Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-20

arrangement. 1t Is contrary 70 the
spirit OF American institutions and Is
an invasion on the rig hts OF one charged
with crime. 1t smacks OF the ways OF
the Spanish inquisition rather than OF
the ways Of Anglo-Saxon criminal pro-
cedure. II prisoner voluntarily talks
of the crime OF which he Is charged.
we'll and good. but no officer has right
10 coerce him. by fair means or ny
foul, into talking of the charge against
him. All over the country there Is too
much of the third degree" business.
4 4, REPoRTER's POINT OF VIEW.
Mr.. Janscn-F uhr. a Norwegian news
paper man who visited Utah last sum
imcr and who many OF our readers Will
remember has written n lengthy COM
munication to the Pacific SkandinaS
concerning the people here and condl-'
{tions generally. MS they came under MS
observation. The gentleman came TO
the United States to gather all the IN
formation he could and to make obser-
vations regarding his own countrymen,
with the special object In view OF Ind
Ing the strongest arguments possible
to discourage emigration from Norway
Considering this fact the letter OF Mr.
Jansen Fuhr Is very good and fair. In
all probability his letters concerning
other places he may visit will be less
favorable. The gentleman has obtained
information from two sources. some
times contradictory, and he has not
always succeeded in piecing them to-
sether with the skill of an old sailor
splicing the ends of a broken rope, but
The letter Is. as n rule, fair. The gem
.tleman did not. spend very long time
In Utah, and he certainly gathered q
great deal OF information while here i
Mr. Jnnsen-Fuhr devotes part OF his
communication to the Salt Lake Trib-
une. That paper. he says. was, until
few years ago, the friend Of all. but
now 1t is one OF the worst enemies OF
the Mormon Church. 1t has its spies
everywhere and publishes without cmer-
cy, everything 1t can find OF detriment
to the Saints. The gentleman. it will
be seen. has sized up the Tribune to
perfection. In his estimation it Is ar
rayed against the Church, and Its Jour-
nalism is that Of the black mailer. He
then gives the story as follows:
Fifteen or twenty years ago an Irish
boy went up into the mountains and
made q living by driving tennis in the
mines. This boy was very thrifty and
every cent he made he invested In stock
In the mine that employed him. This he
did year after year, until he one day
had stock enough to have something to
say In the management OF the mine,
and this he did SO emphatically that he
shortly. together with friend. con-
troled the property. IA.
This man soon became a millionaire.
But this was not enough for him. Ig-,
norant and almost unable to write his
own name and unpublished as the noun
tains In which lie had grown UP, he had
no access to society. but he found tina,
a senatorial title would supply wha,
was needed in his education. He had
money enough and 1t was cnsy to Sc
cure the non Mormon vote In the Leg
islnture. The Mormons, however, had
other plans and could not easily be
persuaded to enter Into bnrgn in. Bu,
the money of the man was good, and
there was plenty of lit and they nc
oepted 1t. The table OF she,y- bread
was one ofthe children OF sorrow of tho
Mormon Observation-Disclosures resort and
bath. and the affairs were arranged
satisfactorily. Tho man was elected,
but he faithfully promised the ChurcI,
never to be u candidate after Ills first
term was ended, But this senator, In
spite OF his shortcomings. found plcas-
ure In the life OF a senator md de-
mnnded reelection, But. notwithstand-
+ Ing his offers the Mormon Church re-
fused. and another was sent in his
stead. In order tn take revenge this
man bought the Tribune. and since that
day 1t has become the scourge OF the
Mormon Church,
Mr.. Jansen-F,lhr commits tho COM
mon error of ascribing to, the Church
the political preferences to which he
refers--an error that depends entirely
on confused Ideas rs to what tho
Church is. The Church Is n body OF
worsh!ncrs. organized for worship and
the proclamation Of the Gospel OF SAL
walton, Its sphere Is spiritual Its In
tnucnce is moral. 1t never has had amy
political ambition, except as its aim
has been, md always will he, to In
H,rnce every man and woman for
truth, Righteousness ana virtue. until
they shall prevail everywhere and the
Kingdoms OF the world become the
Kingdom Of the Christ. That is the
politics OF the Church, as u church.
Individual Church men. as Amcri-
can citizens. may have their party as
well ms personal preferences, and
exercise their rights ns citizens. That
they ought to do, unless the govern
ncnt Of this fair country should be left
entirely In tho hands of those who are
not active In church work, and not
identified with the spiritual affairs OF
tho nation. But that would be absurd
Mr.. Jansen Fuhr. as stated, Nconfuses
the two ideas. but that Is not to he
wondered at since tho confusion has
become so general that to many. when
you point out the difference. the very
obvious truth sounds like strange doc