Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30
, German Preacher Writes from
This City to Pastor In
Germany.
AIS SHAMEFUL FALSEHooDS.
r,,lo,binc Misrepresentation That
Ring Forth a Vigorous Protest and
p.fut,tlOn from German Residents

'.'.,lss were made Of German resi-
,..,s q, Utah concerning the astonish-
", and libellous statements therein
s ,,S The German Saints have be.
,om. highly indignant at the course OF
-. writer Of the letter and have pre-
s.,sd reply which has been signed by
,Sout $50 reputable persons, for publ
-.,lo, in Europe. We here reproduce
TngIsh 2immers scandalous letter
ana also the reply, both OF when nave
Nan translated for the News"
THE zIMMER SANDER.
.oe,ce of the Evangelical Clergy, s2S
r.s, second South, salt Lake CITY,
~ state OF Utah, North America,
w. ~, "a 1908. Hon. Or, =. Wurster, CITY
p,s,or Heilbronn, Germany. Gentle
..an-Indeed have never thought TO
Sn,sr into direct correspondence with
,oD hut conditions here force me TO do
,hs and ask you now 10 give me us
pnIng ear. ,. N.
from Boecklngen in the district Of
usIbronn number OF families have
,acently emIgrated TO distant Utah, the
wcrderhl Zion OF the ldtter-days.
mere 10 spend their remaining days In
Ssace and happiness, The families Of
rbom particularly write ut this time
are hose OF Shoemaker Frederick Sch
and Mechanic Thomas B., both from
proeckIngen. Mr.. Sch-came here In
Inc spring Of 1902 and Mr.. B. not UNI
N last week The first mentioned
sch beheld the situation Of the 30
called Latter.day Saints In very short
lime. When the German Evange lists
Of North America opened their mission
lst year among the 5000 Germans In
salt Lake City, Mr.. Sch and his wife
Interested themselves at once with this
work. Mr. Sch Is now willing to give
Information concerning the 'Mormons"
10 any one who desires such. His adj
dress Is 1862 West Second South street,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The family b, as mentioned above,
arrived In the Mormon Zion last
week. They find themselves seriously
deceived, and II they could they would
gladly return 20 their native home and
greet Il with tears and Joy, but they
cannot Mrs. B., while In Germany,
ithtrited from her relations the sum Of
?St marks, which she confdentlally
yaled 70 these holy brethren. Soon
after she was compelled to
Jay the round sum Of 260 marks
tIthing into lions treasury.
With the remaining money the family
started on their way TO 4Ion. When
they arrived here last week they found
themselves Without money, and the
family B. Is now at the mercy Of
.hflr shabby co.religionists.
Ny dear co'laborer | have seen the
tears and heard the cries Of the people
70 long that feel justified In passing
l1gment upon them. | am minister OF
at Lake City and ogden, the two
Argest cities In Utah, and come In
contact with these "Mormons" day by
aN and have In this way seen many
hlngs which are hidden to an ordinary
man, and now | say; The "Mormons"
who Notwithstanding their expulsion
rom Prussia and Mecklenburg con-
llnue their abors IN these and all other
Nales IN the German empire, are II
'lrse 10 our land and our people. The
udden object Of their religion Is i'm
horallly and business These smooth
,ohgued men induce our plain and hon
hl German citizens to come TO Utah
bhere their fathers and relations hold
way and make OF them their useful
nd hardUorking servants for little or
polnlhg' | VIII give you the following
Example Of how cheap some OF our peo-
Pc are hired
IN one OF the largest furniture houses
u salt Lake city owned by H D.
mormon IN every sense of the word,
VINO mas four wiyes) many Germans
We employed, particularly the new
IlneIs' and newest converts, but be-
lnl lhls apparent love for his fellow
nau mere Is hidden another object In
IMPROVING our emigrants To any
Nher American empoye Mr.. D. would
rave 10 pay from $500 to $500 n day,
sl' When he employees these green
uellnahs' las they are called here) he
KY them only Zoo TO s.6O n day. In
%s way NJ D. makes a profit on
mety man Of from NOO to $3.50. This
mounts 10 a considerable sum during
ueyeaE sufficient for this Mormon" to
KEY nIs four wives; but that Is not all
way mr. D gets from his laborers,
suVsulg man earns the big round
NV VI Ng per week Mr.. D. pays
I'1l ohly " IN cash. the remaining 50
pail to him In tlthlng money. When
WY 'aooIer wants TO use this tthing
IV.ey which can only be used in the
Wallng Mormon" stores, he win find
ssllnlselI the loser Of 25 cents on every
sSr,pI Ihe laborer, however. Is not
,"l,l'ea TO say one word about this,
,o every Mormon II compelled %
sSSIpy with the rule OF the Church
Ss "i NOSE placed over them. The rs
~, wa. winch the laborer loses Ia a
,oco IOnt 70 the employer, which he
,U.oNts al the tIthlng treasury I'm Zion.
s,sIe not so, the employer would not
sme MS laborers this tIthlng money
S' as me Church owns In every ward
sr Sal Lake City a large store, the
boroyets sustain these business
S SSu'es NO other business An this CITY
ppe ,piTS OF such tIthIng money.
BESIDES this loss which "a I,,rdenod
IL ala '''iNI HtIei the MORMON
Shms% compelled TO pay tlthlng OF his
IN Ivy hcome, and every first sunda,
NAT month called fast day by tn,
nSVl,nuhs he also has 10 nay HIS fas,
s,s ',usM This offering should not be
tnn, nh, the amount II would take Il
masp ,g MS family with their reg,la,
h. '".s winch is to be paid In cash. II
"n ltIuses TO come up To theso re.
tbnvuSshts, he is without excuse dis
n sorged and left at the mercy OF IN,
wpe' tor HE employer IA an office,
sd.. mormon" church. an apostle, an
tm,,,, oll angel and prophet, and IN,
IN hoyers oookkeepers have full swa,
ore Nv PRIESTHOOD, and the Oldest labor,
s6, n'.e perhaps already gone on mis-
hrns, 70 Germany and Switzerland I,
tpo"1,,n me Gospel The old sayin,
Ia nso5 i'Ne an hog or die" Ia the mot
bose .t IN every case where one Oh
~ ne rules Of the authorities
WIZ" What shall strange person d,
pag. camhot speak the English lang
A ws,, ne 'Mormons" have no mercy
ANA oN surrounds their heart, thlcke,
sa,,A harder than the Wa
ss, mountains that surronnl
hor, lake valley, | do believe n vol
tss. our mountains here, II he nos
h ' gi human sense, could 30 brovgh
ho SeePlng before n Mormon" Owe
WV "irlDle existing conditions bere.