Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-01

for their aid were Mormon" Elders,
',or out Of sympathy for their doc'
trmes nor in defense OF their teachings,
hut because they We're citizens Of this
great republic were violating no law,
and were entitled to such protection as
lie officials OF this nation could justly
extend towards them. In this the min
listers and consuls OF this government
we're performing their official duty, and
they did not discriminate against our
brethren because they differed with
tncm on religious grounds.
The cases Of lawlessness IN tne
states referred to by the Post, are ex-
tremely reprehenslble and ought TO be
condemned by all lovers Of civil ana
religious liberty. They are no more
Unsuitable than acts Of mobocracy TO-
wards other people, white or colored,
They have originated In Ignorance and
prejudice, In most instances aroused on
fnnned into fierce flame by protested
ministers OF Christs Gospel. They have
not been so numerous or violent in later
years as formerly, because a better UNI
derstandlng prevails to large extent
concerning the true faith Of the Lat
ter-day Saints, and the devotion and
high character Of its opponents travel
Ing as missionaries
But me blame for the lack Of official
suppression OF those outrages, Is not
properly to be laid upon the shoulders
of the national government or It's OIL.
GERS. Il rests upon the officials OF the
states where such acts Of lawlessness
are permitted to 20 unpublished. The
doctrine Of States rights Is held to be
true by all political parties, TO the ex-
tent that each State Of the Union holds
the power to execute It's own laws
and that IN this respect II Is supreme
Within It's own boundaries, The ma
tlonal government is not expected to In
terfere in such scenes OF turbulence ana
violence az thoe referred TO by the Post,
because they come within the jurisdic-
ton Of the state authorities, and the
duty devolves upon them TO protect
people within their state lines and to ex'
ecute the penalties Of the law against
transgressors.
or course, to an on-looker II appears
rather anomalous that Mormon FL
ders travelling as missionaries on the
continent OF Europe, can receive protec
ton from United States authorities
while within the borders Of the United
states their fellow missionaries are oc-
casionaly subjected to outrages that
are as lnexcusable. as they are unlaw-
ful, But a little reflection will show
that the distinctions we have explained
are sufficient to establish the consist
ency Of the foreign representatives OF
our glorious Union.
Our citizens should be able to travel
abroad with perfect freedom, so long as
they conduct themselves with proprety
and obsave the laws and regulations
and customs Of the countries wherein
they soiourp for season, and this Is
what our Elders are instructed to do
wherever their lot may be cast. one OF
the Articles OF Faith Of the Church Is.
I'VE believe 10 being subject to kings,
presidents, rulers, and magistrates In
obeying, honuring and sustaining the
law This holds good throughout the
world, and therefore, whether in this
country or IN nations abroad, members
and officers In this Church are as a rule
law-abiding, peaceable and subject to
"the powers that be-"