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Show time I had a letter from Mr. Collier stating that you had no contract with any one. When Mr. Wilkerson prosecuted for oil shale money he had no contract with you, but he did with us. Antonio Buck wrote he a letter and stated that the tribe did not want Mr. Ducker for their attorney but the Business Committee had signed any way. " Julian Baker: "Curry did not have permission from his people to go down there." Curry: "They sent me down there from Washington. I told the Business Committee that I was going down there- so what I did down there was no secret to the Business Committee. I had to leave before I made my report on business (tribal| transacted while in Washington. Julian Baker: "Why did you go to Toyack]." Curry: "I was sent to Toyack and not to the Southern Ute Agency." RECESS 20 MIN. Curry: "The meeting will now come to order again." "As I understand it our visitors want the money divided according to population in order that each one will receive the seme amount." Craves Kent: "Yes, that is what we want." Curry: "This meeting is open to any one who wants to express their opinion in regard to this matter." Roy Smith: "If we Indians are to b ecome self-supporting and successful we must cooperate and help each other with out proalsms. You help us and we will help you." Craves Kent: "That is the reason we wish to get an official statement from you to present to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regard to this matter." Julian Baker: "Prior to the passage of the Wheeler-Howard BSllithe problems were hard and we misunderstood one another. Now I hope we will be able to help and understand each another. Now we want to listen to you people in the matter of equalizing the distribution of funds." Johnson Wopsock: "My friends, I am representing the Whiterivier Utes, and I wish to state that we are in favor of distribution of funds according to population." Pawwinnfie? "I have thought of this matter confronting us today. lhe ID |