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<br />A primary consideration 18 just what are the <br /> <br />nobl1gationan ot the United Statee to t."" Indl.an tribe. <br /> <br />80 tar as lfa ter uses arB concerned. FrCII a practical <br /> <br />standpoint the qu.stion is. Granting that by trealy', <br /> <br />agreement or otherwise the United States has reserved <br /> <br /> <br />water tor the Indians, 1s the &mO\U'lt ot water DO rosarved. <br /> <br />to be measured by the demands ot the Inclian. .t tho tjme <br /> <br />ot the .cr.....nt or trealy', at aome date betwaen then <br /> <br /> <br />and the present, at the Jresent, or at 80::18 indefinite <br /> <br />date ot the future? <br /> <br />It he. been ...ie that treaties nth the <br /> <br />Indians and statutes d1spos1.~g of property tor their <br /> <br />bcnel'it heve un1IQ1~ besn given a liberal interpreta- <br /> <br />t1m favorable to the IncI1all wardc (eo. U. S. v. l'blkilr <br /> <br />River Irr. Dist., l.ai r (2d) 334, 337). A recent lower <br /> <br />court etetemant er the ruJ.e 1.s that tound in the dsol8icn <br /> <br /> <br />in Arenas v. U.S., &:l r. SUpp. 411, 420, (D. c. CalU.) <br /> <br />1IbertI it lB. said. <br /> <br />If* * * the 1M" R1'\ oaouplse: a most favored <br />stetus on account of his pr1a1tiv1ly', bis being <br />first on th1.s continent, and his present helplessness. <br />Because of t hie condition, treaties and agree..'D8I1U <br />to 1Ih1ch tha Indian 11 . part;y, and statute. a.t1!eC't- <br />ing his stetus and his rigllte .nd prirlleges, are <br />to b. giV8l1 . llberalint.erpretation.' <br /> <br />". * * in'the gavemment's dealing. nth <br />the Indians * .. The construction, instead of bsing <br />strict, is liberalJ doubttul expression, instead <br />ot being resolnd in favor or ths tll11ted Stetee, <br />are to be resoJ.ved in favor ot a weak and detensaless <br /> <br />~- <br /> <br />0037 <br />