Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-14 | Page 9 | U. S. Senators Here on Indian Affairs Tour

HEAR INDIANS INDIANS' COMPLAINTS 4 I p Senator Barton Burton K Wheeler of Manana Mon Man S tana ana left Senator Elmer Thomas Thomas Thoma t of Oklahoma right and aud Senator j so S. S Lynn J. J Frazier who compose the thc senJ senS senate sen sen- S J ate subcommittee on Indian affaIrs affair made to the They a trip Oura Ouray ii y Indian reservation Wednesday to investigate In in- tJ conditions I L LT T it U UI u. S Si s. SENATORS HERE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS TOUR Frazier Wheeler Thomas Stud Study Conditions Among Various Tribes Investigating conditions amon among the Indians the reservations on throughout through through- out oui the west Senators Lynn J. J Frazier of North Dakota Burton Burion K Wheeler of Montana and Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma members of the senate subcommittee on Indian affairs made madea a trip to the Uintah-Ouray Uintah reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion at Fort Duchesne Wednesday The party has been on the road for some time visiting reservations throughout the northern states state and came to Salt Lake Tuesday night from Fort Ha Hall Idaho registering at the Newhouse hotel i During the past few years complaints com corn plaints plaits regarding the treatment of the Indians and conditions on the reservations reservations reser reser- in the Uintah basin and at Ibapah in western Utah have hare been I received b by government officials it itis itis itis is reported Considerable discussion on the Indian affairs throughout the country was held in Washington during during dur duro ing the close of the last session of congress Accompanied by Paul F. F Henderson of My Myton ton project engineer for or the Indian Indian Indian In In- dian irrigation division the three senators with H. H B B. Weaver Fred H. H Daiker and Albert A. A all of Washington D. D C. C made the trip to Fort Tort Duchesne by automobile During During Dur- Dur ing ng the day they conferred with 1 L L. W W. Page superintendent of the Uintah Uintah- Ouray reservation A meeting at which Indians who are reported to have complaints will willbe willbe be c heard will be held at Fort Duchesne Du Du- chesne at 8 p. p m. m Wednesday The I party will return to Salt Lake Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day and after conferring with J. J J. J Hubbell assistant supervising engineer engi engi- neer acer of the irrigation service will leave eave to inspect the reservations in Nevada and California