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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17
A PoLYGAMY RESOLUTION.

4 short time ago the following report
was published % tho dolnFr u Pres
byterian assembly IN Pittaburg. Pa.
We commend II TO the praycrfui atton-
ton Of the authors OF the Manti rcao-
buttons and their friends u the Presby-
terrain persuasion. with the hope that II
viii not shock them 20 severely as TO
cause a revolution against the church
Co which they belong;
"rhc last days session OF the Presby-
tcrian general assembly opened this
morning with a crowded docket. An
overture from the synod Of India. ask
Ing for a reply TO the memorial upon
the subject OF baptlzing polyFumoua
converts. was considered. The Mohnm-
medan was admitted to the church and
he was allowed TO retain both wives
ana house. a memorial waa presented
asking the general assembly that flnal
power be given the synod OF India In
such cases. Or. Thompson OF the COM
mlttcc on church policy, to whom II
was referred, said there was no con-
crete case before the assembly, and
that the committee waa indlaposcd to
interfere until the judicial case Involve
INK polygamy was before n. DR.. Nor
rison. representing the synod trial cases
ana special legislation, held that the
recognition OF polygamous marriages
by the church In India was an absolute
necessity; any other rule said he.
would rulo David out or the church "
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17
40 pEspoTlsM.

II is still urged that the absolute
despotism OF David and Solomon"
prevailed In Utah for forty years. We
reply nFnin that the clvn government
established In ever; settlement founded
by "Mormons" always was, and now
il. American In every particular In
;he Ecclesiastical government OF the
church. n-"Mormons" are not inter
ested. except as they may take an In
tcrest In the ecclesiastical rule Of. for
Instance. the Catholic church We do
not admit that ''Mormonism," speaking
Of II as a religious system. Il "dospot-
ism" In any sense Of that word. but
even n II were counterpart In Church
government OF ancient Jerusalem. or
Of modern Rome. In civil afrairs II pre-
SCENTS as pure Amerlcanism Ne Ia found
anywhere In the Union. No amount
OF malicious invecive or childish
sophIstry can change that invlnoibe
fact. That cannot be "despo,lsm' In
which every member Of the body gov
crned has voice and vote. II can
not be tyranny" when all things that
relate to /, are done by common con-
sent" when there IL n, coercion there
can be no bondage. when any mem-
bcrs Of the Mormon" system lose iaith
In II or revolt from It's rules they can
withdraw peacefully and n they
choose. oppose II vehcmcntiy. Ex-
communication IL It's extreme penalty
and ultimate exhibition OF force, There
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17
roLsTors scEpTIc,sM.


Count Tols,oi has rewritten his letter
on tho peace conference. published some
time ago. and In ita new form It APP
pears In the independent Of April 10.
The Russian philosopher again takes
the ground that peace cannot be OBJ
thincd by the voluntary abandonment
Of their ornaments by the respective
governments. II II II possible. he ar
CUES, TO limit the number Of soldiers 10
a million. or one thousand. II IL equally
practicable 10 put the iiml, at one sol.
dler 20 each country and make future
wars a David and Goliath AFFAIR.
lie does not believe the car IL sin
ccre. II IL amazing. ne thinks. that
sane adults can entertain the Ideas tx.
pressed IN the Invitation 10 the con-
gresS. Ito ia not surprised that diplo-
mats who believe and act IN 80 dense
an atmosphere Of lies. that they them
selves do not see all the absurdity and
mendaolty 81 their proposals." talk
about arbitration md the reduction OF
the armies. but he fails TO comprehend
how honest people" do not see through
the deception. which he compares to
the holy alliance" Of Alexander I.
The only possible escape from the
curse of mlli,nrism he secs In the re-
fusal Of individuals TO carry arms and
TO pay war taxes. Such rcfusalr. he
says. are the only thing the govern
mcnts fear. because they strike at tho
root of the eyil. while aoclaiiHtlc
speeches In pariinmontr. labor demon
STATIONS and peace debates but serve
to hide from the people the only effect
I've remedy IN existence.
Tolstol II profound philosopher.
and In many respects "a master mind.
but when he attributes the ircnlkon
Of the ear to insInccrity and hypocrI-
~, and thinks the congress viii pass
on without any results whatever. he
probably permits his pcaslmlam to
dim both his vision aud his Judgment.
he the motives OF the Russian ruler
whatever they maya gathering IKE that
to be held at the Hague next month
win result In some good.
II n nm Admission on the part OF
the government that mliltarlam IL AN
uncomfortable evil. something foreign To
the Christian civilization. when that
Is granted. the remedy viii be found.
II the rulers themselves are unable TO
agree on the proper means OF light.
ening the burden. the people win take
tho matter up and carry IL through.
with or without the cooperation OF
kings and kalrers.
Possibly another nrsat outhr,al ,,l,u
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17
TRUE LIBERTY.

