The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-26
AFFnIATES WITH ANARCHISTS

We find this brief and sloppy edi-
toriaI in the columns of the church
organ of last SATURDAY evening:
The Boston Traveller. q paper that has
made itself conspicuous by auti-"Mor-
mon articles, now iudOrSes the murder
OF the Spanish patriot Fcrrcr BY this
deed, the Traveller says, "thc physically
weak ana supposedly quasi-imbecilc be-
came I'm the eyes of the world a man" That
Is the logical position OF every anti" Nor
mon sheet Ferrer was convicted he
hind closed doors. lie was not confronted
by witnesses. The evidence against him
was not published. No wonder the entire
mons. Just imagine what they could
do II they were permitted TO use such
methods,
To make the simiitude exact, the
Mormon leaders will necessarily have
TO stand for the side of anarchIsm. II
the non Mormons are against the rcrrcr
type of anarchists Of course the Nor
mon chiefs must be for them. In the
meantime if is interesting TO note that
those who are making the most cutlery
against Fcrrer's execution are the same
ones who protested against the conyic-
tion and execution Of CZolgosz. the as
sassin of President Mckinley. and who
rejoice whenever a crowned head is
brought low by bomb and who openly
laughed nj the assassination of the
Emperor of Austria.
Fcrrer was the head of the Bar.
cclona anarchists. lie headed a re-
volt against his country and was re.
sponsiblc for a bloody, death dealing
riot against the civil authority. From
that branch, from other branches of
that style Of anarchstic thought. cones
the preaching that it is a rightful duty
to assassinate kings and rulers From
the Barcelona branch we also have tho
following extract from a school book
of anarchStic persuasion used in Ber.
celona, in 1905:
Religious cducl,ion inculcatcs false
hood and teaches fooishncss. To
maintain order is To maintain Injustice
against the worltinEman. All re-
lcions are based on ignorance and impos-
turc. and aim at exploitation and opprcs-
sion. over the principals chair
was large picture representing anarchy
az a female figure brandishing Il torch
upon heap OF ruins. consisting of the
broken symbols Of the monarchy. the
church. the army and other social usli-
tutionS.
IT is probable enough that the cxccu-
ton of Ferrcr was Il barbarsm. and
that he was convicted and eXecutcd
without due process of law as under
stood in This country We have no de.
Tense for il and nothing but adherence
for judicial murders. Al the same time.
it is TO be observed that the anar-
chislic style of teaching aud practice
convicts and executes kings and rulers
without any trial al all so far as the
victims are concerned, and without even
their knowledge.
it follows, further. that if the Nor.
mou leaders arc TO accept the posi-.
tion Of associates and fellow workers
with Fcrrer. they must accept the
definition which the Fcrrcr people give.
as above quoted. Of the falsehood and
foolishncss of religious education, and
the imposiurc of all religions. What
ever might be said of tho propriety Of
the Mormon leaders doing This so far as
their own cult is concerned, ms indicat-
ing n return 10 common sense ard non
estv, even they, however. viii not have
the hardihood 10 openly accept this
Ferrer teaching.
From all this it appears that the