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Our next item on the program is scheduled and it has to do with income taxes. All of you are familiar with the recent decision it is a common case and I am not going to speak of it, there are those who can go through it a lot better than I can but I do want toremind you of one thing, I believe at the time of my election in Arizone in 1953, we were very desperate at the time as to what was going to happen with the income tac problem among the Indian people . At that time I appointed a committee to search out means as to how we could best combat this problem. And the man I chose to solve this problem is a man who I think is very well trained to make the ? the and who carried on the work quite efficiently and satisfactorily so on this program you have listed here to give a tribute to the various tribes and individuals who have contributed to finally emerge victorious on this case will be Jess Willou Rowlodge, the Cheynee-Arapahoe. Jesse Willou was at one time I believe, Chairman of that group. SoJess at this time will give the tribute. to those who are responsible for this favorable income tax decision.  And Jess, will you come up here and give your tribute.
President Joe Garry, ?
As Mr. Garry has pointed out to you this probelm about income exemptions from ? trust? or restricted lands for  came before the convention at the Denver convention in 1952. But in 1953, at the Phoenix Convention, as Mr. President has told you, this became almost a necessary problem that should be taken up at that time and some action taken on it. And at that convention I was appointed as Chairman of the committee to make the research and some efforts by which we could start this problem of the exemption of the Indian restricted lands. Today I am presenting to you a feview of the outcome of those efforts undertook by your present president. Joe Garry. I have made brief reference of it and I know a lot of you know of it and this isn't just to refresh your memory but to pay tribute to those that were active in the promotion of this case of exemption of Indian lands as now decided by the Supreme Court. I will read: This year 1956 has brought to the American Indians a far reaching and most imporatant development. It is more important to Indian economics than perhaps