4-4 *
Senator
Thomas
BRINGS THIS MESSAGE OF
ASSURANCE TO THE INDIANS
OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
‘‘For the reason that Oklahoma has nearly one-half the Indian popu-
lation of the Nation, I sought membership on the Indian affairs Com-
mittee when I went to the U. S. Senate. I was given this position, altho,
at that time, I was a minority member and could do nothing toward in-
fluencing the policy. But I went to work, nevertheless, for the Indians,
who, prior to that time, had been a forgotten and neglected race.
‘‘With the change that has taken place in the political control of
the Senate, I have been advanced until I am Chairman of the Committee,
where I have the position, as well as the ambition, to do important work
for the Indians.
“Since I have been a member of the Committee, the whole policy
of the Government has been changed in its relations with the Indians,
instead of the Indian having to go to Washington at his own expense to
see the Great White Father, as he was compelled to do for a hundred
and forty years, in order to present his case, the Washington govern-
ment now goes to the Indian.
“Under this new policy, I have brought the Senate Committee to
Oklahoma to investigate, at first hand, the Indian situation. I have
brought the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Oklahoma twice for the
same purpose. This new arrangement is going to alter the condition of
the Indians and their relationship with the Federal Government and give
their problems a sensible and thoroughly democratic treatment.
“So long as I am Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs,
which means so long as 1 am in the Senate, the Indians may be sure
that their case, whatever it may be. will have full and direct attention.
(signed) ELMER THOMAS.
This message coming from the Senator at this time, follows the
encouraging line of his telegram of April twelfth, tu Mr. Bruner.
April 12 AM 11 42
KMAF 43 27 Govt-SK Oklahoma City. 13 1124 A
Joseph Bruner,
Sapulpa, Okla.
Have your letter and will reply fully. You are doing good work
in urging maximum benefits for Indians and will cooperate with you to
fullest possible extent.
(signed) ELMER THOMAS
It would require many years for a new man in the
Senate to reach the position of importance to the Indians
that now is occupied by Senator Thomas. This position
should not be surrendered.
Pd Pol. Adv. Contributed by Friends of Senator Klmer Thomas
MANDARIN CAFE
FOR
CHOW MEIN
CHOP SUEY
and CHOICE STEAKS
Phone 2-7093
118 E. Third TULSA. OKLA
OCTOBER 14,193*
THE INDIAN REVEALER, SAMLPA, CREEK COUNTY, OKLA.
PAGE THREE
Taxes and Indians
(Tula* Daily World, Bopt. 11, IMS)
I have lived under every United
State* Indian Agent from Robert L.
Owen to the preeent superintendent,
landmen. They were first designated
agents, now they are superintendents.
Lands formerly belonging to the
Five Civilised Tribes were allotted
over 30 years ago and the greater
number of allottees have sold their
allotments—very few restricted In-
dians have even their homesteads
left. Yet the taxpayer should behold
the hundreds of employes in the Mus-
kogee agency force, pretending to
supervise (?) the Indians!
We have been bureaued, restricted,
regulated and reformed by agency
employees long enough.
From June 30, 1933, to December
1, 1936, congress appropriated 3186,
665,723.72 and turned it over to the
Indian bureau—a sum so vast it
would have paid every allotted Ind-
ian in Oklahoma $1,800
I call upon taxpayers and legisla-
tors to help abate this gigantic farce.
During ay kfettne, there have been
12 commissioners at Indian affairs
(?) most of whom art dead, yet the
machine rolls on with multiplied
thousands of government hirelings
supervising (?) Indians who have
been declared United States citizens
and their tribal lands allotted to them
32 years sgo. Is this vast sum paid
to Indians? No!
Merchants and bankers, oilmen and
capitalists should rise up and de-
mand the abolishment of this Indian
nursery. What little restrictions
should be maintained can be adjudi-
cated by county courts. Indian child-
ren are eligible to attend all schools
and colleges and if congress contin-
ues to appropriate vast sums—pay it
to the Indians and not to the thou-
sands and thousands of Indian su-
pervisors (?).
