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Show Another "Scrap of Paper." Twenty-seven years ago settlers at Olympia, Wash., made a treaty with the Indians allowing them to fish any--where and at any time, says Commerce nd Finance. Now the state game laws prohibit them from the sport during dur-ing the closed eeason. Saluskln, big chief of the Taktaas, with a number of other Indians, after) protesting in vain to the local game -wardens, went to the city to protest against the violation of their rights. Imagine a chieftain, 90 years old, -straight as an arrow, yet half blind) and enfeebled, entering a court room( in a modern city. This man had seen the victory of civilization in its etrugJ gle against the wilderness. He had! seen his race pass control of the landj to the white race.. Still believing inj the honor of the white man, he camel to protest against the Infringement of treaty made a quarter of a century! before. Saluskln was informed by an lnterj preter that the district attorney could not change the state game laws. "noh !" was his only comment. |