Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-18
AGAINST AMERICANS
HlGh.hsndad Action Of French OIlclaIS
AGAINST Uniltd States Citizens
TREATY RIGHTS pIsnGeAHDEp.
AmerIeans Denied R,ligi,n' Liberty by
tbc French In she Society Islands
Mofinons Among the Number.

Sewer cluuiy, nave Fi''''
f,,u aml,siin to tue S'aIpiY lH'"ll''
They bring the Information 'l'' ','
L,tter.day ssu. ,Hi Uihr- Nmetl'
can, on the Islands aro .1rn'il7n '"
engage In religious w'a1ip th''e'
notwith,t,nung ip' lf.a'Y "''n
France wnlcn guarantees 20 Am ''l-
cans full rollsl "a, tJisiAlion' '"is
arbitrary aud unliy'ul a'!lpn MAS
been ken " the Ficnch g1vo'no"
ngaint the protect o. the American
eensul. The following, from tho ahn
Francls.o CaR, gives far 'tt'om'n'
o;mstters touched upon thcrcin. Fur
tnor Information Is given ~ ou'
editorial co,umn';
Peopls are let'ing 10 be very IN
,ooiab!e on the . cieiy Islands. 10
oyes who arc suffering ato the ~. pc
nous. For over forty years ,hoy nv
bad large following W Iahlu .lN ~
M. Tuamotu group. Nov TIE french
governors nfo working 10 fnpt''i
misulonarles aud arc acrlnlp huiuS
their ends through threats 81 nhu' in''
pflsonment and baniehm 'hi' .-.,
Eour Mormon missionaries aill'tl
yo,teTtiay ON the schooner Itoplr hli''
Tbev we're J.. w. Damf1ui W. A.
Reegmilief, his assistant, aud Nttllg
EideT m. Jones. Tue fourth WiHJ.
A. Gilbert, Josephito or moinGrf W
~. R.ofgaulzed Church OF Jesus
Christ of Iattet.dny Saints. both
secia of the Mormon Church arc bolng
u,frecuted with equal severity
sour troubles began last NOyembfri
.atl Nj. Damfou. "rhe world should
En1w on the action Of these French
governor; yet | hesitate W ten you
IN, story, Tor fear that Il might increase
the severity with which my bro'hfeh
are being treated" ..,---t.,.
lie held hurried consultation WIN
Mr., Seegmilier and Mr.. Joncs. lie
then decided 10 tell OF some OF the cue
cumstancss, hut soon became 70 mug
nant and no In earnest that no disclose
his whole talo Of woe
We have labOtcd among the natives
for loug time without restraint IA
fact, Governor rabanu, tue executive
officer Of the Tuam0tu group, enc iuT'
aged w., NJ he said tho nauNts Nho
wsf, under the Mormon teaching
NNTN more Itllhnlf hhh WV h''NH ~
drunkenness than tho othofs.
But about year ago LAST May lht
French government changed tue gov
srnor. and nut Ia Governor Pap no al
TAHITI and Governor Martin nj Fake
Taya. The c.pltAl OF the ruAnaiu giOuf
III 10 tuat time tue MormOns hn'
ptown in strength during forty years
Then a change came. The Two glyei
nofs were not openly hostile ~ hti'
hut they gave little evidences oi uu
ffiendliness by their dis, ouTteoIs u
esplion OF the mi'sionatieS.
When the schooner EganeliA arrive
last November their opposition bechni
open. This vessel was brought ifo - ~
Ffaneisco by the "IeOfgAniEei
branch " the Church, wh1 are know
In Tuamotu As the Latiet.dRy saint
They intended to use II to carry mi
sIonafIer from One Island TO another
9oyernor Mattin forbade the wees
TO carry the French nag, wnicn pfac'
calIy prohibited It golug among u
Islands. The A american consul IN r.
fefed and tho governor had TO wi
draw from his position. lie issuuI a
edict frat, though, that the Nssn
ahould not be used In ttnu'pofliu
mlsiouatisa from island 10 islam
Again he was forced by the Amrricl
consul 10 revoke his otdcfs'
This, Of couTte, ineensed Govern
Martin highly. lie then ptuhiulu
Mormons from holding any foligio
services or teaching school on pain
fine, imprisonment and babishm q
That IL the state OF Affairs today.
MI. DAmrOu declares that tue Teai
OF tue persecution In that Tavern
PApino and Governor Martin, VIA
advised by Governor Papino, desire
have only the Protestant ani CaIho
religions taught 10 tue natives
says that wnun his people went
Governor Merlln with - petition ~
ing tho liberty u worship, kuo gn
ernor told him he could not rvcoghl
ANY faith not recognized Ia FTan'
MI. DAmrou aaidi
TINS IL the only excuse he wuu
give for his cruel ActiOIH. Hu D.
nothing against OUT ueOplu o1 opt th
they were Mormon, AMI there
only Pfote,tauls, Catholics AMI Jo'
H. France,
We have always complied with I
avs. When iir-l went 10 the isigl
a-ked Governor TgUauu Tor iustr
lions. lie tOll me not / marry poo
till they hsu been fret married ~
government As Tor ptua ming d
Teaching, he said Tor me 10 10 ahra,
long us / diI not Interfere with
rsabllBhui sucl. These instruction
have always COMPLIED with.
Nevertheless, have uecn tron
hntshly aud "a Justly. Wuun l h
rXpustulatvd / nave been iusultri,
II mas been impossible tor my pcopl
obtain Justice
WEI are not the only suiierore, thot
There has also been trouble for
Bevpuln,duy Adventist. They b.
school In connection with tnblT
sion. The school was IN
nIutishius condition. Not only
their preaching stopped, uul they
ordered TO discOuglhue tuelr ugl
Tho reason given was tue same
We had received,
The clOsing OF Ihr scnonli was
posed by MT. Dimr0u. he sayH
he wen 10 Governor Martin aul s
~ they coull MT CIGtluur ne rel
90 their Dwelling, with thulF
Sai.tsas the tgtcheTa. The au
was, "NotIi We know IT, uu
anucu.
The | asked that we be Above
continue our ruhoJls tillR puuIlHt
IA sent TO the pFeuidvut OF III
,uuli bB heart tIOm, This was
MED nv. We were told that II
opened our school we uid II NJ
perm.