Contrary 10 general public opinion.
'Mof1nonism" is n system that pro-
notes the highest personal liberty. II
teaches that man Is the ofrspring OF
God. and that his destiny II TO become
like his Eternal Father. II he pursues
the courrc which will develop the at
tributes Of Deity born within him. and
conquer everything opposed to that
which IL divine. He Ia left free TO choose
his own course and to exercise tho
agency given 10 bin. lie IL surrounded
with opposing influences that he may
choose the good and refuse the evil. or
suecumb 10 the evil and reject the good.
According to his acts on his own vol-
,lon his future evcriastinsiy depends.
The commandments " God TO man are
prcdicatcd on this liberty 81 the crca-
turc. The word Of the Lord II truth The
law OF IN. Lord Il light Obedience
brings the blessing, dlsobcdlcncc the
condemnation. Whether the revelations
Of God are given by Deity In person
or through a divineiy chosen instru-
ment. the effects arr the same as the
result OF submission or rebellion.
IL u uhi'ul' Tor so"r peVP,s :, Vs.
derr'and no" one VINO "oeS. ". ~"
be free man. They jump to the concli'
zion that " the i'oru s'N.s NV a'al
liberty - uken away ina' ~ "".u.u
on Us race we are to'u w "''',' WV
falls Into tha' error 'h" 0n"' -
trained from INFANCY '" p'''Ne W,
tain person u the N'eeEereh' VI 'ou y"
earth. his free agency ~ 'hhen e"ns'o'
he has before MN the terror VI 'N.''"H.
inE damnation " ne ulHop'Sr' ina'
the kind OF reasoning IN "hioh o.h''H
Indulge who are supposed 20 oe 'e''on'
ai. but let US LOOK NJ 'he p"e-''"h
rauarely.
Was Adams free agency taken away
when God said. OF the tree OF the
knowledge OF good ana evll. thou
shalt not partake. for IN the Jay thou
doert 10 thou shalt surely dleI plh
he not chcoee to disobcyf Was mol
that n forcahadowing OF the tendency
OF the race through all ume-to resist
advice. disobey law and exercise free
agency In the wrong dircctionf Docs
the training OF a child In the be
lief that the government has the
right to forbid certain things
and the power TO punish infrac'ion OF
the law. take away the child'H agency
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17
RUSSIA AND FINLAND.