JOSEPH BRUNER,
Pres , American Indian Federation.
Sapulpa, Okla.
Dedication program Will Rogers
Memorial will be held at Claremore,
Oklahoma, on Nov. 4, 1938.
EXPERIENCED
IMPARTIAL
COURTEOUS
Dee T. Watters
DEMOCRAT
FOR
SHERIFF
YOUR SUPPORT SOLICITED
(Pd.Pol.Adv.)
C. D. (Dave)
Wilson
DEMOCRAT FOR
County Commissioner
Honesty, ability, industry and experience should
be the public's yardstick for appraising those who
seek public office.
I am a native of Oklahoma and a resident, over
the past fifteen years, of the Central Commissioner’s
district of Ottawa County. I know something of the
hardships of the farmer and the laboring man; what
it means to make “every nickle count.” I have had
experience in the handling of large sums of money,
public and private.
As I have heretofore stated, Ottawa county is in
business in no small way, and this business is largely
under the direction and supervision of your county
commissioners. I believe in economy in the conduct
of government; in the spending of the public’s money
as though it were private money. I believe too, in
meeting the actual needs of the poor and unfortunate
against the time w hen they may be able to help them-
selves without public aid.
1 solicit your vote and support upon my record.
If elected I pledge you the same honest and economic
administration of your business for the next two
years.
L D. (Dave) WILSON
(pd. Pol. Adv.)
Indians Gather lor
Big Pow-Wow
FORT HALL, Ids., July 20— <AP)
—The Wild beat of Indian drums
throbbed across the southern Idaho
sagebrush at sundown tonight to
herald the opening of the annual sun
dance of the Bannock and Shoshone
tribes.
Starting just as the blazing sun
slipped behind western hills, the
dance of health and happiness will
continue through the night, all day
and night Thursday and Friday,
and will end at sunup Saturday.
Dancers may rest at brief, infre-
quent intervals but may not eat or
drink. Through their tireless gyra-
tions, tribal wisemen say, health will
come to the ailing, strength ‘to the
crippled, and rain will clothe the
desert with crops and forage— all be-
cause an angrily burning sun has
been appeased.
Only male dancers, stripped to the
waist and hideously painted, bobbed
and ducked about the buffalo lodge
— the dance enclosure — tonight.
Squaws humbly beat drums oTT the
sidelines as their men hopped and
yelled and piped on shrill whistles.
Tourists were admitted, upon pay-
ment of a fee, after the dance, once
kept secret from white men, began.
Only during the significant sunrise
and sunset ceremonies will visitors be
barred.
FEDERATION PROPOSES
CASH SETTLEMENT
(Continued from Page 1)
had been a student at the Seneca
Indian school at Wyandotte, Okla.,
and who was one of eight girls who
professed faith and asked to be bap-
tized but were refused by school
authorities.
Saturday afternoon was full to
overflowing. Two addresses were
heard, the first by Harry O. Glaser,
Enid, Okla., Republican candidate
for U. S. senator from Oklahoma
Glasser commenting on the ills of
the present government said:
"We are fast approaching the ec-
lipse of the whole theory of govern-
ment as a democracy as the inaliena-
ble rights of personal liberty and pos-
session of property guaranteed by
the federal constitution are reduced
to mere platitudes in a crucible of
regimented economic experiment
fashioned upon old world standards.
"The luxuries and benefits of the
more abundant life are to be hoped
for by all, and cherished by those
who have such fancied advantage in
their possession: but the cold and
unalterable fact remains as certain
as the changing phases of the moon
- that such Utopian ideals cannot be
made so by appropriation of public
funds
"You may only plant as a bureau-
cratic government directs, and that
is un-American, unjust, unlawful and
should not be further endured by a
people who have their constitutional
guaranties.
