The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-10
SUSAN HENRY'S CASE.

In this issue Of The Tribune are
presented sensational articles with their
headings as they appeared in the Boston
Traveller Of recent dates. Every Nor
mon in Utah should read them. They
originated Immediately in the case of
the young girl brought to tho United
States from Scotland as an adopted
child by one Elder Bachman of Shell
ley, Idaho, who is returning from a
mission and in whose bonor-to quote
the Shelley paper--a "big reception"
is being given, Readers Of the press
will recall that the Scotch girl, Susan
Henry, eleven years old, was turned
back by the United States immigration
agents and deported to Great Britain,
The Tribune does not request the
attention of Mormons and other read
ers to the articles OF the Boston 1rav-
eler for the purpose of endorsing all
OF the opinions expressed therein. or
certifying TO the truth of all Of the
statements made. On the contrary, The
Tribune does not believe that many OF
the Mormon missionaries are today en-
gagged in specially organized effort
to recruit buxom girls in Europe to
supply the polygamous marriage de-
mand in Utah. We believe that the
persons who are prosely tlng-not to say
procuring this purpose are few
There is no necessity for such work, for
it is an unfortunate experience in Utah
and surrounding countries that girls Of
American birth, reared in the church
and under its teachings-and some OF
them the very flower Of the Mormon
fock-can be found in sufficient num-
bers to supply the Tanners and Cuffs
and the Brimhalls and the Joseph +.
Smiths.
The particular reason why every
Mormon should read these accounts in
the Traveller is that he may realize
to what degradation the Mormon sys-
tenn has sunk in the esteem of the in
| telligent people of this country since
| the prophet, seer and revelator Of the
| cult and his coadjutors made their
| shameless confessions on the witness
stand in Washington. When President
Smith testified that he had five wives
and intended to continue to live with
them, the people Of the eastern part
Of this country felt themselves justified
in assuming that the purpose for which
women were proselyted to the Mormon
church was TO make of them plural
wives to the prophets and priests. What
else could the average American citi-
zen suppose on this subject7 Joseph
f, Smith had deifed his polygnmous re-
lations, and some Of his colleagues had
not been far behind him in their idol
atrous devotion to their offense against
God and womankind. The Deseret
News has for years devoted itself to a
comparison of plural marriage with cor
tain forms of social evil. Taking the
comparison made by the News (and
not made by The Tribune, except as a
quotation from the Mormon church or
gan), let Mormon, readers suppose that
some person carrying "on' an immoral
establishment in Chicago-carrying it
on notoriously and having publicly con-
fessed to his shameless traffic-were to
go to the British Isles or Continental
Europe and were there to urge young
women to join his society in Chicago.
What would Mormon papers say about
that mans work7 They would desig-
nate it by just such harsh terms or