Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-22
now FAbsEHoops TRAVEL

fetal organ, the Deseret News, " be-
coming militant IN the prosecution OF
one Of he tencts or theories, The fun
damenta principle OF ts creed that 'lt
Is not good for man 10 be- alone must be
llyedqup TO by the employees OF the pub
licatlon. II Is said or they must seek
other means OF revenue for continuing
In single blessedness. Perhaps II does
seem rather rough on the men enJolned
by this utterance TO force them to COM
ply With II before midsummer but those
outside the Mormon faith must concede
that IT'S latest edict ls consistent II not
conslderate."
The foregoing paragraph IL clipped
from the Boston Transcript The news
II conveys has evidently been tele-
graphed from this point throughout the
country, as a number Of newspapers
have touched upon the subject, some
humorously, others gravely II shows
how DEITY and extensively Dame Ru-
NOR gets In her work. 1t proves also
how little foundation there IA to many
things given to the world, through
means supposed to be authentic, but
which are nothing but gossip and even
II true are Of very little II any value to
the reading public
The comments OF our contemporaries
throughout the land on this supposed
"edict" of the Mormon" Church are
wasted efforts, as there Is nothing
whatever Of fact for their basis On
general principles the Church holds to
the doctrine enunclated "ln the begin
Ming" that ~ is not good for man to
be alone and the same rule applies
equally to woman. But the Church has
never sought TO compel any individual
10 enter the matrimonial state. Its ef-
forts In this direction have been and
are by way Of general advice and In
Btruction. There are members Of the
Mormon" Church who have reached
Old age and are still bachelors or spin
sters, as the case may be. The causes
for this are known TO themselves and
are their own business with which
meddlers ought not to interfere.
The official organ Of the Mormon
Church has not In any way endaavored
10 influence It's employees or others to
forsake the barren path of Single
bessedness,' In any such manner as
that which is minated The whole
story Is q facetous bit OF fiction, or
rather small sample Of yellow jour
nalism' An Contemplating reporter"
hard up for STORY heard feeble
Joke as to some OF the "boys' on the
''News' stan, and stralghtway rushed
into print with fake article
stating that they had been required to
marry by summer time or lose their
job. Both the morning papers here
rave place to the nonsense, which was
treated by well-informed persons sim
ply as a far-fetehed joke pushed to an
absurd extreme. But there was not
nven the slightest shadow Of thread
Of truth IN the whole matter.
The annexed paragraphs are taken
from the Spokesman Review, published
In Spokane, Washington, Saturday,
january Is, 1902 and headed Marry
Or Give Up Your Job" "ukase by
Mormon Church to Bachelors on the
Deseret News"
'Sait Lake, Jan. 17.--There is consler-
nation among the employees of the Des-
eret News, the official organ Of the
Mormon Church in this city as the
result OF q matrimonial cdlct that has
recently been issued, The News, In
addition % employing the usual force
necessitated by the afternoon publlCa-
lion, operates q blndery, Job offices and
book store and employs, all told, 100
men The edict Is the result Of con-
ference between President Joseph Il.
smith, present head Of the Church, and
the manager OF the News, at which II
was agreed that all male employees Of
the News who were not married on or
teforc June 80 next would be asked for
their designations.
1T Is estimated that the order win
affect about twenty-five employees Of
The paper and some Of the number who
are not matrimonially inclined are In
sore distress. Others fear that they
viii not be able 20 make q satisfactory
selection within the time specified
while others fear that the girl upon
whom they may decide may not be
favorable to the proposition and that
their positions will 50 gimmering be-
fore they can settle upon some other
maiden who Is willing 70 leave her hap
by home on short notice"
we should have taken no notice of
he story had II not been for IT'S pub
ication abroad. We think the manlpu-
ptors of tho news service could en-
Dloy the telegraph to much better use
.lian In the dissemination Of silly gos-
sip and fairy tales without profit. II
,eems that even 70 affairs OF no mo-
nent TO the public, erroneous notions
lbout the "Mormons' and their ways
aave to be promulgated and scattered
broadcast If they were favored with
lome real wit they might pass as spice
'or more serious and worthy informa.
Ion. But this story which was well
Known to be sheer invention before II
vas published here IN the morning pa.
Ders, and telegraphed throughout the
country. has not the merit Of humor
% mix with It's utter and scnseless
lalsehood
To put Quietus on the whole matter,
We VIII say there has been no
.edict' Of the kind mentioned no Con