The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-12-22
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the real name must accompany Ike
article for the editors information.
Views expressed in this column are
those OF the writer who submitted
the article and do not necessarily
agree with the policy of this paper.1
Iwish to, through your paper
call the attention of the people
of Hardin town to the evil
practice of posting public eat
ing houses with SIGNS mo In
dians or MexicanS Served Here,
This is an insult to say the
least to the native Americans
who owned the United States
from coast to coast and who
were good enough to give all Of
the Country from Powder ri
yer in wyoming to the Missouri
river in Montana excepting the
present Crow reservation for an
average price of 4 cents per
acre which by all standards of
Fair play was a grossly made
quate consideration, so that all
of you people living in Hardin
and within the boundaries of
this Crow reservation area may
have homes and to carve out
your fortunes.
The signs that business hous-
es post in their windows ex-
hibits the nights Of ingratitude
Tor the unparalleled gifts of
land the Crow people made for
your comfort and material
gains.
The people of Hardin are and
have been clamoring for fur
ther cessions by the Crows
which will again further en-
nance their property values and
make Hardin a town several
times its present size by popu-
lation. I refer to all agitation
for the construction of the Vel
loWtail dam and the proposed
irrigation system to cover over
$4,000 acres of Indian and white
owned land and, the expected
large tourist trade and other
material benefits that would
naturally accrue to Hardin
lowtail damsite is built.
Your hands are outstretched
for all these mater al benefits;
yet, at the same time, you draw
the racial and color lines and
create Jim Grow conditions of
diSreSpect ard Determinations
against the Crow people who by
existing law and natural habi-
tation are the u%ndisputed own
erS of the property you seek
from time immemorial and an
tidating the advent of the
white man upon the American
continent.
The question arises: How can
you condemn a people from who
you seek and ask valuable pro-
perry concessions and at the
same time dam and astracize
them socially as well as other
wise? This just does not make
sense but clearly exhibits the
lowest and basest of human ma
ture and relations and an utter
disregard for the American way
of life for which 1t is proclaim
ed to conform to American ma
tiona1 concepts of Give and let
live" and the American nation
al concept of human relation
ship based. upon the American |
constitution. the Bill Of rights,
the Atlantic Charter, the San
Francisco convention of nations
to foster world wide brother |
hood of man, Durnbarton Oaks,
the Sermon on the mount, and
the recent declarations of the
civil rights of minority groups
in the U. s. by both president
Truman and Franklin D. RooSe-
welt.
On the supreme court building
and the Justice department
building in Washington is en-
blazened the emblem, equal
justice under law to ALL" This
declaration of the United
States to the entire country
should be posted at every street
corner in Hardin to remind its
citizens that they are living in
the land and home of the Crow
who as stated, gracious
lv and willingly gave up valu-
able land properties so tbnt all
Of you including those of you
who post the evil signs of mo
Indians or Mexicans wanted
may have homes for
your selves, your wives and
and the very least
that any of you who have cleo
ted to live among us and share
our bounty as you have been
and which puts money
for you in the banks, is to
show no outward signs of hat
red. and to offer an eupal op-
oortunitv to enjoy and share all
the rights under law and So
,iety YOU claim unto yourselves.
This it is respectfully submitted,
a very fair request and I an
peal to all of the Christian la
lies and gentlemen of Hardin
and Big Horn county and all of
The ministers of the gospel to