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Show > Uinta Council, 71. that money as it was due yog. from the Government. And I was very glad when I saw in the newspapers that you were going to receive that money without waiting for your consent to accept allotments, I was your friend in that matter and Tim Johnson's insinuations as to my being unfriendly to you dse unkind. There was no power or influence that could change the will of Congress in enacting this law which pas edd last winter in regard to your reservation becau3e under the decision of the Sapsranae Court , which I have mentioned so of ten, Congress had the right and the power to so legislate, and did so. The law has been enacted and your reservation will be opened under its provisions, and it is to make it better for you that I would wish you to accept your allotments under the provisions of the Act* It would be pleasing to the President, the Secretary, and the Commissioner, and also to congress, on whom you have to depend in future. I feel, my friends, that I have done my duty in this natter. I have explained it so clearly that you cannot fail to understand it fully; but is is very difficult to convince persons who do not want to be convinced. We have been discussing thi3 matter for the past five days, but our councils have been dominated by a few persons who seem to have intimidated and deterred those from speaking who might have expressed opinions in conflict with theirs. Those who have 3poken failed to discuss the question I have placed before you. You do not seem to have considered the advantages that allotments would bring, %owr speeches have" been on another linef-that of retaining your reservation. Peeling that I have done my duty and that there is nothing that I have left undone, and believing that if we continued our councils for a month,with the same speakers dominating our councils, that I would be unable to bring. you to my way of thinking, and feeling that it would be time wasted to continue longer, I will call you together only once more. |