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Show REPORT OF TEE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 19 Indians on reservations, and to render them subject to prosecution ' in the Federal or State courts for violations of the laws. Legislation of this character has been recommended by the department but failed of passage by Congress. The suppression of the traffic in intoxicating liquors among Indians continues to be an important problem. Home improvement, stock raising, planting, cultivation and harvesting of crops, education, moral training, and all phases of Indian civilization are injuriously affected by their use of intoxicating liquors and therefore the progress .of plans of the Government for betterment of the Indians is retarded. More complete protection to the Indians from the evils of intoxi-cants can not be effected without larger appropriations, enabling the employment of a larger force. A considerable number of Indians now comply with the State law in contracting marriage or dissolving its bonds. However, there are still very many cases where loose relationships are impossible of cor-rection or punishment because of the theory of "Indian custom" marriage and divorce. Much of this trouble occurs in the case of young, educated Indians informed as to their obligations but also aware of the d%culties involved in any attempt to evoke a penalty against them. Legislation is needed requiring that marriage and divorce between Indians be in accordance with the laws of the State in which they live, effective at a future date to be assigned. This legislation would not interfere with any special Indian marriage cere-mony desired, but merely require compliance with the rules of decency. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT Indians were employed in every State of the Union. Government schools for Indians, each year, graduate approximately 375 boys and girls, many of whom lind employment in occupations for which they have received training. Indian youth, like children of other races, frequently leave school before graduation, unmindful of the advice of teachers, yet a considerable number of this class achieve economic success. To some extent each Government school acts as an employment agency for its students. First it finds work for the older students during vacations, which frequently leads to permanent employment. Some of the more ambitions may fit themselves for the professions. The record for the year presents no marked departure from the history of other years, except probably in some increase in the number of those who have sought and found employment, or who have established theniselves in some calling or have undertaken the development of their lands. The demand for articles of Indian handiwork, Navajo rugs and silverware, Indian pottery and beadwork, has shown a steady in- |