Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-27
NO ATTACK SAYS
DR.. G. ". MIDDLETON
Speaker at Tabernacle Last SUM-
day Tells lust What He
Did Say.
ANSWERS CATHOLIC ORGAN
His Address Not Devoted to Criti-
Cism of the Races and
SIurs on Irish.

In an editorial article In The Inter
mountain catholic this week severe
criticism OF the remarks Of Or. @. w.
Middleton. delivered in the tabernacle
last Sunday afternoon, appears. The
burden Of the criticism rested upon tho
alleged use by the doctor OF the term
'low bred" in referring "a Irish emi-
grants to this country, and the writer
of The Intermountsin Catholic editor
ial proceeds upon this promise to In
cludc in the doctors reference all Cath
olics sol Irish birth or extraction, and
to arraign him severely for the injus-
tice OF such a position, setting forth
the proverbial friendly feeling held to-
ward the Mormon people by the cath
ole residents OF this city ana state.
In order to permit an opportunity
for an explanation OF his side by Doc
tor Middleton, which is not accorded
by the writer OF The Intermountain
catholic. The News sought an inter-
view with him in regard to the matter.
DR. Middleton spoke freely and feet
ngly upon the subject, and said that II
the writer of the editorial in The In
termountain catholic had heard what
really was said, instead OF reading the
epitomlzed report Of his remarks, he
any such meaning as he did Of 1t.
SEEKING NO CONTROVERSY.
ct is very distasteful to me-" said
DIT Middleton, ITO enter into any news
paper controversy. hut when misun-
Outstanding or misinformatlon Wrests
my words from their context and gives
them meaning which never was in
tended and thereby arouses unjust
prejudice. there Is perhaps some excuse
for reply to the editorial writer or
The Intermountain Catholic who re-
views the report OF last sundays serN-
ices in the tabernacle
The Rist OF IL was this:
II quoted noted Boston educator.
and used his exact words to describe
the condition In New England IN
in which the American stock OF people
are diving out. and their section OF the
country is being flled up by the hordes
Of Europe, mostly OF the lower classes
I did not report this educator TO say
that Irish people are low bred, but that
the lower classes Of ireland and other
countries are docking hither and oc-
cupVing our country and displacing the
native Americans. The truth or TINS
statement made TO me by Prof. samuel
son. ! am sure can he verified by vis-
iting The Sums OF any 81 our large
cities The class OF people one meets
there ALI speak a foreign tongue or
have a foreign accent. II would be
very unjust to the countries these peo-
pie come from To sneak ~ them as
repre sentatives Of their respective races.
They are the lower classes. ana II was
the displacement Of our American peo-
nIe nv these hordes Of Europeans that
was the matter under discussion ana
not a criticism Of the races they be-
long to. 1.,.,,ou
III ANYTHING was said about Catholics
or people Of any other creed l nave
no recollection Of II. and am sure the
stenographic reports show no such rel
orences.
NO ATTACK INTENDED.
.IIhov, this writer could have distorted
my remarks into an attack on inc
catholic church Is more than ! can
Imagine have Travelled in Catholic
Countries and have always taken PAINS
10 employ Catholic guides because
wanted to hear their story from theI
own people. And while ! 90 h0t nolu
with their dosmas, ] have recolectlol
~ many courtesies received at ther
hands. and for them as people l nave
only words Of kindness. am sure
has been the Catholic policy TO nlnu
their own business and leave o'nS.
neonle alone, and in this modern world
- examination and reCrlmlnation or
people who differ in religion and poll
Tics surely this II a commendhhle Pp"-
cy. am certain Il was misinform,a-
lion that induced the editorial writer
y, 1-bo Tntorrnountain Catholic to depart
from this time honored tradition OF the
church he belongs to-
pace prejudice ana creed preJudlce
AFRO very foreign TO my mind The MS
tory Of the Irish people, and their pc
culiar mental temperament nave al
80 haT a fascination for me. ] have
thrilled with the reported oratory oil
their young Emmett. with the swee,
ivrics OF their Sir Thomas Moore ana
,Sith the sa gacity and broad humanity
Of their great statesman, Burke. Many
personal friends and loyal supporters
- - mat nationality, and 20 be placed
IN an attitude of casting reflections on
them Is absurd .,.t-
~ am he whom the writer Of TINS
EDITORIAL desienates a Doctor G. +.
Middleton The use OF the indefinite
article Is plainly wilful case OF re-
Jundancv. and as another proof OF his
Instrumentation | viii inform him mat
nv real name is Doctor C. W. Middle
ton"