The Glacier reporter., 1963-09-12
a MINUTE
WITH MI


three years ago. We saw. or at
least We thought we did. a great
economic potential and the pos
sibIlI;y 10 get badly needed new
industry on the reservation
Cons, quentIy. We discussed the
proposal at great lengths with
the vice president OF the dispos-
al firm. and became more firmly
con, Inced of the great advan-
iagrs contained and at no
danger. as was visualiZed by
In" OF the COunCiImen.
y q result OF my affirmative
a:u,ute was branded by some
- Promoting a cause 10 ami
hIla;C the Indians and the whole
rcscr' alton Earthquakes were
N!sual,zed as opening the under
g-ound storage chambers TO re
lease the radioactive waste
which IN turn would lay waste
10 the whole reservation. and
probably the whole state. We
simply gave up.
Now. in this news release. we
find that several communities in
the state of Washington and 9th
CT state ). are carrying on a run.
nIrg battle and vying with
everything. including legal
means. TO get the waste burial
program located in their com
munIties The governor OF Wash
iHgiOn stated. The program
would virtually assure our eco
nOmiC destiny"
II would appear that we
missed the boat again. as has
often happened due to lack OF
fOrC sight into the future. On
the other hand. 1t might be
wCIl to attempt 10 renew negoti-
atoms ard investigations with
the Petroleum Research Corp
There may still be a chance
Looking around the country.
ard the world. We find that We
aren't the only ones having
troubles J.FK seems to be sit
ting night in the middle Of mos.
of a. Negro IntegraiiOn. Tax
Cuts. Foreign Aid, Railroad
Strikes. Tes; Ban Treatv. Wet
Nam ard a dozen other untaste-
ful situations.
No IT'S not because the pTesi-
dent is . Democrat. or al least
rot altogether for that reason.
that he is in the middle Of the
muddle: it's simply because he
Is pr side1t and they have
al had their troubles. Democrat
or RepubIican But. in 90
calling the glorious campaign
s7eeches we had expected that
nv this time we would be free
~ war wOrry. internal strife, in
ierral rCvnue troubles. foreign
aid burdens, and have twO cars
N a three-car garage Seems
that We are deeper in debt, have
more troubles internally and eX-
iernally. and have only one car
ard no garage - both mort
gased to the hilt' Sort Of re-
minds Us OF the old song about
One more day and deeper in
debt - owe my soul 10 the
Company Store. - only IN this
case. the government seems TO
be the Company Store. and we
have m0rtgaged not only our
own souls. but the souls Of the
next two generations,
How in the dickens a man can
lock al the blaring red figures
that indicate our national debt,
then turn around and tell US
that We are stronger economl-
caIly. financially and men
,aIIy7 It's like grandpa used to
say about the weather. 1t amt
gonna change none, now, but
when 1t does It's gonna get
worse
Grandpa used TO laugh about
learning the hard way. 1T took
me four years" he used to say
until I learned why that team
n bosses never could pull a de-
con, load. They just never
learned TO pull together at the
s,me time" People and polItlcs
aren't so different from horSes.
Il has always irked me to hear
some politician say. See %nat
we have done for you. Ihat
v,,rd we" appears to mean only
,bose connected with him or his
nsrtv and he would have US be
Iieye that the money came from
his own personal account or that
~ his associates. All one has TO
40 Il 10 look at the national
deb, and he can readily see
,rbcre the money comes from
or look at his income tax
gness I will always be look
ing fer the politician who can
ne bc sSked for the least out
side aid for his constituents -.