The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-08
THAT INTERPOLATION.

rid of The Mormon propaganda in the
German Empire, and especially in the
kingdom of Prussia; but the mission.
aries arc very sly and cunning; they
pursue their proseIyting not as mission
aries, but as music students or students
in other directions, and also simply AS
visitors, thus endcavoring to cvade the
vigilance of the German police. The
reason why the German authorities are
opposed to Mormon proselytiug is no
doubt on account of the dogma and
practice of polygsmy found ever prev.
alent in Tho Mormon faith and prac-
tee
The church organ here has for some
time past been exercised about an ef.
fort made by what il calls "iguorant
Augustana clergvmen 4" in Sweden for
he expulsion Of Mormon missionaries
from that country. II notes also a sim.
liar movement in Norway, aud reioceS
that tho Norwegian Department of JUS
tlcc has declined TO take action.
in the same connection it quotes with
much satisfaction, apparently from an
English newspaper, this brief note on Il
recent Interpolation in the British Par
Lament on the Mormon missionary work
in England:
Mr. Fi,zroy asked the Home Secretary
whether he was aware of the propaganda
which was being carried on all over The
country by the Mormops. with view
10 inducing women and young girls from
English villages To 90 out TO America TO
IN
Mr. Churchill said inquiry had been
made into tho allegations which had
reached the Home Office, and no ground
| for action had been found He was in
formed that polNgamy was now forbid -
den By the law of tho Mormon church
as we'll as by the law of the United
States.
Upon this the church organ prousIy
says that "No other outcome of a fair
judicial inquiry into the various allie,
cations of opponents of the church is
| possible. - Which is true only pro
vided that inquiry is merely super
fetal: An investigation that would go
to the depths would show that polygamy
| is as much vital doctrine Of the Nor
mon church now as ever. President
Smith, and all who have recently spoken
| upon this subject, declare their belief
| to be precisely as heretofore, IN the
| divinity of polygamy; but they add
that they arc not preaching or prac-
iicinp ii now. This in the face of the
we'll known fact that Smith himself
and large number of tho members
of the Mormon hierarchy are openly
and confessedly living with their plural
| - ~ nj Dc
in Utah, in the surrounding States aud
Territories. aud in Mexico and Canada.
Besides, The Tribune printed on Mon
day last list of exactly 220 Nor
mon elders who have gone into polyg
amy since tho professed abandonment
of that practice as set forth In Inc
manifesto of 1890.
All denials of the vitality of the dog
ma of polygamy must count for nothing
in the face Of the known facts, first
that the belief in the divinity of polyg
amy is lust as firm as ever; second, that
the polygamists are living openly and
detiiantly with their plural wives; and
third the publication of moro than 20l
names of new polygamists. none OF
whom has ever denied the charge thai
he is polygamist; this publication
ayowedly being less than one in ten OF
the actual number, the incurring of new
nolvpamous marriages being held I'm
der such strict secrecy that to get one
in fen of them would be indeed an
achievement.
The showlngs made in behalf of thu
Mormon propaganda in the varlou
countries of Europe, are simply impos
lures, made upon lack of information
available in these countries on the rea
conditions as they exist. If those who
made the investigation In Great Brit
ain had understood the true relation!
of the Mormon church, and tho Nor
mon authorities, to polygamy, they
would undoubtedly have come to DIFF
ferent conclusion.
Closing it's article, the News has til
following paragraph:
That Ia clearancel is the result every
where OF d fair investigation. When tn
, | United States refused TO comply wit
the demand OF anti-"Mormons in tn
famous case against Senator Smoot.
|
that the decision was due TO deal wit
the Republican party What deal.
pray, was entered into with the gov
ernmeuts OF Great Britain. Norway am
Sweden. since they, too. found no groun
to interfere with the Lattcr-day Saints
{ On which We might say that we hav
not understood that Smoot is applyin
e/ for any seat in Parliament, in the Stol
j thing, or in either of the branches Q
e the Swedish Legislative body, thoug
= since he represents simply the churc
I hierarchy, we suppose his ambition &c
g legislative honors would be as appr'
! pirate in one country as another. If h
a is, the illustration of the church orga
e would apply; if not, it Is Impossible I
), understand what it means by Its Sill
!, raking up Of the Smoot case In th
y United States Senate, in connectio
y with foreign objections TO proselytin
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