farmers. representing States
from Oklahoma to the Carolinas.
Yesterday voted to establish mini
mum prices of 40 cents a pound for
cotton and 500 ton for cotton seed.
These prices, plus whatever else
we can get" would be on Is lsths
middling cotton, fob. Memphis.
Tenn, and on mo grade seed at the
nearest warehouse.
Shortly after voting the floors
Under lint and weed, the ero,,p
voted to name Tom Linder. Georgia
agriculture commissioner, as chair
man OF a committee to work out
means Of enlisting the cooperation
OF all cotton growers.
The farmers said they could not
afford to take the risk of planting
At present prices and each told OF
reducing acreage or getting out OF
the cotton business altogether. They
proposed to work out a marketing
plan whereby they would hold their
crop until the market reached 40
cents or more, or they simply would
offer their crops following harvest
and refuse to accept less than the
minimum price.
The farmers action came after
Chairman Thomas of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, had said he
was almost certain that cotton
will be 40 cents pound"
In setting the minimum, however,
he said, II don't think the farmers
are justified in trying to hold up
the public-as some groups would
by holding out for 81 a pound. And
] wouldn't recommend a farmers
strike, but I do think they should
get fair price"
Earlier the Senator recommended
the farmers place their crop under
Government loan at 925 per cent
of parity or under straight bank
loans and hold it until the price
goes up
Evening star., 1946-08-06
Champions Of Bridge Pair,
May Be Named Tomorrow
BY the Associated Pres,

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-Mrs. Heller
Sobel OF New York and Mrs. Wilkin-
son Wagar of Atlanta. Ga, led q
f1eld OF So women's bridge pairs to-
day in the summer tournament of the
American Contract Bridge League.
Heading field of 102 mems pairs
were Waldemar K Won Zedtwitz ano
A. M. Barnes, both of New York.
The two events, both nationa
Championships, have the largest
entry in league history. Champions
are expected to be crowned tomor-
row.
Lee Hazen and Sylventer Gintell
New York, and Mrs. Olive Peterson
and Mrs. B. M. Colder of Philadel-
phia, are defending champions.
In a third national title event, fol
mixed teams, the combination o
Mrs. r. B. Fuller, Mrs. Valerie Kleir
and Robert Chatkin, New York, anc
Ben A. johnson. Spartanburg, s. C.
and Philadelphia team of Mrs. C
r. Evans, Ludwig Kabakjian anc
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond H. Sond-
helm, are tied for the lead.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
.CIO Charges KIonsmen
Threaten Shop Stewurd
hY the As.ocinfsd er.,s

MIAMI. Fla. Aug. 6.-Chairman
Gordon S. Henderson Of the main
tenance workers unit of the Air
Transport Workers tCIO) said to-
day the Ku Klux Klan was behind
threats made yesterday against the
life of Roosevelt Winfield, Pan
American Airways' coIored employe
and union shop steward. "
Mr.. Winfield said he had been
stopped by three men in black hoods
and gowns and warned to cease his
union activity.
IF you don't" he quoted one Of
the men, well give you a chance
to drink up part of that water in
the bay" =
CIO officials said they had tele-
graphed the FBI in Washington for
an investigation and had asked
Miami police to protect Mr.. Winfield.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
Roosevelt College Buys
Old Chicago Auditorium
BY the A<.ocio.ed nrsss


CHICAGO. Aug. GA famous
Chicago landmark, the old Audi
torium Building, has been purchased
by Roosevelt College, Edwin r. EN-
bree, chairman of the schools Board
of Directors, announced yesterday
The 10-story building fronting on
Michigan avenue at Congress street
was formally dedicated in 1889, with
President Benjamin Harrison pres
ent at the dedication.
Since September, 1942. 1t has beer
operated as Chicago's fourth serv-
icemen's center.
Roosevelt College, an accredited
school Of liberal arts, science, com.
merce and music, was founded last
year. The purchase price was $500.
900. Mr.. Embree said.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
Boys Forum 10 Open
Full Pledged Political
Campaign Here Today

