Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-30
No CHURCH IMMIGRATION,

It would be 81 physical lmposdbIlIty
to take notice, within the limits Of these
columns Of all the SHY stories concoct.
ed for the readers OF the Tribune Nor
is u necessary Their object Is to de-.
coive newcomers and strangers con-
corning the local situation, and fur
nish Justification for rs senseless agi-
tahon II deceiyes no one, except such
as prefer deception to truth Others
win soon take In the situation as IT Is,
Facts speak for themselves.
one Of the latest fake stories Is 10
the effect that Murray Is to be colo.
nzed with foreign contract laborers
who are 10 take the place Of working
men there, who must be driven
out And this, according to the story
Is 70 be effected through Mormon
Immigration bureau Can the "strong.
ers within our gates be deceived by
such Gotlong There Is no such thing
as an immigration bureau Of the
church The Church does not import
eontrac, lahorere or any other kind OF
laborers. The Church does not even
encourage immigration, Missionaries
abroad are instructed to rather counsel
converts against leaving their native
lands, than to encourage them to do
so, IN the early days Of the state Il
was considered a wise policy to encou,-
age good strong laborers, ia the states.
or abroad, who were disposed to emil
gat to settle IN Utah, TO help build.
ing up the country, and to receive the
benefit Of association with corellgion,
fists But Of late years, the policy has,
for obvious reasons, been rather to dis
courage immigration than otherwise.
These are facts.
The position Of the Deseret News on
the question agltating Citizens Of MUIR
ray has been stated formerly The
News Is about the only paper who
has warned the citizens IN that place
against any unlawful acts, no matter
what the provocatlon may have been.
The "Nows' has pointed out that the
aliens cannot lawfully be driven out,
ana we relterate the counsel against
the employment Of illegal measures
The Mormons' particularly must re-.
speot the rights Of others be they
Greeks or Austrlans, or what not. ana
regard them as sacred as their own.
Here il what the News said several
days ago, on that question:
"The Indignation Of the citizens OF
Murray Is easily undurstood The crime
committed there was most dastarGiy
and cowardly and IN a community
where 30 many OF the men are out dur
ing the night working night shifts the
fear of q repetition prompts TO sum-
mary action. But the citizens there
should nevertheless endeayor TO keep
Within law. II seems that they have
made up their minds TO expel from
Murray all laborers OF Austrian eX-
traction This they cannot DO lawfully.
and " violence Is used, the consequence
VIII certainly be- 10 place this country
IN the humillating position Of one Of
ferlng apology and reparatlOu 20 tho
Austrian government for even aliens
have. BY virtue Of treaties. rights that
must not De violated No good ever
comes Of doing wrong Paupery. crim-
lnals, diseased persons and such char
aoters can be dealt with. n they are or
foreign extraction and have not ~.
sided here for certain time, they
can be sent back whence they came.
But laborers certainly have right TO
seek employment and retain u, AS long
rs they do not tmnggess any law 10
not bring disgrace upou the community.
and diplomatic trouble 20 the govern
ment by any overt act. The wrong
done is not riehted not even avenged,
by such means"
Does that give q shadow OF excuse
FOR this vile falsehood forged In the
Tribune Office Conspiracy on the part
Of The Mormon Church officials to colo
nise Murray with foreign contract Ia.
bogcrs came 60 Hight last eyonng2" Are
foreigners supposed to be so stupid Az
not to know their friends? The News"
not the Mormon organ, has
stood up, without hesitation, for their
rights IN This matter