Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-29
Given by ?. NJ Gen Wynne Ia a
Report Called for by the Sena.
tors Resolution
ON POL YCAMOUS POSTMASTERS
Only Four Found Who Had Ever Sus.
tanned that RelatlOn- No Action
Will be Takeu.
lspeclal 10 The oNews.")

Washington d. c., Dec. Ex-senator
Dubois has received a body blow IN his
fight against Senator Smoot this time
the blow comes direct from headquar-
tiers. paGcis declared a short time ago
that there were many polygamlsts hold
ing federal appointments postmasters
In Idaho, and he introduced into the
senate a resolution calling on the post
office department to present the con-
ditions. Now comes the report show
Ing the falsity Of Dubois declaration.
The Washington Post contains this an
nouncement on the subject:
Postmaster-Generel Wynne presented
to the president yesterday a report pre-
pared by the department IN response
to the resolution Of Senator Dubois Of
Idaho regarding postmasters or other
postal employees who may be living in
polygan2 The report viii De trans
mitted to the senate when Congress
conyenes next week. The report finds
that there are four possmasters who
have sustained polygamous relations,
all these are at small places and the
relations, 1t is stated, have not been
continued since the passage Of the Ed
munds law The oifenses had occurred
prior to That enactment In view Of
THIS fact II has been determined not 10
take any action In their eases,
The foregoing announcement, pub
lished on the editorial page of the Post,
indicates the official treatment 10 be
accorded the false demands made
against Senator Smoot, an American
citizen, who chooses to be a Mormon
rellglously.
only four postmasters who ever have
been polygamists and these not slnca
the Edmunds law passed, hence they
Will not be disturbed. In the aix Nor
mon counties In Idaho, there are $50
postmasters. Senator Dubois said many
OF them were polygomlsts The official
report shows there is not one aud that
only four have been.
The body blow Is IN determining TO
take no action IN these cases because
there is not just basis for another
course.
Senator Sm6ot is being deluged with
protests from women In the west, who
object to the proposition to exclude wo-
men from the franchise In the proposed
new states, including Arizona, New
Mexico oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, The women need not worry Sem
ator Beyerldge chairman Of the COM
mlttee on territories, attended to that
matter and the committee struck out
the Objectionable provision.
Mrs. Frederick Schoff, head Of the
Mothers clubs In America, has been
extremely active In accusing the Nor
mons Of immortality and IN denouncing
polygamy. on sunday The Philadelphia
Ledger Of Mrs SChoffs home city, pre-
scented a showing Of conditions therein,
this was the statement that 200 girls
were kept In houses OF III fame. Last
evenings Washington Times contains
q caustlc editorial on the Philadelphia
situation. Were Mrs. Schoff sincere In
thinking polygamy wrong she yet
oyerlooks the vast field In her own
town, great numbers Of girls who need
10 be rescued from crime against law
and nature IS over 30 per cent greater
than the number Of polygamists IN the
entire Mormon country.