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Vol. XVI. Justice and Fair Dealing for every Indian who desires to become a good Citizen. THE TOMAHAWK. Official Organ of the Minnesota Chippewas. GUS H. BEAULIEU, Founder. Ecittd by THE TOMAHAWK PUB. CO, White Earth Ageicy, Minnesota. Eniered at the Poatofflce at White Earth, Minn., as mail matter ot the Second class. SUISCMPTIOI: $1.50 PER TEAR IH Wild One of the most egregious feat ures dominant at the bearings or sessions of the so called investiga tion was te seeming unrestricted annoying intrusion of Benjamin Caswell, interpreter for Messrs Linnen and Wadsworth, and in cluding others of his iVkvwhenever some of the prominent, progressive mixed blood members of the res ervation sought to elicit informa tion concerning the merits and purposes of the investigation and this vapid display of egotistic pedantry was carried on with the apparent sanction of the said Lionen and Wadsworth. Verily, "a fair and impartial investiga- tion." Such an investigation took place long ago, on that fatal day when the Son of Man was arraigned before the court cf Pontius Pilate and the hideous cry of the rabble horde screamed, "Crucify Him, Crucify Him, prevailed. j. Do Toll 'Em Some More. It is related that on several oc casions during last week's sessions of the LinnenWadsworth in quisition*', h*M at the government boarding school assembly hall, with an average daily attendance of about thirty, mostly of the "warehouse" and indolent and in competent element, the statement was repeatedly made by Mr. Wadsworth something after this fashion, that "the last Congress passed a law,' understand a law, appropriating $10,000 for the use and purposes of the General Coun cil, I am telling you this because 1 want you to know that somebody else is spending your money for you besides the government," etc. Bight you are, and the charming part of this delightful proposition is the fact that the many good friends of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians, in Congress, provided, in spite of the streneous efforts of the Indian bureau officials to the con trary, that "the said sum is to be immediately available," and the disposition thereof is subject to the approval of "the president and secretary of the General Council sad certified to the Secretary of the Interior and as so approved sod certified to be paid," (Public No. 159 65th Congress, H. K. 8696). Thus it will be seen that this particular appropriation is not subject to the annoying and detest* able prevaricating policy of the Indian bureau and, presumably, this if the very particular point which to manifestly grates on Mr. Wadsworth's nerve. And THS TOWAHAWK would respectfully suggest that while Mr. Wadsworth's mental {acuities are waxing warm with delusva extravagance concerning the mat ter of expenditure (by somebody else) of Indian tribal money that fae relate also the fact that it was fchrsstb the initial efforts of the Legislative Committee, General Council, Mian**** Chippewas, that the item of $185,000 inserted in the Indian appropriation bill, marked reimbursable, from Chip pewa tribal funds, at the instance do it.Pioneer Press. of the Indian bureau, was stricken Yes, and there are hundreds of _-- woul-d have been eliminated tirely had not the officials of Indian bureau plead and begged before the Indian Senate Commit tee that the Indian bureau had al ready "made provisions and con tracts' for the several Minnesota reservations and that it was actual ly necessary to have the sum provided," etc. The Senate Com mittee finally yielded, and this at the instance of Senator Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, sanctioned by the members of the Legislative Committee and with the explicit and distinct understanding, on the part of the Indian bureau officials, that in the future this particular annual appropriation from Chip pewa tribal funds, "must be re duced materially if not eliminated altogether." Thus it will be seen that the energetic and timely act ions of the Legislative Committee, in behalf of their kindreds, the Minnesota Chippewas, practically sounded the death knell of future exorbitant appropriations from their tribal funds and likewise succeeded in having the item of $185,000 shaved down to $175,000^ making a clean saving for the' tribe of $10,000. Again in the fall of 1916, through the timely and energetic efforts of the Execu tive committee of the General Council, the officers of the Indian bureau were forced to comply with the Indian's demands for check scalers in re-classifying the timber involved in the former Mille Lacs case, which resulted in gaining for the Chippewa" Indians over two hundred thousand ($200,- 000 00) dollars additional over the previous award of damages in that case. Furthermore, Mr. Wadsworth could, while relating the matter of expenditure of Chippewa tribal money, relate something concern ing the vast expenditure of some $5,000,000 or more, of Chippewa tribal fuuds within the past twenty five years or so. This prodigal squandering of a nation's heritage was conducted under the auspices of the Indian bureau and, today, there seems no material benefit in evidence to have warranted this vast expenditure from ths Chip pewa tribal fund. By all means, Mr. Wadsworth, do tel 'em the whole story concerning the expen diture of Chippewa tribal funcs please do. 1^ Joins Unloosens His English. Asked If HI I Sank In Plaii United States, i Start ii Oratory. Among the fifty Marine recruits leaving for Paris Island tonight will be George Skinaway, Govern ment Indian policeman, Xaytah wasus, Minn. When he approached the re cruiting officer at the local station, he handed him a slip of paper and stood silently at attention. "Do you speak English?" ques tioned the officer. (xeorge replied: **gir, I not only speak the lan guage, but I spsak it perfectly. I am the direct descendant of a great American family, and their motto was liberty and freedom. I am here to enlist my services in the cause which they founded and to defeat i i THE TOMAHAWK the threatened eucroachment autocratic slavery." OFFICIAL ORGAN O THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWAS. Truth before Favor." from the bill in its initial consid- other Indian boys who, like Geo. Harper. And, as may be sup- eration by the Indian committee Skinaway, have enlisted in the posed the component part or this of the House. This exorbitant military and marine service of the poor, demoralized and deluded sum of Chippewa Indian money country, many of them are