Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-01
Mayor STATIONS Statement in
Last Nights News Brought
Forth Characteristic Denial.
AS IT WAS TO Be EXPECTED.
Daily PreyarlcatOr EudeavOrs to Hide
Its Ncndaclty Behind a Murky
Cloud Of Two Columns.

Following the thlrteen~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 coll
umns Of Ink this morning and Ike the
cutie fish endeayored to hide IT'S men
dacity behind a murky cloud.
Following an unsuccessful attempt
to make the Church responsible for the
alleged suggestion OF "A former coach-
man for departed President II shifted
lis base and proceeded to set forth an
alleged interview with Bishop William
y Preston wherein he was quoted as
saying that the Church had under
taken to furnish laborers Cor corpora
lions M Utah when u WAS outside OF
their union department,
An attempt 70 interview Bishop Pres
ton on that subject, by Il News" re-
porter was unsuccessful, because OF the
poor health Of the Bishop. The fact 10
that Bishop Preston has been very IA
for the past three months, and only
recently II was thought that he could
not survive. His friends, therefore
naturally, are anxious not to have him
drawn into a controversy Of this ma
ture' 1t Is safe to say however. judg.
ing rom the usual tactics OF the Tri-
pune ana the utter disregard for truth
clinced by that organ Of hatred and
strife, that Bishop Preston has been
misquoted II he was seen at all BY
representative Of the nfore- mentioned
organ, II is absolutely certain that
Bishop Preston has never said any
thing conveying the idea that The
church Is engaged In immi.
grafton business, or contract labor
business. What the Tribune can hope
to gain by forging a story 80 palpably
false Is difficult TO understand, since
anyone interested IN the question. by
a little investigation can find out the
truth FOR himself.
Considerable indignation has been
manifested at the wilful misrepresenta-
tlon of the Tribune over the storm I'M
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 city--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
plications from employers who need
men, and TO notify men cut 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 of attempting
to plant a colony subservient TO his
viii? Yet It must needs be perverted
into an attempted proof that the Nor
mon Church Is supplying laborers 20
corporations, In the nefarl0us manner
often employed by contract labor agents
"a statement OF Mayor Stratton OF
Murray to the effect that he desires a
better class Of laborlng men at the
smelters, and that he wishes a COM
mittee appointed to interview the Nor
mon Church officials IN regard TO see
ing what they can do In furnishing la-
Dor, Is wilfully bent into a shape where
Il viii serve as evidence that the
Church has already been approached,
It's consent given. and q conspiracy
formed 10 plant an extensive foreign
colony at Murray. The plain statement
of an evident fact by the Church ofIl-
cals that II is beyond their sphere, and
outside OF their policy to furnish any
lahorof this sort Is contradicted by
false quotation from Mayor Stratton to
The effect that he stands pat on hls
dec laratlon which he never made thar
certain Church officials whom he would
not name had offered their support.
and that he had letter from whom
he would not tell making the contract
and that he would force the Church TO
keep its promise. A plain denial Of
these statements from Mayor stratton
must bring only q statement that the
Deseret News Is lodging, and the
Church officials are backing out Of a
because they fear the pub
he laws against importing contract la
Dor. that they never In their history
have imported and never have desired
to make one move toward importing.
What principle Is a paper following
this policy attempting TO server What
good to Utah or to any section OF Utah
does this policy look forward to &C,
What point Is aimed at
In this and It's kindred efforts except
the stirring up Of the greatest amount
Of trouble for Utah IN the shortest
amount OF time, merely TO add to the
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