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Show that the Government means business and will undoubtedly deter them another year. Then again, I can be forewarned next -"-ear and through the influence of the Presidents of the two Stakes of the Mormon church both of v/hoia will cooperate with me in any such a-laudable undertaking, it will be possible to ward off the encouragement which was this year extended by white people in favor of the dance. It ought therefore to be little trouble next year to prevent it entirely. I believe that benefits such as rations or payments of their funds should be with held from all abiebodied men who took.an active part in promoting the dance or dancing this year and I am proceeding to do so. An order from the Office that funds should be witheld from a few such would be of material help to me, in that I could have such an order read to those who should unquestionably be punished, and it would make admin-astration that much easier to me. In my letter regarding the dance and the methods to be used in suppressing, it, I mentioned the fact that letters from the Commissioner to many of my Indians, the names and addressed of whom had been furnished would be of material advantage. I'renew that request and ask that such letters be written to a great many men, for I believe it would be quite worth while. j have not gone into the merits of the dance itself in this letter, for though many whites have talked about its being a religious ceremony and thus not proper to be stopped, still to one who lias been on the inside of the proposition and knows the problem here, it is |