Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-01
Mayor STATIONS Statement 10
Last Nights News Brought
Forth Characteristic Denial.
AS IT WAS TO Be EXPECTED.
Daily PrevarlcatOr EndeavOrs to hide
It's Nendacly Behind a Murky
Cloud of Two Columns.

Following the thirteen,inch shell that
was exploded In the Tribune camp by
Mayor Stratton Of Murray yesterday.
the AnanIas Daily printed on West
Temple street came out with two col.
umns OF Ink this morning and like the
cutie fish endeavored to hide lts men.
daclty behind murky cloud.
Following an Unsuccessful ATTEMPT
to make the Church responsible for the
alleged suggestion OF a former coach
man Tor a departed President II shifted
lis base and proceeded to set forth an
alleged Interview with Bishop William
IS Preston wherein he was quoted as
saying that the Church had under.
taken To furnish aborers Tor corpora
lions IN Utah when u WAS outside OF
their union department.
An attempt 70 interview Bishon Pres
ton on that subject by News re-
porter was unsuccessful. because OF the
poor health Of the Bishop. The fact Ia
that Bishop Preston has been very in
FOR the past three months. ana only
recently II was thought that he could
not survive His friends. therefore.
naturally are anxious not 10 have him
drawn into controversy OF this ma
ture. II Is safe 20 say, however. iudg.
ing from the usual tactics of the Tn.
pune and the utter disregard for truth
oNinced by that organ OF hatred and
strife that Bishop Preston has been
mlsquoted, II he was seen at all by n
representative Of the afore- mentioned
organ. IL Is absolutely certain that
Bishop Preston has never said any
thing conveying the idea that the
church Is engaged In lmmi-
grafton business or contract labor
business What the Tribune can hope
TO gain by forging story 20 palpably
false is difficult to understand, since
anyone interested In the question. by
a little investigation can find out the
truth Tor himself.
Considerable indignation has been
manifested az the wilful msrepresenta-
tlon Of the Tribune over the storm TN a
teacup that has been raised down at
Murray. In discussing the matter one
gentleman said this morning:
III the head Of any responsible Chris
tlan organization Of this Cty-say the
pastor OF the Congregational church or
the president OF the Salt Lake Charity
association, should make an announce
ment that he is willing to receive APP
pllcatiOns from employers who need
men. and to notify men out Of work
where employment may be had would
anyone be justified In declaring the
dispenser Of this kind OF genuine char
ity was In the business Of furnishing
contract laborers, and Ct attempting
to plant n colony subservient TO his
VIII? Yet IL must needs be perverted
into an attempted proof that the Nor
mon Church is supplying laborers to
corporations, in the nefarlous manner
often employed by contract labor agents.
"A statement OF Mayor Stratton OF
Murray 10 the effect that he desires a
better class Of laborlng men az the
smelters, and that he wishes a COM
mittee appointed 10 interview tile Nor
mon Church officials IN regard 20 see
ing what they can do In furnishing Ia
Dor, Is wilfully bent into a shape where
Il will serve as evidence that The
Church has already been approached,
los consent given, and conspiracy
luIlntu ~ lldNN an tAA'uoANf ANANiNH
colony at Murray The plain statement
Of an evident fact by the Church OFF,
rlals that II Is beyond their sphere, and
outside OF their policy 20 furnish any
labor Of this sort Is contradicted by q
false quotation from Mayor Stratton 10
The effect that he stands pat on HE
which he never made thar
certain Church officials whom he would
not name had offered their support,
and that he had a letter from whom
he would not tell making the contract,
and that he would force the Church TO
Keep It's promise. A plain denial Of
hese statements from Mayor Stratton
must bring only a statement that tie
Deseret News Is lodging, and the
church officials are backing out Of
proposition because they fear the pub
lie laws against importing contract Ia
DOR, that they never IN their history
rave imported and never have desired
% make one move toward importing
What principle is paper following
his policy attempting to server What
good to Utah OF to any section OF Utah
ioes this policy look forward to ac-
What point Is aimed at
n this and It's kindred efforts except
he stirring up OF the greatest amount
II trouble for Utah IN the shortest
mount OF time. merely 10 add TO the 1
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