"The Indians wish to petition
Congress for citizenship rights and
the right \o own their owjatland-
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the land which they have culti
vated and which clever white men
take away from them by fraudu
lent leases. Now, there are 7,000
white men in the United States
who are being paid $15,000,t)00 a
year for taking care of 400,000
Indians That is why the Indians
cannot have justice in the land
formerly owned."
Doctor Comstock and Miss
Adams declared that certain Los
Angeles capitalists held grants of
Indian land which would not bear
close scruting. These men, they
said, are determined the Indians
shall not be heard, nor allowed to
seek aid. These men are aiso up
held by tbe Indian Agents. Miss
Adams, at her office in the Wash
ington Building, produced a copy
of the oath which the Indians take
they join the federation as
proof that it is not an unlawful
conspiracy. Part of the oath is as
follows:
"In the presence of the Great
Spirit and officers and members of
the Mission Indian Federation here
assembled, I do solemnly and sin
cerely promise and swear to con
form to, to abide by, and to obey
the laws of tbe United States, the
State in which I live, the county
and city in which I reside."
"If this be treason," quoted Miss
Adams, "let them make the most
of it."
Meanwhile, old Joe Pete, chief
chief of the tribe, sits in council
with bis brethern,.solemnly adjur
ing them to remember their prom
ise to return to J^QS Aqgelps, when
$ trial q'ajie is announced and
face tbe white man's justice.
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THE TOMAHAWK.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TH^ MINNESOTA CHIPPEWAS.
