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takeovers 123Washington State Library newspaper collectionAfter occupying the Washington Department of Game to demonstrate for treatyrights, tribal leaders sit down with their foes to bridge the divide in January 1973.weary and frustrated, to meet with the Game Department: “WhenJudge Goodwin was a U.S. attorney, I begged him for help; whenRepresentative Brock Adams was a U.S. attorney, I begged him forhelp; I’ve begged U.S. Attorney Stan Pitkin for help. None of themhave helped us. All they’ve done is kept us going in circles.” Billy alsocomplained to the Game Department about the missing gear: “Youbastards never take any old stuff, just the new gear.” Crouse confirmedhe would disclose a list of confiscated gear and pull authoritiesoff the river until Friday.The respite didn’t last. Even in the wake of projections that therewould be “blood on the river,” the Game Department refused to pullback, arguing that many of the fishermen arrested were not enrolledmembers of treaty tribes. Billy rebuffed the charges, calling the