Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-18
AssuLlyG AMERICAN RIGufs.

ASSAlllNh AMihllA A. h'""'.'
In another part Of this issuo Of tho
NEWS IL given some particulars Oh tue
action OF the French In the Society
Islands, by which the Elders Of tue
Church Of Jesus Christ OF La''ef'day
Saints, and other missionaries repre-
,snting religious denominations thai
have their headquarters IN the uhl'ol
sts,es. are denied the right OF religious
liberty in those Islands. This Tham o'u'
goolety Islauds and Tubuai groups
oomprise what IN known as tue French
colony Of Ooeanlca, which is under the
Iuri,dIctIon Of French governor
Governor PapIno being the pru'en' IN
cumbsnt Of the office. Governor Martin
isa subordinate officer, over the Iu'
amo,u group. These are the ON 'las
who have engaged In tbs hlgh'
handed proceedingl In contra
vention Of the treaty between France
ani the Unltod stste'; and they olHlm
French law a, justin cation for lhsl'
action, not only disrsEardlng the rights
Of American citizens hut Gls' the
official protest OF tho American o1rsil
at Tahiti.
Under the laws OF Ffance only
three religious denominations are al'
lowed 10 teach their docIrinee, Va
Catholics, Pedestrians and Jows. ot
course neither Of these includes the
Church OF Jesus Chri't Of Latter. lay
saints, the Rv.orgAnlEsd church, or
the Seventh Day Adventist; though
In general classification these are listed
as Protestant,, yet arc not strictly ~,
from tho fact that their origin Il not
blssi on any protest against tbs Cain
olio church, but IL independent thereof
More than this, however, tue treaty
between Franco and the Unue'
States provides that all CIV
zens Of tho latter country shhll nav
full religion. liberty In all territory ~
der French jurisdiction. This, bsin'
the international law, Is superior TO ia
statutes referred to, 40 far rs American
citizens are concerned, and the Unite
states government IL under obligation
TO itn citizens TO see this treaty enforce
with regari to them. Heretofore
las been fully observed by the Frono
officials In Oceanlcs until tho vlolaiio
by the present governors.
Itwill be observed that the edict
not alone against tna Latiot'iay sa'n'
or Mormon, Elders, nut 10 in ofie,
directed against all American mis-
sionaries, these being ropIesen'e
In the three organizations name
There seona to nave been iouu
Au excuse for the trouble oy,
tho usv of the French Nag ny q
schooner Eyanslia, sent out by u
Reotgaulzsd church. the govern
refused permission 10 use this nag, h
upon the representation Of the AmeI
eau consul aui tao Probability ihl
such permission would bs enforced
this government II necessary, the 10
eTnor recedei from his posltio
This was because OF THIS tresty stipul
lions; aud by virtue " the same "a
the restriction now placed on Amo
can missionaries should oe removed.
When Governor Martin iushtul
his crusade against the American m
slonaTles, Governor Paplno was visit
by the Elder, ami eXpjstulAioi Wi
Cuitod States Consul Dlty also call
his attention 10 the uplawiul chaFnc
OF the Proceedings, hut to all he tue.
deaf ear. Fiuilng per'onal rene
STRANGE ulAyaihug, ani desirins
proceed unmolcstgd with the pruA'
ing of the Gospel, tbs l. iars, un
the advice Of the Unitel state. con,
made application to Governor PAP
forE license, rs iollow';
10 Ms ErrcVsnry, ne GDuaHgr NJ
CoinHy NJ FtWDG p"'rHirH
Honorable sir.-Tho Church u j,
Christ OF Lutor.iay Shu b, cummp
known ~ The "Mprmuu Church, lH
organization, established agreeable leo
laws uf the Republic OF the United STU
which has Tor ITS object the uruWu
ton ut tho Gospel Of jesus Carts nuh
uniting OF AL mankind into ono vuWu
brotherhood of lo,e and peace.
10 accomplish THIS uuJar miHu1n'
uro .gut tn an the ul uNs OF iAr 90
Io ciylu2bl AMI uugNiIl"i ~
uuty b. 20 trtch all mon NO IuNo N
Creator with all their hutrt, % love I
ne gubors us thumsulNo', To cAroi
0bry the laws ~ health, 10 pral
yiriue, To honor and sustain the lN'
tho land, nn ., ia suIr, % 1.-Two in e.
plp,o harmony with nature anu ~ %
with eli men,
In May OF the year l,ii, two mis-
aries ui said tuutcl arrived ~ IH
o,hur- subsgQu uutly came, aud Iltu
their efforts braughus ui Mo Church
established on some uIsAt or nine lru
NJ the Iuamolu group, including u
and Tnbuai, ana having % comb
membership OF between 1000 and
souls. Some OF them remained e,
years, or until tho year 1901, or q
Rbouts. subsequently, tho populate
the islands rapidly decreased, and
combined with Otnur cuurCs, gIuhu
ducod the membership u the Cuufc
In January, 1872 missionaries
again seng h5To by said Church. aud