Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-06
ADvocATE's rAnsEHooD.

To what length anu-"Mormon" con
spirators will 30 in the display Of their
truly Falstanian propensities Is illus
trateh in fan that is being distributed
in Illinois, by the enemies Of Senator
Hopkins, a facsimile of which is re-
produced elsewhere in this imprint Of
the News AS will be seen, the top
lines state. on the authority Of a publ
cation that claims to be Christian, thut
the Church has, during the last few
months. imported" several hundred
young girls.
Now, that ia n statement which, not
withstanding the assumed character Of
the paper, must be branded as a lie
and no apology is offered for the use of
that shorter and uglier term. II the
Northwestern Christian Advocate made
that statement, It simply printed a
falsehood.
The Church does not import young
girls. The Church does not import
anybody, young or old, male or female
The Church is not in the immigration
business. The missionaries of the
Ever since the Perpetual Immigration
fund went out of existence. a good
many years ago, the Church as an or
ganizaton, has not conducted an immi-
grafton agency. immigration to Utah
rs as free as immigration to any other
state in the Union and governed by
the same laws of demand for and sup
NV af "a no
1t Is true that the Liverpool office Of
fers valuable assistance to Immigrants
In the form OF advice as to lines of
transportation and other subjects OF
Importance to intended settlers of the
New World. Those who secure trans
portaton through the Liverpool Of
fee are, as a rule. formed into tray
cling companies who are conducted by
experienced persons, and as the advan-
tages as to terms and congenial COM
panionship are valued, Utah immi-
grants generally avail themselves of
the services OF that office and 80 do
many other immigrants whose destina-
ton is some of the Eastern States, or
even Canada. And the Liverpool Of
fee, so far from being an agency for
the importation of young women to
Utah, uses its influence In the opposite
direction. The companies that come
through that office ms has been proved
by figures, generally consist Of more
men than women And young women
rarely. II ever come In those companies,
except when accompanied by parents
or natural guardians. Only ignorance
and malice can account for the bold
falsehood that the Church imports
young women The Church does not
import anybody.
But such IS the animus that inspires
the "antl-"Mormon" conspiracy 1t
turns even christian advocates" into
barfaced perverters of truth and
bearers of false witness against neigh
bors. Anti "Mormonism" pursues its
intended victims, like Wild beasts hunt
ing for prey But. what justification
Is there for supporting a cause that
depends on falsehood for it's triumph?
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania took
this view;
'In this country of ours religious be-
lief is not an offense or a defense. 4
man may believe what he chooses with
out fear of molestation from the law or
deprivation of his civil rights, on the
other hand, his religious belief win not
avail him as a protection II he violates
the law"
Senator Hopkins of Illinois had the
same view, and voted accordingly He
refused to override the Constitution,
or to violate his oath. Is that reason
for bounding him? Is that iustIhca-
ton for publishing falsehoods about
the Church? Is such conduct Chris
tian? Would honest John Wesley have
approved such politics in n Christian
Advocate?