now in element are taking a most decided en- the trenches on the French*fron*t the fighting for "liberty and world A Lamentable Farce. Developments so far which have strongly revealed themselves in the initial sessions of the Linnen Wadsworth inquisitional which took place at the Indian boarding school assembly hall last week have manifestly emphasized the predictions of THE TOMAHAWK to effect that the whole proceedings is rankly permeated with biased prejudice, distorted with uncon cealed partiality and that it is, sumed-up in a nut-shell, a frantic effort on the part of the Indian bureau to camouflage or more properly speaking "white-wash" any aud all discrepancy on the part of agency officials in the man agement of agency affairs, trans* gressions of incompetent employ ees and, last but not least, to dis credit and impeach the principles, honest purposes and the personelle of the Legislative Committee of the General Council, Minnesota Chippewas. And in seeking to establish credence favorable to these pernicious objectives the in vestigators have, as usual on such like occasions, found no difficulty in enlisting the servile co-opera* fcion of the "warehouse" and non progressive element, especially such as are residing at Pine Point. In fact the present Indian bureau frame-up bears such a strong resemblance to the notorious BurchGraham et al gang pro ceedings which took place here a few years ago, directed mainly against a certain number of pro gressive mixed-blood persons who were striving to better the deplor able condition of their fellow kindred, the Minnesota Chippe was, that it would not be far amiss to class both as a part and parcel of the same cabaliatical category. There seems to lurk throughout each successive sessions the same sinister tsctics, and manifest biased prejudices which made infamous the BurchGraham fiasco. Practi cally toe self-same pernicious ele- White Earth, Becker Cunty, Minnesota, Thursday, July 25. 1918. of ment, including the Rev. Charles Wright, of White Earth "purity- The recruiting officer let George roll" fame, was present at the W W 1 _.^ A 1 ft The most notable the contemptible initial sessions, absentee being stand in the Indian bureau's con tentions in the premises loudly Democracy," a principle which is decrying the mixed-blood and denied the people of their race, especially in the matter of tribal and trust funds, and mainly through the insistentand contempt ible dominence of the Indian bu reau. The treatmant of the Min nesota Chippewas in this respect is. to say the least, a national dis grace and the sooner the pernicious influence of the Indian bureau is abolished, especially on the White Earth reservation, the better will it be for the moral, financial and economic interests of the people thereof. If a man is competent to fight for his country he is certainly competent to take care of what property belongs to him or the members of his family, further more the man who comes loyally forward, be he Indian or other wise, and offers his serviceshis life if need be, to uphold the honor and integrity of his native land is entitled to far more honor and consideration than the political protegee who occupy swivel-chair positions in the Indian bureau service and who would fain deny him and his people the wonted privilege of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," more es pecially Liberty. progressive members of the reser vation the honest aims and pur poses of the General Council, in fact, everything that savors of progressive and industrious pur suits and as loudly proclaiming the continuance of the demoraliz ing agency "warehouse-ration system, likewise the alms-house agency boarding school system. And THE TOMAHAWK reiterates, in the most emphatic terms, its previous contentions to effect, viz: that the progressive, law abiding, tax paying citizens, mem bers of the reservation, who num ber over four fifth of a population of 6,200 people, can not hope or look for a "fair, just and impar tial investigation", in a verbal sense, concerning, present prevail ing deplorable conditions only through the stable and liberal medium of a Congressional inves tigation, all arguments to the contrary notwithstanding. Versatile Windmill. A windmill in Europe prinrin prnln to flour for a baker and then mixes and kneads It into dough. Hold Up Your Head. A pig's nose is nearly always In ths ground. I Citizen Indians. In What way Would a General Declara- tion of Citizenship Affect the Indians. (By Dennison Wheelock, in American Indian Magazine.) "H is unreasonable to expect all Indians who are given patents in fee simple for their allotments to to be successful in view of their limited training in handling their own business affairs for in fact many of them sell their land and squander their money in drink. However, this is not an argument against making the Indians citi zens and giving them their prop erty to do with as they see fit. 1 cite the case of a certain Oneida Indian who ran through his money until he had only twenty-five cents left and no one would loan him any money. This-lndian managed to get to Milwaukee, Wis., where he got a job. By application and industry he rose to a position of responsibility. This shows what a worthless Indian can do for him self if the medicine of necessity is supplied to him. Another Indian whose patent in fee simple was re fused by the Department because he was clearly incompetent and in capable of managing his own affairs was permitted to sell his allotment for $900.00 cash. The money was deposited in a bank to his credit and was drawn out in $10 monthly installments upon checks isssued under the supervis ion of the Commissioner of Indian Affaias. This man was a heavy drinker and practically every time (Continued on 8th. Page.) wmn iMHM When you want the best Whits Earth, In Groceries, Dry Goods, Winter Clothing, Footwear, etc., call on us. We're right here every day in the year (except Suuday) to supply you with any and everything you may need in THE BEST AND PUREST GROCERIES IN THE MARKET. TheB.L. Fairbanks Company, 4 Published in behalf of, and to secure the welfare of the Indians of the United States. POCKET BILLIARDS Cigars & Tobacco, Soft Drinks, Confections, 1 carry a full line of Cigars, Cigarretts and Tobacco. A good place to spend the evening. Come in and get acquainted. 6E0. J. JOHNSON, Prop. White Earth, Minn. Finest line of Stationery and School Supplies MAGAZINE Subscriptions. Stationery Store. White Earth, Minn. 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