The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08
AUCTION SALES.
sULTANs, sULU aND UTAH.

THE Mahometan Sultan OF Sulu IS rafting IN the
pocket OF his broad-h ulled trousers $4,000 i'll
American gold and has file contract, made
in the name OF the American people, Tor the payment
TO him OF an annual subsidy OF $4,000 in the same
COIN as his reward for being Yankee and acknowl-
'edging our Jurisdiction The taxpayers who furnish
the money may wonder why we paid Spain twenty
millions for the sovereignty OF all those Islands ana
then pay the Sultan salary to admit our title. The
presumption that in default OF the salary he would
have disputed our authority, and there is room for
still more speculation why we salary him and shoot
the Christian Fiipinos.
Our agreement with him stipulates that we must
leave him undisturbed in the religion and institutions
OF his people. That religion is Mohametan, and the
institutions are polygamy and chattel slavery While
we extend jurisdiction over the Koran
and polygamy and salary the Sultan who be-
heves in the one and practices the other the
Stars and Stripes, protecting the haremS OF
Suu, waves as a banner of vrtuous vengeance to
strike terror into the harems OF Utah The Book OF
Mormon and the continuing revelations that pro-
ject it. like the Koran, teach polygamy religious
duty, not assumed exactly burden but rather as a
means of ofsetting certain auserities in the obser
vance OF creed and ritual Pous Mormondom is,
the Utah basin would smile if brother should lead
his plural the altar protesting against the
privilege as burden and frownlng providence not
lined by dollars worth OF silver.
The Book OF Mormon is built on the Koran and
the Code Napoleon. 1t establishes in Utah one of
the institutions which we recognize and protect in the
Sulus 1t is on the principle that surfeit OF good
thing is impossible and throughout it converts to
highly spiritual purposes that cheerful song
When you get good thing
Keep it, keep it,
Whereas the Koran stops four wives per husband,
the Mormon establishment puts limit on the
game But, if it is praiseworthy institution, de-
serving salary and distinguished consideration in
Sulu what's limit among friends? But the United
States which looks upon plurality OF wives in the
Sulus and calls it good, looks upon the in Utah
and calls it an abomination before the Lordl
When Utah was admitted a State the United
States made contract with her which bears no re-
sembance to the made with the Sulu Sultan.
Congress bound Utah to observe the principles of the
Declaration OF Independence and to forever abjure
polygamy or plural marriage Congress forced the
incorporation of the Tucker Edmunds law into the
first statutes OF the State, fixing fine and i'm
prisonment as the penalty of keeping a harem. In
Utah there are twelve Sultans. They are called the
First Presidency of the Church, and sometimes
known as the Twelve Apostles. One of them the
Sultan Angus Cannon, determined to live up to his
religion and obey the spirit rather than the statutes
has been getting married every drop of the hat for
the last year or two, until his harem numbers six
ladies. But his further a family has
been cut off The law has its grip him. and he has
pleaded guilty act which is repaid with fine and
Jail in Utah and with annual salary and protection
in the Sulus-al under the flag and jurisdiction of the
United States!
The Utah Battery has just returned from the Phil
ippnes. In it many Mormons and grandson Of
Brigham Young They left the Sultan of Sulu in
good health, we'll and abundantly married and paid
salary They find of the Sutans OF Utah. also
we'll and abundanty married pning in a dungeon
therefor They also find the same flag over the Utah
Jail that they have been engaged in mailing to the
Philippines. May we not expect great emigration
movement from Salt Lake to Sulu?
The hattery of England has accomplished in the
Transvaal what the force of arms could not do. Dom
Paul has agreed to settle his troubles with the aid Of