Youthful delegates to the Ameri-
can Legion's five-day boys forum on
the Federal Government, including
Representative Of the District of CO.
lumbia and every State, will settle
down to the serious business OF con-
Quoting fall -fiedged political cam
paign" today.
The opposing parties" expected
to clash in the nomination of can
didates to head a sample Legislative
body Of the Junior Legionnaires, are
the Federalist Party and the Ma
tional Constitutionalists
Vance A. Barnes. 21-year- -old Navy
veteran from Birmingham, Ala. was
named chairman of the Constitu-
tionalists In mock party caucus
yesterday.
Party Chairmen 10 Speak.
Representative Carroll Reece, Re-
publican. of Tennessee, and Post
master General Robert Hannegan
chairmen of the Republican and
Democratic National Committees
will address the convention today on
the political system.
Later, the boys will hear talks by
Senator Barkley. Democrat, OF Ken
lucky; Senator vandenberg. Repub-
lican, of Michigan, and Senator Con-
naily, Democrat, of Texas.
Yesterday the SO delegates heard
Admiral Nimitz, chief OF naval
operations, urge that more young
men dedicate themselves to the
struggle TO preserve the peace, warn
ing that the present generation OF
youth must be better prepared than
| it's predecessors if catastrophe is to
be averted.
John l.. Sullivan, Undersecretary
OF the Navy; Admiral King, war
time chief of naval operations; Gen
Vandegrift, Marine Corps commsn-
der and Col. Timothy A. McInerny
information director of the Justice
Department, also addressed the con-
vention yesterday.
Secretary of War Patterson and
top Army officials welcomed the
boys to the Pentagon Building yes
terday afternoon and personally ex-
! planned how the War Department
and the general staff ticks"
Advised by Patterson.
Mr.. Patterson advised the boys
! that while the Government ma
chinery might appear 'overpowering
and colossal" the officials who op-
crate it are merely human beings,
after all, and are not endowed with
an overabundance of worldly wis
dom, except in theory. He charac-
terized the Legion's annual custom
OF bringing the youths to Washing
ton as splendid enterprise.
The boys were introduced to the
Army officials by Brig. Gen. Claude
B. Ferenbaugh. commanding gener-
al of the Washington Military Dis
trict. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, chief of
the Army Ground Forces and 1t.
Gen. j. Lawton Collins. director of
! information addressed the boys.
The youths. accompanied to Ar
lington Cemetery yesterday after
noon by Brig. Gen. Ferenbaugh,
placed a wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
Later, they visited the exhibit of
war weapons on the Monument
Grounds, where formal guard
mount was held in their honor by
members OF the 703rd and 712th
Military Police Battalions.
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Evening star., 1946-08-06
Churches
Continued From First Page.

forward on this" he emphasized
adding:
Russia thinks Of an atomic au-
thority as Trojan horse to get be-
hind the iron curtain and impair
her defense, and there is some rea-
son historically for this view.
However on the basis Of my con-
facts with American political lead
ers, I am sure the United States Is
entirely honorable in its atom pro-
posals. The plan for international
control could be extended so that
armaments more and more would
be brought under control.
Another speaker. DR.. Reinhold
Neibuhr of Union Theological Sem
mary in New York, said the Prot
estant Church cannot join the Vat
ican in holy war on Russia
Earlier the conference agreed that
differences of opinion between Rus
sia and the west underscored need
for commission to study thor
oughly the churchs position con-
corning political and social tensions
Previous discussions had cast doubt
on whether such a commission was
needed.
Mr.. Dulles laid the groundwork
for the new debate on what he
termed "a rather appalling array of
tensions among the big powers
The establishment of an Interna- :
tional Protestant Commission on
World Affairs was urged yesterday
by American churchmen "to counter
balance the expanding influence of
power politics. but British and con-
tinental clerics said such a plan
might cause the church to be con-
sidered "as simply another power
bloc
Speaking for the plan at the
second days session of the Inter-
national Conference on World Order
were Methodist Bishop G. Bromley
Oman of New York, president of
tn, federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America; Walter w. van
Kirk OF New ork. secretary of the
Commission on a Just and Durable
Peace, and Prof. Georgia Hardness of
Northwestern University, Evanston
III.
Bishop Oman. described Metho-
dist program for inducing Ameri-
cans 'fn the little towns and on the
farms" to think in international
terms and discuss the problems of
peace with their legislators. He
asked If it were not possible to have
at world level an organization as ef-
fective as that"
Mr.. van Kirk said power politics
are seeking to expand their influence
and the churches must act to
counter balance them" He added
that the United Nations may die
but we do not want it to die be-
cause the Christian church Is too
weak"
Prof. Harkness urged that undue
caution" be cast aside and swift
action taken.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
U. S. Whisky Production
Is More Thun TripIed
BY the As.oeioied Press

