Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-01
THE MO- II ~ CANADA.

m well as some that are not 80 good,
have been greatly exercised over the
tolefation that has been exhibited
toward the Enormous" who have
made n thriving settlement In Alberta.
There have not been wanting, from
the beginning Of that small colony,
persons who thought some violent
measures should be devised to prevent
the Influx OF Enormous" and even
drive out those who had made homes
Ia that country. But the better por.
ton Of the community have taken
higher ground, and Investigations
that have been made OF an official
character have had the effect Of diSsi-
pating to a large extent those spprehen-
sions which the uninformed had In.
dulgod In.
We notice that some OF the Canadian
pspers have been devoting space to
this subject, among them the Montreal
Witness. That paper recently wired TO
liz correspondent Mt winnepeg TO obtain
reliable information In reference 20 the
"Mormon" colony near Mcleod, and
he at once went to work, not to make
up Sensational article after the fash.
ion Of too many American reporters,
but to get at tho facts. He applied to
the Member OF the North West Assem-.
bly, for that district, who had made
special inquiries and become familiar
with tho situation. That gentleman,
Mt. q. A. MagrAIh, gave him full par.
ticulars, which he sent to tho WitHess
and We here append the closing para.
graphs OF Mr.. Magrath'a communities
ton rs published In that paper
"varod conditions give different wants,
and the Mormons who settled Utah and
made their own laws cannot be put on
the same footing ~ those coming into
Alberta, whore laws were already Ia ex.
l,tence. There may DO objections to hEv-
ing them In our midst, aud probably tho
greatest objection raised by those antag-
onlstlc to Mormons Is tholr system OF CO.
operation. In this, however, there can
be no harm, no long ~ II Is not used As a
weapon against those not reached by such
system. This corporation brings
about what others teriu 'tholr exclusive
nes.'--somothing | have not yet seen
among tho Mormons Of Southern AL
bor,a.
"Then M to the question Of plural or
what they term spiritual marriages, this,
l am satisfied, docs not exist In tho Al.
berta colony. Before the settlement was
started delegation visited Ottawa, and
/ understand tho Government were
asked Il polygamists could bring
their several families Into the country, sc
long as they, ~ community, agreed
that no effort should be made TO porpotu.
ate the system. Tho reply being "No,'
I honestly believe no attempt has ovoi
been made to break our laws In tina. re-
speot.
"Douhtloss n few cases can be found IL
the Cardston settlement OF mon who hav,
more than one family. but only QUE ha,
been brought into Canada; the others 70
main In Utah. However, the question o
polygamy need not trouble ~, a. 1t is n,
longer permitted by their Charch. Thu
step was taken about one year ago, hay
ing boon found necessary In view OF tn
various laws aimod At plural marriage b,
the United Stuos, though, no doubt,
great many Mormons believe II To bo tn
only remedy for tho great social evil.
81 have met these people continual,
since they entered the country In 1851
aud am intimately acquainted with Nh
Card, one Of the principal gentlemen q
the colony, and owing To INV business 10
lations with thom on behalf OF tho col
poration with which ! am connected,
think ! can, with a certain degree q
, modesty, say l am In AZ good n posi,io
to speak truthfully Of the Mormons c
southern Alberta as any one residing /
the district.
81 haye,also had ample opportunitlt
during my fourteen years experience I
! tho Canadian North West Of sec!u
G all the other settlements, and oonscIer