Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-09
e,.oderous Stories Printed in
cbrlstIanIa Responsible tor
BIq Indignation Meeting.
,no8Ess SIGNED BY WOMEN
,,,-mon Business Men OF salt
Lake and Minister Also N'a e"o'"
In pcnouncing Canards'

4 ,f presenting the true thcts
way .,.,,,r. "A mass meeting OF Nor
30 tHe ,s.,lo was held in the Four
vega" tord chapel on Thursday eve
rly 1910. The meeting was
n..ssded Ia OVERCOMING, and during enc
,..,grsss VI the mcctng, Wheh Juusc
I'ss, chairman Of the program
Nt.si,,c, called for a vote from the
toil.'i. ,rcsgnt as to whether they we're
l,Oi uutfammelcd In the exercise
u ,brlr Individuality In religious as
W ',ber matters, every man. woman
"bu5 I'M the vast audience arose
'"J raIsrd his right hand In token oil
,sIr freedom Of conscience.
,n address was formulated ana
signed by the young Norwegian worn
49,. tho CITY. to be sent to the Nor
tu 70, papers i'm which the slanderous
,rts we're printed. with the request
KY, The truth from the women them
IT, he given as wide publicity as
.tst given to the false stories.
~ meeting was called to order By
ga, tohn Lawrence. who presided
nyer the openng exercises. After sing
,ry by the choir, prayer was offered by
NJ A. Faldmo, and the choir sans
lin President Lawrence then turned
,se Meeting over 10 the chairman OF
,bc progran committee, Judge 9. NJ.
The first number on the program was
che reading by Miss Alma Anderson
N several clippings from two OF the
most influential newspapers published
IN Christiania, Norway, referring 10
The labors " the Mormon elders In that
land. stating among other Things that
,be principal objects OF the labor or
these missionaries were to capture
,ourg factory girls with promise
mai II they would embrace Mormon
Ism they would be emlgrated to the
so.rared Mormon Zion, whore they
shall know no more hard lives. or need
10 rerform any labor. like they had TO
do In their home country, ana that
these ignorant Mormon Norwegian
grls after having been induced 10
4 embrace Mormouism and to leave their
families and friends in their native
land. we're now held IN Utah in
condition that is very deplorable to
say the least The newspapers called
upon the government Of Norway to
forthwith enact laws 10 suppress the
rapid Advancement OF Mormoulsm In
Norway ana much more in the same
4 strain
A ADDRESS TO PRESS.
4 At the conclusion Of the reading OF
he newspaper clippings Miss Anne
Homsen arose and read the following
address To- the Norwegian press and
people in general in answer to the
Il charges above referred to:
Fl An address from the Norwegian
. women residing In Salt Lake city.
n Utah To whom is may concern: We
IA ae 10 receipt Of copies OF newspapers
81 non ChTstania, Norway and es-
81 p-an ono NJ date 18th of June, 1910
Fl Wherein we find an article concerning
Fl Wat is termed the Mormon triumph
" % Norway our answer to this arti-
"a 20 VIII no doubt be considered as very
II his but IL viii be remembered that the
II distance between Norway and Utah Is
"A hM English miles. and II takes time
II ior tht mails TO reach us,
The contents of the article contained
~ Aten-Pusten concerning US Mormon
girls OF Norwegian birth was really not
anything new, for We have heard these
Fl stories published over and over again,
ana we thought that these ISLANDERS
hAQ been repeated so often that they
Nere worn ont long ago, and we have.
therefore, never deemed IL necessary to
ltly 10 them. But when you say in
me article above referred 10. that the
AoTmon missionaries in Norway have
o,'eVed us by such great promises
OF future happiness In temporal mat
ttfs and that we have been lured
A away from our homes In Norway. and
Sht we cannot longer keep silent. We,
therefore, the undersigned Norwegian
N'heh or salt Lake city Utah. being
members of the Church Of Jesus Christ
W LAtler-day Saints, or so-callcd Nor
mons do hereby protest against the
I,Iegolng false reports concerning us.
Fr0m the depths of our iumost soul,
Ne desire in am sincerity to assure the
Npr"eglan government and people that
nr are not now nor ever have been,
uu1ner 90 our own native land. Nor
,sal' nor since we arrived here in salt
..aAe city, persuaded by coercion
% ulherwise 20 do anything contrary to
wi own VIII or judgment. We are just
- Tree today 10 choose for ourselves,
shd according TO the dictates OF our
~ science. as we ever We're at
nome In Norway.
\. Kermit as to assure you that the
WNesan spirit whether the same
round In man or a woman, can
~ ne coerced. and the soul OF the
'Nseihdn can never be compelled to
.NyeW anything in religion or other
wise which is contrary 10 his own good
;,ss4s,leht We can truly say, with
M, ,NorNegian poet, we are free to
'"'nA' and We are free to talk
EIGHT THOUSAND IN UTAH.
la. mere IN Utah. there reside about
49, NurWegians, half OF whom do not
lux 10 the Mormon Church, and we
49,. 0t''e together as brothers and sis
80 from our native land without re-
10 our religious beliefs
O.. gur religion. called Mormonism, is
u'ar 70 us today as IL was the first
,o we embraced II In our mother
-lu! and our faith In the same has
Utah Jul "iIINdi mere III
"a, were ungratcful on our part did
~ IVY appreciate the kindness exhibit
~ 'oNards us by the Norwegian press
-. lSople iu looking after the Inter
80 VI lhe Norwegian people IN foreign
- ana We desire therefore 70 as
- ''u over our own signatures,
fo attached, that We are indeed
"Ho independent In our choice as
ItLsi0us beliefs We doubt not
s, 'lnDeiltN OF our friends at home who
v,, INSTANTLY concerned about our
hts ~ ana who are helping to circu-
grc AS reports about our elders who
ass,-e ,llEs al home. but We desire to
reno,,, you ~ an solemnity that the
| are absolutely unfouDdcd and
The same opportunity OF retutlhs
ri,u me hope that YOU will kindly
M, ms ar wide circulation as YOU aid
Saw, rvI'- above referred to. that the
M, NAY serve To onlighten our fam
| rrr.-u trends at home, that We have
m. SINCE our arrival here regretted
h., 'el Wo have taken In coming
v, gna with high regard and respect
| s.orsDscirho ourselves as Norwegian
Isv,s -, members Of the Church OF
tsin, n,.st OF Latter-day Saints. re-
m. ." S.it Lake city. Utah"
49, Follow the names Of GO Nor
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