Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-19
GIVES OLD HATRED AS CAUSE.
Mormon Spirit Was One Of SYM
pathy and Regret Backed by
offer Of Assistance.
r-,,rne Itself Has Made Il Clear That
The Connagratlon Was Not Due
To Inccndlarism.

III
night have been expected, has hap
,eoea Following the disastrous fire
!, ,ne Tribune Office and the complete
a.s,ruetlon Of It's linotype plant, comes
,ss mr,d tale OF the press Of other
.,.,ss based OF, special dispatches sent
-, of this city, that the fire was
used by Mormon emlssaries-inferen-
,,uy-representatives OF the "her-
arch.
what the decent people Of Utah will
think Of this may be as easily i'm
sgined as stated, al this particular
time. The wretches who have per-
tt,rated this new SANDER will be clear
81 and promptly branded at home as
enemies 10 the commonwealth for what
Stranger, It viii be argued, would want
10 come hther and take up his abode,
where such an outrage might be conf
,rliied? To ask for a denial Of the
unspeakably shameless charge would
b. an insult 90 intelligence and honesty
The vile creatures who thus defame
r great fIdAf ulIl Nlf ItNllN W 10
dominant faith, for hire. would doubt
less hold the Mormon hieraTch re
sponsIble for the San Francisco earth
quake. or the massacre Of the Jews
20 Russia. II II were possible u IL
would add few dollars more to their
monthly string. Here is a sample
a. the stun sent out. this particular
dispatch appearing prominently as
specal In the Denver Times
salt Lake City, Utah. June 1.-THE
man, OF the Salt Lake Tribune, the
Oldest paper In the state, and always
hitter opponent OF the Mormon Church,
WAS destroyed by fire early today. II Is
claimed the blaze was Of incendiary orr
gin and the charge Is freely made that
The destruction Of the plant Is the
work OF Mormon enemies.
The editorial and mechanical depart
ments Of the paper were completely
Quilted and besides the valuable library
su the typesetting and clecttotyping
machines have been destroyed.
THE Evening Telegram, which uses
,he machinery Of the Tribune 20 get
ol,. also suffers. Both viii be issued as
usual using the presses OF the other
heal papers. The loss is $4,000
Both the Telegram and the Tribune
Ar owned by former Senator Thomas
Kearns. once friend, but now bit
t.r enemy Of the Mormon church since
Ms retirement from the senate De has
vseNd A vlrulent campaign an the
Church aud on Reed Smoot. organizing
IN Mormon political party when
captured the city machinery at the iast
election.
Because of his attacks be has In
CURED the deadly enmity OF the Moi-
mon Church. and the gcntiles assert
that the destruction of the newspaper
Ylsnt is a move toward Gripping h.'
activity and al the same time aidiu-
the Intcrmountaln Republican, a morn
ing Mormon newspaper. which il back
Cd and practically owned By senator
Reed Smoot.'
DOES UNTOLD HARM.
The harmfulness Of such malicious
matter cannot be estimated al taa
present time. owing TO the readiness
TO believe almost anything OF an anti
Mormon character II rs up to the
newspapers who give employment %
this stripe OF men TO disClaim respon-
slbillty and expose them. The man
who sent out that dispatch should be
an outlaw i'm the profession. The Des-
oret News has no such man on Us stan.
one other newspaper management ie-
clsres that he Is not ON It's payroll AMI
unhesitatlnsly says he should be eX-
posed.
THE MORMON SPIRIT
Ktencr regret was felt nowhere in
salt Lake over the Tribunes mis-
fortune than was entertained by the
Dtseret News, whose every member
on its staff individually and collective.
~ deplored the disaster More than
that they went direct 10 the News
management and consulted with Il as
10 what could be done TO assist that
paper IN It's distress. There was not
man who would not have rolled up us
sleeves and gone TO work 20 help a.
The management itself had taken TIE
initiative and offered to come 10 the
1nbunels aid with It's whole plant n
necessary. The offer was gladly. APP
lTeciauvely accepted and acknoNl-
edged, aud n there were an
ioia Of shame In the makeup Of the
rhoul who wrote the Islander II would
compel him 20 hide his head II he could
Sc me Tribune force In full and free
possession Of the News" type setting
department at night. where II Is as
welcome as any similar lot OF men IN
me world could be under like condi-
Tons and they are not unmindful OF
mat fact either They are there and
Were 10 stay until such time as the
Iroune's own new battery can be
Brought from the east and placed in
commission.
TRIBUNEs GRATITUDE.
That paper itself has told It's readers
already how 1t feels towards the
News" for ITS Offer. and the News"
Would have remained silent but for the
iad Of the suspicion that has been
cast BY the publication Of The dispatch
referred 70. This is what the Tribune
Itself said:
Especially gratifying Is the generos-
~ Of the management Of the Deseret
News. That great newspa per. always
fearless and uncompromising adyer-
saEP OF the Tribune. though on the
liienulest business terms. FASTENED TO
- Nssstance Of the Tribune and ex-
nlhhcl IN interest that q recognized
y very friend o. the Tribune"
TELEGRAM ALSO THANKFUL.
breathing the same spirit OF appre-
clauon the Telegram. which Was also
o loser IN the Ere, said last night.
The Deseret News and The Telegram
nave never been IN journalistic har-
nouy - far as she noifrfe. ~ the fsro
pspefs 30. but business and personal
,,siauobs have At all times been friend
" mat the News men are made 81
the righi kind OF material was shown
ns 'heif action OF Saturday. On hear
l.s OF the IRE, as quick as a fash they
onered 70 DO all In their power 10 help
rti out the Telegram.
The News has always been a square