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Show The PSaper That Dares To Take A Stand April 12, 1973 The UTAH INDEPENDENT Page I Wounded Knee Continued from Page 6 interest, to embarrrass the tribal government of the Oglala Sioux has existed since 193S. The people Tribe. But we are going to stick to our elected a president and a tribal council in accordance with out jobs. We are going to do what is tribal constitution. The council right. We are going to see to it that passes ordinances and the we have law and order on our president and hiis staff have to carry reservation and we are going to do our very best to give our people a them out. The present council and 1, as better life. What we are asking the president, were elected by the newspapers to do is to be fair to us. voters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Is that too much? the tribal election of December Dick Wilson, 1971. 1 received 1,554 votes and my President of the Oglala Sioux opponent received 1,130 votes. We Tribe. were the top two candidates in the Pine Ridge, S.Dak. primary, where there were six candidates. The councilmen were elected in the same election, each of them running from his district. We Continued From Page 5 have no poilitical parties in our tribe. Each candidate runs on his formed U.S. Government started own. imposing taxes, public indignation Since we took office in 1972, the was high. Rumors ciculated widely council and I have tried to run the that a tax would be charged on affairs of the tribe to the best of our every baby born, every wedding ability. It is a hard job. Our people held and every hymn book sold. have lots of problems and we sure Many preachers responded to this need more help than we have been threat by sermonizing on the evils getting. But we have tried hard and of taxation, using the Bible (ofter we have tried to do our best. the only book available in frontier Everybody knows now who is in areas) to substantiate their charges. The favorite allegory was the charge on this reservation. It is the tribal government, not the Bureau suffering experienced by Mary and of Indian Affairs. Joseph in congested Bethlehem As 1 have said, there are some w here they were forced to travel to people who haven't liked the tribal pay a census tax levied by King government ever since it was set up Herod. In Americas early days tax and they still have supporters today. When they are agitating, protests went as far as the tar and they are not just agitating against feathering of revenue agents. me personally but against a tribal Today, .however, displeasure with government that takes charge; they our system of taxation is usually really don't want their own people displayed in .milder terms. IRS to run the affairs of the reservation. reports receiving more than one They have more faith in being run return addressed to the Infernar rs than in their own Revenue Service. by people. They believe in Reprinted from Freedom Reports paternalism. But our tribal self government Tax Fighting. out-side- 1 believe in tribal I Honorable John G. American Schmitz, Party Presidential candidate, will address, a public meeting on Friday, April 3 in Orem. The talk, entitled, Lets Tell It Like IT Is, will be presented at Orem High School at 8:00 p.m. The local Chapters of the John Birch Society and friends are sponsoring the program as part of an effort to focus attention on matters of national concern. The public is cordially invited to hear this 1 important message. Mr. John Schmitz is looking forward to his appearance in Utah County where he received over of the vote in last Novembers election. Stating that since he received his largest vote in the Rocky Mountain states, this area may be his base for a future national contest, Mr. Schmitz went on to say that his philosophy has wide appeal in states like Utah where so many citizens still retain their independence, individual thinking and respect for the U.S. Constitution. If we are to survive as a free 1 1 and independent nation, Americans must become aware of the growing danger to our personal liberty from our own government, Schmitz challenges. The federal government is offering us a mess of called pottage the House of. Representatives as the Congressman from Orange County, California. During his years in Congress, he served on the very important House Internal Security Committee. A former college professor of history and philosophy and a former Marine Corps aviator, John Schmitz also serves on the National Council of The John Birch Society! government security, and we- - are foolishly selling our birthright of liberty to become slaves of a total government. The Honorable John Schmitz is uniquely qualified to analyze America's problems and to discuss workable solutions to them. The American Presidential Party -- I - m A donation of $2.00 at the door will admit a person to the speech, with students receiving the special rate of $1.50. Further information may be obtained from the American Opinion Bookstore, 327 North 200 West in Provo. For more information contact: Ken Larsen, Publicity Chairman 707 North 500 West Provo. Utah 84601 Phone 373-313- 9 AND SEE AND HEAR . GOLD don't operations. stupid, it doesnt help a single Indian. It sure doesnt help my 1 have been people. Thats why opposed to the AIM movement and have made no bones gbout 1 saying how 1 feel. 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