The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

fo Joseph r. Smith. The first chap
~ of this story, appearing In Every
hndYB magazine for December, Is
6refaced with this characterization
ol Prophet Smith:
"A Religious fanatic of small and
hitter mind, giving commandments o.
berndy as the divinely ordained
inouthpiece Of the Lord'-demandine
misunderstanding obedience in all things
ana enforcing the demand by his re-
Iikiuue, p0litical and financial control
az the faith. the votes, and the prop
erly OF HIS fellow citizens--livink, like
The Grand Turk, with five wives, open
~, against the temporal law OF the
Ntnfe. against the spiritual law OF his
kingd0m Of Cod and In violation OF
his own solemn covenant 10 the coun-
ffy--secretIy preaching prescribed
doctrine of polygamy as necessary TO
nnIsati0n.' bur publicly denying this
teacling SO that he may escape re-
sponsibiIity for the sufferings of the
,plural wives and their unfortunate
children--and, through il all. protect
"a from the anger Of Civilization b.
his political and financial partnership
with the great business interests
ItALt kONfEn 0nu CAUAOAA ALAS AaNA0AAs
ard his Kingdom, for their own gain
and his.
ITO him the Mormon people pay
yearly tribute OF more than TWO mil
Hon dollars in tithes: and he uses
that income without an accounting
He Is president Of the Utah branch
OF the sugar trust and OF the local
Interpretations of the salt trust and
4 q - a..
BY his financial absolutism while he
defends them from competition by his
religious power of interdict and eX-
communication He is president OF a
aygtom OF company stores from
which the faithful buy their merchan
disc, OF wagon and machine rom
pany from which the Mormon farmers
purchase their vehicles ana imple-
ments: OF lie insurance aud. FIRE IN
gur0nce c0mpenies. OF. bsnkine insfi-
buttons. OK a railroad. OF a Knitting
company of newsnapers--eyen a
beach resort company and a dramatic
oaeociation--which the Mormon peo-
pie are required by their church 10
Nntronize, and through which they
~ exploited. commercially and fnsn.
rinlly. for the sole profit or the SOW
IfH1tH vi tttau dhu JlS TfUEEDUb
court.
Writing 0f the great mass OF the
Mprnon people. Senator Cannon
pays: s.... -.....-.....
II know them 10 be great in their
virtues, wholesome in their rela ions.
t4pnble of a heroic fortitnde. living
. ~ the tenderest sentiments OF fra.
kcrnity, az gentle as the Quakers as
etnnch asti1e Jews
hut IL IN even through their virtue
and BY, their very strength that they
arc being betrayed Their leaders.
tnnching for the fieshpots for which
these simple-hearted devotees have
never sighed. have allied themselves
with oil the predacous interests of
the oOuntry and now use the superhu,
man noWer OF a religious tyranny to
Incfe1se the dividends OF national
Senator Cannon says that the Nor
monn az the time Of the federal in
terferonce, had worked ont logically
the principles OF cooperation. con
trlbutfon and arbitration.
"By cooperation OF effort they hat
rnnlieed that dream. equality of on
portuhity' for each individual TO de
rflop himself TO the last reaCl OF his
bower. by contribution by requir
ine each man 20 give onetenth OF hls
Income 20 q common fund--they had
attained the abolition Of poverty, and
|1d adjusted the straps OF the com
.IInIiT burden to the strength OF the
'N1iNidual 60 bear Il. BY arbitration
NAV had elfected the settlement OF
|EtIy dispute Of every kind without
|'.|AAfionn
me presenting Smith a. com
q marrow blVotry. avarice.
N'fe1 and despotism, Sena-
NN.oN pkplaihs IN part the At
"a a. ~ pfostng bead a. the M0F.
AZ Nfr1 ~ recalling his bitter re-
- &c 80 mnroer q his fAther