American distillers turned out
lat ,476, 900 gallons of whisky during
the fiscal year ended last June 30
That was nearly 106 10000 gallons
more than was produced in the pre-
vious year of rigid wartime re-
strictions, Treasury report showed
today.
Despite the larger output, how
ever, bottled in bond Withdrawals
dropped from 9,578.000 gallons te
6 1853, 900. Stocks at the end of the
year totaled 374.073, 900 gallons, ar
increase during the II months of 66,-
485 900 gallons.
Evening star., 1946-08-06

of the Ukraine earlier asked dele
gates to the conference to stand by
the two-thirds voting rule.
Mr. Manuilsky said the Ukraine
would prefer that most decisions
be taken unanimously, but he added
IF that cannot be achieved it de-
sires something approaching it," He
said adoption of the two-thirds
rule would best reflect the wishes
of the peoples of formerly occupied
countries.
A bloc of small nations led by
Australia and the Netherlands is
fighting in the Rules Committee for
adoption of procedure by which q
simple majority of the 2l nations
at the conference could send recon-
rhendations on treaty drafts to the
Foreign Ministers Council.
The parley's Rules Committee
wrangled for nine and half hours
yesterday without reaching agree
ment, or without even exhausting
all the arguments When Chairman
Spaak sent the diplomats to their
hotels this morning at a half hour
after midnight, there still were five
nations to be heard from-and each
speech had to be given in three
tongues
This dreary process of translation
prolonged an argument which has
plagued the Conference ever since
it opened last week-the question
of whether simple majority or a
clear two-thfrd vote shall be re-
quired to recommend to the Big
-Four changes in the treaty drafts
for Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary,
Italy and Romania.
Wording of Amendments.
Here is the way the various
amendments on voting procedure
are worded:
British Recomenda tions
of the plenary conference shall be of
two kinds, one, those adopted by
two-thirds majority vote; and two.
those which obtain a majority of
more than half but less than two
thirds of the members of the con-
ference. Both types of recominenda-
tons shall be submitted 10 the
Council of Foreign Ministers for
their consideration"
French Should a pro-
posed recommendation not receive q
two-thirds majority but only a
simple majority it may at the re-
quest of the states which voted for
it be referred to the Council OF For
eign Ministers, which will examine
this proposal
Soviet version" Should pro-
posed recommendation not receive
a two-thirds majority, the states
which voted for this proposal may
refer it to the Council of Foreign
Ministers, which will examine this
proposal"
DR.. Herbert V. Evatt of Australia
offered another amendment which
would extend the British proposal
to recommendations by the con-
ference commissions tcommittees)
as well.
Evening star., 1946-08-06
b-Day Moratorium
Declared on New
Federal Projects

A 56-day moratorium on start
ing new Federal construction
projects went into effect today
as part of move aimed at lop-
ping $70o, ,OOO, 900 off the 81 ,600,-
900, 900 public works program fol-
this fiscal year.
The Federal Government has an
inescapable responsibility to post
pone all but the most urgent pro-
jects while the present dangerous
infiationary pressures exist" Re-
conversion Director John r. Steel
man said late yesterday in announc-
ing the move.
His order that no Federal agen-
cies award any construction con-
tracts between today and October /
exempted only projects costing $4,000
or less, hospitals for veterans, hous-
ing for veterans, overseas military
projects, the Manhattan tatom
bomb project. and access roads to
timber lands.
Urges Careful Screening.
He directed agency heads to sub
Ject their construction programs to
rigorous screening" during the
moratorium to eliminate all but "ab-
solutely essential projects, and said
the whole program would have to
be cut by 100000 900 to conform to
President Trumans anti-inf1ation
budget.
Projects which the agency heads
consider cannot be deferred will have
to be approved by Mr.. Steelman and
either Civilian Production Admins
traitor John D. Small or Housing Ex-
pediter Wilson w. Wyatt for con-
tracts to be awarded between Octo-
Der ] and next April /.
While no specific projects have yet
been chosen for the deferred list.
ofncials said those most likely to be
postponed include such military con-
struction as warehouses and officers
clubs, some airports, certain reclaim
alton. flood control and highway
projects.
Mr.. Steelman made it clear that
the moratorium does not affect con-
tracts already awarded or funds
which have been committed for work
scheduled to start before October /,
AS an example OF the drain the
81 500, 900, 900 Federal program might
impose on supplies if it were carried
out in full, a CPA official said il
would take about 27 per cent of the
entire supply of cement and around
per cent OF the total lumber output
In calling for postponement OF
elimination of projects, Mr.. Stee,.
man urged Federal agencies making
loans or grants to State and local
groups TO seek their cooperation in
postponing public works construction
wherever this can be done without
1eopardizing health, safety or essen
tial services"
Among these Federal agencies are
the Public Roads Administration
which makes dollar for dollar grants
Tor public highways. and tho Civi
Aeronautics Administration, which
makes similar grants for airport
construction.
Whether these projects will be in.
cluded among those affected must
await agency reports due to 70 ts
Mr.. Steelman by September 80.