Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-31
B. II. ROBERTS.

social thought.
B. II. ROBERTS.
f. II. Roberts was introduced as the
next speaker owing to the lateness OF
the hour he said that he had prepared
n speech. but that It was In his pocket
ana he had decided to keep 1t there. a
copy. he said, had been handed to the
press and he remarked that he respect
fully referred all those who wish 70
know what he had to say about saints
and sinners to the daily press. There
were shouts of speak. go ahead,
coming from several parts OF the nan.
and Mr.. Roberts read his address. In
part he said
"rhc terms Saints and Sinners may
be applied to parties in communities
as well as to individuals. And 1t Is
we'll known. of course, that in our city
and state. the terms, In a good naturcd
sense, and somewhat unequally as yet
divide our population. They are terms
halr-humorotisly employed to designate
our Mormon and non Mormon people,
between whom it is supposed there cN-
lists some differences more or less dis-
agreeable. irrcconcilablc and in!schieE-
Gus. preventing free social intercourse,
and the homogenity of the community
that should characterize an American
state. think all are agreed that these
local differences and conflicts tend To
render alien to each other those who
ought to be bound together ut least in
mutual couil'ut'' .Sia,,,,s,Iir All ,rn
Ties ~ -, inoai ,iiIroron,,os no
asiee" . CT ava sInnars'-oniy. at
tween 80 80 n,,,nnses Of mis- dis
.h''4 ~, ,,,,,.tv ,n,nas for Mornons
and non Mormons--all are agreed, ]
say. that these local differences, and
our manner of treating them, are IN
J ~ ~ thc state
.,,oro oro ,bo s,h-
w. s,.''i,.i;a ,hig bgif-bumorou,
letsss ti!t,' III st.'.,, ~, saints, And
toas.- w. H., 49,, this standnoint
VIII ME-. NV. t,,l-,ii. tho humor fades
cu,i'ess ~. 10 III. aMd am facing a
gu. oL "a. 49, ,.,, I ~, nncst;ons for
"a y, ,,r,.ni,.nd nay not he re-
Wy 81 ~. 80 sinIr,,o oiInstion. If /
notN ,,,,,, .lLaa j., MI visw the MIR
100 - ,.n,,, rnn,n,ittec In assigning
| 80 to ,t.,,I CIV again. / shall
ha.s ,a,;,. "a rdnn Nc soon ns that is
"a, ~. o,aar ,n mo
az thinl, sbaI1 no sustained by the
| s.c,s thn,ab ~ not here specin-
I,,ai, i; ,,ot s,,,.,,a.sn|, T., natural re-
sn,,rces IN mo rrrat variatv and wealth
ne then,' in c,imatn in noint of van
81 ,"T 81, ~ o;,t;na,,to, rns,,inn In his
tar,ool n,,d ron,antic interest nv any
~ 49,, ,,.astorn mountain states Nav.
,aiia,,o IA, IN 81, these things she
| t. ,,,,,r;,,r ~ ~. ~ tbo,,. md also.
Ir,ni, =; n,dost j., ~" ,,errn,nent settlement,
| ~, -. ~ - q, hn,. a ,,,oteria /
49,, 80, nue ~
| ~. 10. ,,oso <o,,r thc re
~ ~ 49,, stn.istics for
;a,,p 900 ION 80 49, :n.orost;n.r
~ ,,,; 80 Ir,,i, ,,;tb oil
~, ,;l,. ,s, ,,t,a,+o,n of
~ 80. - - ,s,,.,,,,n,,, sn+t;,-
pus.t'''i '.i.u ~. III ti,c otbor
NM - ippsu ~ -, .,;.n,ias
western inouit."lH STATES anu VEL LA ~ 80 .s
~ NY inelsasT % pop"nae.ot, 80" ,fic,,
Autilho's III an o.'.e! !, =
hiaih d. le'st may. W.. 'ii l! 'oe
otner mountain STATES, saw o.its y,
RAD" anu u.hsl' siioW d" n.y. ,.a,,a
over on Per cen. !" nv iast :. u, na
Mp.A. Ido foM a ''i i,rre ea ~ ,os ne
cent; Idaho. an IN increase OF VIZ pe
cent Myomshs' %. per cs &c ~ . aui
VS. per cent ARIZONA NJ. pc, ~ C,e
New Mexico w per ceht, anu ~ ~
RADIO when WIN utan' SHOWS an III
crease OF less than % per ceht, "
shows an increase OF 40 per Ge"!. VIII
IS l3.l per cent more tsan me ihcte"s
IN utah' winch Is oul 'f'' per cen
increase.
NOW. considering al the superb
advantages of Utah over the otne
western mountain states. why I'M
failure to keep pace with our susie
mountain states IN the increase or not
, uiation: shail not say that II arise
solely from the UNHAPPY local connie
, between oat,i's anu SINNERS. ~
y am convinced otherwise, 1t is due
~ part to the fact that Mormon settle
: nnehtS III NtaN taFe pecii siie IA :
/. whence swarm after swarm Of our pee