To anyone Interested In the chief
events Of the world the struggle pre-
cipltatcd upon Finland will appear
worthy Of more than passing notice.
There can be no doubt that the Rus
Sian empire IN destined to play lead
Ing part In the great world-drama. and
for that reason the question naturally
presents itself. Are there any signs that
the slav Ia advancing In civilization
along the lines represented hy the rest
Of the civilized worid7 In other words
will siavoulc and Anglo-saxon Ideas
10 together. or will they clash7 The
situation In Finland may be regarded
as one OF the strawa indicating the
direction Of the wind.
Finland. when united 90 Russia In
1909. was guaranteed independence as
dukedom. That Il. AZ regards the
Internal administration. Finland was
to have a liberal allowance Of self
government. while the external AFFAIRS
were TO be- looked after by the Russian
government The country has con-
stltution and IN official language Of
IT, own. In which tho debates Of the
legislature nrc conducted. Finland has
enjoyed religious liberty, and. until re.
Gently. liberty of the p-'ss.
All these marks Of progress are TO
be obllterated. The press has been
virtually slicnced. the official Language
IL to be prohibited; and the Protestant
church Of the country II threatened
with persecution. The constitution IT.
self. which was accepted BY Alexander
I, and which was amended In n spirit
of democratic progress. giving TO the
Diet the power N Initiative In legisia-
ton. IL being set aside. The car has
even refused TO hear the representa-
tivca Of the people.
n these measures show the present
tendency In the Rufsian government.
there can be but little hope for dcmoc-
raoy In that vast empire. There II
no indication that the people Of
Finland. BY disioyaity or by asita-
ton. have In any way forfeited their
rights. on the contrary. they have al
ways been loyal; they have furnished
the best soldiers TO the army and the
best sailors 90 the navy. The desire TO
crush out the last spark Of indcpcnd-
cnce can be due 10 no other cause than
this. that Russia teara the little cmbcr
In that corner may hndle the flame u
liberty In other parts. The fisht againH,
Finland H. tho precautionary measure
Of dcspotism. 10 preserve u from pos
riblo conflict on n larger scale with
modern Ideas Of government.
This does not bode well Tor the future.
L. II no, possible n time will come when
the rulers OF Russia may deem n ncccs-
aary. also for the preservation OF des-
potism. 20 interfere with nclghboring
states In Europcg No foreign country
will feel called upon to NEEDLE with
the affairs Of Finland. but some dem
onstratlon OF a friendly nature ought 10
be made n, ~. Petersburg. on general
principles. Tho defeat Of liberty In any
corner Of the earth Il that much OF a
loss TO the cause In all the world.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

but there IL reported to be dlffcr-
ence Of opinion among army officers on
the ground Ms 10 the ability OF the en-
the Philippines and on the way there.
regulars and volunteers, to keep the
peace. II IL asserted that II VIII re-
aulrc not less than 100 900 men to pacl-
~ the Islands and keep the people In
subsection. That would take every
soldier authorized to be under arms
during the next two years. and. N the
tate legislation ms soon as Congress
meets In December. Increasing the ar
my by another 10000 at least.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

President Mckinley has Just an
nounced the important fact that the
United states " now NJ peace with
the kingdom OF spain. The fact thus
divulged by the President was accom-
plished some time yesterday afternoon
when the President and the French ann
bassadOr had conference and ex-
changed two neat little rolls Of paper.
Ia cuba and blookaded the island. II
actually ended July last when the
same fleet smashed cervera's squadron.
It's actual duration therefore was two
months and "A half Hut Il took nine
months longer Tor the diplomats to
get q formal acknowledgment OF the
fact on paper.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

There are iG0o0 American soldiers
now In the Philippines. and they are
enlisted under an additional six mont ~
clause. II II not at all likely that these
men viii be recalled until this half year
VI service has been rendered.
Indeed. the services Of these men are
absolutely needed now. and the neccnsi.
~ may not be lossened during the next
six months. Soon. however, the reg
uiar army WIN have 10 assume the res
possibility Of nghting the Philippines
and this II a fact which must give the
administration serious cause for re-
ilreiIon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

New York Evenlns Sun.

new 1ofh Evening sun.
Fruits there are growing and yet TO
grow out OF the expansion OF territory
and trade which the war has brought.
and which peace viii continue to bring.
Hut today the dominant note n one OF
thanksgiving and Of pride-of thank
prowcsa and glory OF tho American
soldier and sailor. April "a. is9s. and
April II. is3a.wlil be historic days In the
American calendar. What they mean
10 the people 81 this country win be
more completely disclosed In the per-
npectivc OF history ana In the light of
future days ana future results.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

