Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-26
NOT GOOD RESOLUTIONS.


1t is not probable that great impor-
lance is attached to the sensational pro-
ceedngs OF the club ladies who have
been holding a convention at ST. Louis,
Those club ladies' are hardly the typl-
ca American women so much admired
by the American maui, Chiyalry
prompts this offer Of apology for pro-
ceedlngs that history must necessarily
brand rs inspired by malice and bigo-
Try provided It is noticed at all
The real American woman does
not deserve such character In history
She is just aud kind She stands for
fair play. She Is true, and a lover
truth. AZ least. such ~ the typical WOO
man with whom we In Utah have be-
come familiar. But the club ladies at
st. Louis placed themselves in a diff
ferent light
According to the report they adopted
resolutions directed against the Church
OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints
on the ground that the members OF this
Church are moral political, and COM
merclal slaves TO an organization, and
that they are engaged IN a systematic
effort to 'undermIne the Christian stan
dards of marriage ana TO dominate
legislation, etc,
Language IS too weak to express the
contempt in which all right-thnking
persons must hold an organization that
rises in public view with q set OF reso-
buttons founded upon such notorious,
base and yilainous falsehoods, each
and all of which have been denied and
refuted. a resolution, In order to be
justified at all, should have truth as a
foundation. what value have resou-
tions based upon the slanderous stories
of enemies2
For instance, It Is conceivable that
the women's clubs might, in the pur-
suit of their phIlanthropic labors, en-
counter adversaries dcslrous Of check
ing the progress of their 'work It would
be possible for these 20 organize and
hold conventions, and they might pass
resolutions. They might formulate one
TO this effect
oResolved. That In view Of the sys-
tematic effort of the Federation of Wo-
mons clubs TO undermine the Chris
tian standards of marriage and TO DOM
mate state ana national legislation,
senators are urged TO take sueh leslsla
tive action as will prevent the recognl-
ton of said Federation which under
mines moral standards, etc.
We say It would be possible for a
body OF blgoted cranks 10 pass such
n resolution on such false premises II
would Doe a contemplate attempt at
taking advantage Of SANDER but not
more so than the resolutions actually
passed at st. Louis For there Is some
reasonable suspicion chat club life Is
not always conducive to the elevation
OF the Christian standards Of home-llfe
and there ls some evidence that certain
clubs would like to interfere viii
state and national legislation; but
there is not a shadow Of foundation
for the assertion that the so-callet
Mormon" Church cnslaves It's mem
bers IN any sense OF the word or thai
IT'S teachings have tendency TO I'm
dermne Christian standards OF mar
rage such propositions have uftel
been made, but the assertions of mali
cious persons 40 matter how often be-
peated do not change a falsehood int
truth,
But the worst feature OF the pro
ceedings was the choking off," ms tn
report terms 1t, Of the only delegate
present who had the bravery Of stand
ing up for the right, In am earnest pro
test against the contemplated ngura
tive slaughter OF innoconts The re
port says
III" cried Miss Alice Reynolds, o
Utah. the only Mormon woman at tn
convention, the resolution relates q
the laws Of my country and my peo
pie, there is another side You must hear
The Mormon women stand for purity.
Her ringing tones were heard 10 IN
farthost corners of the hail. TO I'm