"We Republicans appeal to the
constitutional Democrats to march
shoulder to shoulder with us until
the landmarks have been restored
and after that we will renew our an-
cient warfare.”
Hon. William H. Murray, former
governor of the state of Oklahoma
and long a friend of the Indian, and
one of the writers of the state con-
stitution was introduced by Major
Victor M Locke, Jr., and addressed
the convention as follows:
"The lesson of honor and integ-
rity ought to be taught to the Am-
WfSLEY E. DISNEY
Congressman from the First
Oklahoma district who is run-
ning for reelection. Mr. Disney
was one of the guest speakers
on the 1938 convention program
of the American Indian Federa-
tion at Tulsa, Oklahoma
erican people, and it ought to begin
in the White House,” he thundered.
“Five times while I was governor,
three times without the knowledge
of the people, I upheld the constitu-
tion against the demands of federal
officers in Washington.
‘TU be damned If I’ll let any fed-
eral officer violate the constitution.
“If we had more governors with
courage and who knew the law, all
the communists in the world could
not destroy this government.
"If the New Deal Is right, my 53
years spent In studying government
has all been spent in vain.
“You cannot have liberty so long
as the government attempts to con-
trol and when the government suc-
ceeds in doing that, this republic Is
at an end.
"Nineteen forty will tell the tale,
and the way to beat 'em is to atari
fighting now and fight every New
Dealer.”
At the conclusion of Murray's
address an executive session was de-
clared. Resolutions were read and
voted upon, officers were elected as
follows: Joseph Bruner, president;
John E. Curran, Yuma, Arizona, first
vice president; Chief George Red-
hawk, Pendleton, Ore., second vice
president; W. W. LeFlore, Benning-
ton, Okla., secretary; Mrs P. L.
Young, Orleans, Cal., treasurer, the
Rev. F. O. Burnett, chaplain; O. K.
Chandler was appointed national
chairman on organization and F. O.
Burnett, national chairman on Am-
ericanism. Since the convention Mrs.
Young has declined the office of trea-
surer and until the office is filled by
appointment of the president the
secretary is acting as treasurer.
District presidents appointed by
President Bruner are as follows:
District 1, Winslow Couro, Santa
Ysabel, Cal.; district 2, William T
Allen. Lapwai,Idaho: district 3, Mark
H Mahto, VanHook, North Dakota:
district 4, Joe Pedro, Sells, Arizona;
district 5, W. E. McIntosh, Miami,
Okla ; district 6, Mrs. Alice Lee Jem-
ison, Irving, N. Y.; and district 7,
Fred Bauer, Cherokee, N. O.
This concluded the program of the
fifth annual convention of the Am-
erican Indian Federation.
It is interesting to know that twen-
ty seven tribes of the United States
were represented as follows: Chero-
kee, Pottawatoml, Chickasaw, Creek,
Comanche, Sioux, Choctaw, Omaha,
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Quapaw, Dela-
ware, Sac and Fox, Nez Perce, Pa-
pago, N. Carolina Cherokee, Pima,
Lapwai, Euchee, Cheyenne, Osage,
Modoc, Pawnee, Otoe, Seminole, Sen-
eca and Caddo.
Editor's Note: Among the can-
didates who spoke it will be not-
ed that they were mostly Repub-
lican. This organization is avow-
edly non-partisan and the oppo-
nents of all those who spoke
were extended an invitation to
attend the convention and to
speak. Among those who de-
clined were: Sen Elmer Thomas,
Congressman Will Rogers, Rep.
Jack Nichols, Rep Lyle Boren,
and Leon C. Phillips. These men
all responded by wire or by let-
ter and stated they were unable
to attend.
OSEPH BRUNER
REPUBLICAN
Assessor, Creek County
Knew property value in Creek County
before its creation. Knows it now.
Dedication program Will Roger
Memorial. Claremore. Nov 4.