This distinction Ia stu kept up to
some degree at European courts. bu; IN
republics 1t naturally cannot have any
reality
II Is no, known whether the matter
has been called to the attention Of the
Mexican government. but undoubtedly
this will be done II the boycott con-
tinucs. and then an interesting situa-
ton is likely to arise. from which Mex.
leo may have to withdraw rs gracefully
az the circumstances will permit.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

The formal conclusion OF peace be-
tween Spain and the United States.
which was accomplished ON Tuesday By
treaty and the signing OF a protocol.
was the closing act In n national dra-
ma whose stirring events VIII form one
Of the most thrilling chapters In our
cOuntry's history. II was the culmi-
Mating event of an international trans
action that changed the maps OF two
hemlspherca and made the United
states recognized az world power
among the nations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

The dispatches state that tho sigma
ture OF Maria Christina II In "A large
vertical hand. with a long stroke % the
pen beneath the signature, while the
writing Of the premier IN small and
line. Both signatures are pcnncd with
firm hands, and there II no trace OF
nervousness In either OF them. With
all tho elegance OF the Spanish copy.
however. goes the Inevitable meaning
OF defeat. II II too much In the nature
OF trophy Tor the United States TO
please Spain greatly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

brand Of their infnmy and put them
back where they belong, out Of sight
and out Of smell. Help US all you
please. but don't try to take away the
pick with which their grave Is to be
dug. nor pretend to be shocked at a ciod
that 4. 10 cover IL uni
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

our anti-"Aiormon" contemporary's
ideas Of what constitutes proofs seems
to be the persistent repetition o. a
charge. and the declaration that evil
dcnce II at hand. But the evidence II
always reserved" and the proofs never
....4.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

That Sunday wind storm IL said to
have bcca caused by a collision Of
blasts from the sal, Lake Herald on
one hand and the nnu-"Mormon"
"s,orm-startcr'' on the other. The re-
suit was a hurricane OF dust.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

who are the women who teach poly
gamy In the Sunday schoo's7" Let IA
have their names. and tell US the places
and times OF the teaching a sheet that
Ia continually defaming women Is q
sweet thing To assume TO be their men
tor and champion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

The payment % i.ocoo,oco to spain
for the Philippines .is believed to be
the largest international cash tranaae-
ton In which the United States has
ever been Involved. The Alabama
claims against Great Britain aggrc-
gated 1iS,too,ooo. as approved by the
Geneva arbitration; and the Halifax
award called for the payment OF u.s.
10000 by the United States TO Great
Britain for fisheries privileges SECURED
under the treaty Of Washington. The
Louisiana purchase Involved $4,000. 900.
The price paid 90 Alaska was $780,
co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

Investigations Of the municipal man
lpulailon Of New York show that tho
bosses" there are no inndcls. II he Is
an inndci who does not provide for his
own. and especially for those OF his own
house" Ample provisions have been
made for THE boys"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

a newspaper that presents COL
umn upon column OF knavcry.
murder and various forms Of
dopravity as fascinating" sun
day reading. oannot deserve the support
Of decent citizens. who have any regard
for the sanctity Of the home or tho
purity OF the growing generation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

what's the matter with the old mil
at Liberty Park The refrain wood
man spare tina, treei" will have to be
changed 10. Council spare that miilW
Why not let Il stand7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

ocrmany's trade with the United
States Ia worth much more TO that
country than all the Samoan Islands.
That fact insuroa a peaceful settlement
VI the present little trouble.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

ut Il easy to make things pleasant
here again." says the orrun OF SANDER
Very likely. hut all the bids for the
means TO make them 20. whether BY
plilng up faischoods or Illuminating
threats. or dropping hints as TO how
peace can be assured. viii not count.
nor work their purpose worth u cent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

ThomaH JonerHon Wna not nfraId OF
expansion. In letter to Archibald stu
art. he said;
our Confcdcfacy must be viewed NJ
the nest from which all America, North
and routh, IL Ia be- pcoplcd. We should
take care not TO think II FOR the Interest
ot the contincnt to press too soon on
the SpaninrdH Thos. countries cannot
b. In better hands. My fear II that they
are ZOO feeble TO hold them tili our
population can be sufficiently advanced
TO gain u from them piece by piece"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

II sounds paradoxial TO speak OF a
deadlock In the Keystone state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

Already we have horselesa carriages
ana wireless telegraphy What In now
needed is wordless letters for the use
OF politicians.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

Let the city Council 40 Chase the mill
In Liberty Park instead OF pulling IL
down.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

Yesterdays wind was an III ono tina,
blew nobody good.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19
Emperor William.

Jens P. Anderson, of Glendorado
Mimi, writes us letter strongly anti
militarism, in which he turns loose
against Mckinley and the present order
of things as follows:
AS soon rs William the I, emperor
of the United States, king Of the Flip
mos and sultan of the Suloo islands,
has got his imperialistic government
fairly established, we will need every
one Of these islands for penal Institutes.
Arch traitors like Hoar,. Atkinson and
John Sherman will bc very likely to
multiply, and will have to be taken care
Of. The honor of the army will have
to be defended, Ia Dreyfus, labor agi-
tators and political opponents of the
administration will have to be sat down
upon, and if we do not adopt the death
penalty for criticising members of the
imperial family, of course that class of
criminals will also have to be provided
for
The establishing of all these penal in
stitutions on Uncle Sans Asiatic pos
sessions will give great relief to the
party in power. We will need govern
or on every island, large number Of
officials and attendants. and every dis
appointed office-seekcr and political
hummer will find place at the public
mangcr. JENS P. ANDERSON.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-19

seemed to indicate that it would be an
effective instrument for the benefit of
the general public But the latter de-
cfstOns of the courts have had the ef-
feet to curtail the commission of it's
powers, and to cause many to inquire
whether it. will not eventually prove
ineffective. The report made to con-
gress by the commission a year ago
last December was quite largely series
of complaints against the courts for
their construction of the act, and an ap-
peal for more power; while the last re-
port of the commission, made few
weeks ago, is complete confession Of
the impotence of the commission, and
almost a wall of despair, one of the
initial sentences in the report reads in
this way:
ITO state that the law in its present
condition cannot be enforced, is only to
repeat what has been said. Until fur
ther and important legislation is en-
acted the best efforts at regulation must
be feeble and disappointing" (That
sentence must mean that congress soon
er or later must again take up and con-
slider anew the subject OF railroad regu-
latiOn.)
summary of some of the leading decis-
ions of the higher courts, the effect of
which has been to virtually deprive the
Interstate commerce commission of
power to accomplish the purposes for
which the act was passed, but 1 have
time to allude only in the briefest man
ncr to two cases.
In the case of the Cincinnati, New
Orleans & Texas Railway Pacific Co.,
VS.. Interstate Commerce Commission
(162 U. s. 184), the supreme court uses
this language:
Whether congress INTENDED to confer
upon the Interstate commerce commits
sion the power to itself fix rates was
moOted in the courts below. We
do not find any provision of the act that
expressly, or by necessary implication,
confers such power"
1t Is not necessary to amplify on the
extent to which this reduces the powers
of the commission. It virtually deprives
the commission of all power to fix rates.
A very slight change in rates upon any
of the staple commodities of life
amounts to an enormous sum in the
aggregate. In many of the products
raised upon the farm and required for
the daily use of the people, the trans
portation charge is large and often
the larger part of the cost to the con-
sumer. The freight rate may determine
whether the farmer of the West shall
burn his corn for fuel or ship it to mar
ket. This means often that the rail-
road man has 1t in his power to de-
termine whether an industry shall ex-
list or locality shall flourish. Is it any
wonder that with such power in the
hands of few traffic managers that
whole communities in the West, whose
whole welfare depends on transporta-
tion charges, have not the kindliest