Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Returns from Counties Show RAPID
Depopulstion.
RADICALS PUT TORIES IN A HOLE
Nice Little Parliamentary Trap that
Failed to Work.
ENGLIsH MORMONS PAY TTTHEs
Authorities Make Preparation Look
inE to Protection of Missionaries
from Utah-ROsicrucIan
Row in Court.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.


The heavy decrease in the population OF
Scotland has caused widespread comment
here.
An appalling state OF affairs is revealed
by the preliminary census figures for Scot
land. The actual increase In the towns
shows a wholesale falling short from the
estimated Increase. 1t is in the counties
however that the most alarming symp-
toms are observed. The loss of population
there is so great that It may be said that
Scotland is being rapidly depopulated. In
a single sailing day 1900 men and women
left for America.
Nothing could give a more striking i'm
preston of the process of Scotland's depop-
ulation than an hour spent in the emigra-
ton offices here. They have been packed
with people, young women and men, WELL
set-up lads and lassies from twenty to
thirty years old all bound on the same err
rand-namely the buying and arranging of
passages out to lands across the seas
Tories Numbered.
lively discussion took place on Sir
Henry Dalztel's amendment to the veto
bill, which would have enabled the House
OF Commons to pass its measures over the
heads OF the lords after two sessions, in
stead of after three, as the bill proposes.
The tories wanted to omit the word
three" and substitute the word -four.
They openly avowed their intention of
voting FOR the radical amendment so far as
emitting the word three" was concerned.
But when It came to substituting another
word their intention was to have voted
against the proposal to substitute two. .
The bill would thus have been fatally mu-
tilated. The radicals refused to fan into
the trap. and the strange spectacle was
witnessed Of a section OF the tories march-
ing alone into the division lobby in support
OF radical amendment.
Strength of Mormons.
How widespread are the qualifications OF
the Mormons in Great Britain Will be seen
from the following official returns OF the
membership Of the British missions for
last year:
Newcastle. sls; London. sss; Liverpool.
sS7; Leeds 800; Birmingham, sos; Scotland
6I4; Nottingham. $50; Manchester, $50;
Bristol, 5O2; Sheffield, S95; Hun, s6l: Nor
wich, 3O7 Ireland, 295.
The number OF people who emlgrated to
Utah last year was $50, as compared with
27O in 1904. and OF this number the largest
contribution, eighty-two, went from New
castle-on-Tyne.
According to Hans Freeze, the son Of a
Mormon mother, who is conducting an
anti-Mormon campaign. no fewer than 5000
of the Mormon community IN England are
paying tenth of rheir income 10 the Nor
mon treasury.
The ultifnatum giving seven days notice
TO Birkenhead Mormons to leave the town
expired last Sunday. and in expectation OF
possible disturbances, large crowd as
sembled in the vicinity of the Mormon
establishment. 1t has been decided by the
leaders Of the anti Mormons to hold a
meeting in close proximity to the Mormon
headquarters. but acting on better advice
It was ultimately resolved 10 meet else
+ where The authorities anticipate attacks
on the missionaries.
ROsIcrucinns I'm Court.
Interesting gllmpses into the sect STYLED
the Rosicrucian order were given in the
kings bench division, when Justice Scrut-
ton heard an action for damages for libel
brought by George Jones, against a weekly
journal
The statements complained Of were con-
tained in a series of articles which dealt
chiefly with Aeister Crowley and his con-
nection with the Rosecrucian order,
There was the statement. by their
friends We shall know them" and a pass
age which stated that two Of Crowley
friends and introducers were still asso-
ciated with him." one of the rascally
sham Buddhist monk Bennett; the other a
person Of the namo OF Jones'"
The defendants said that the words
complained OF were not capable OF bearing
defamatory meaning, and also pleaded
fair comment.
The plaintiff said he became acquainted
with Crowley in 1895 He had never
known anything wrong In connection with
him. He knew he passed under various
names. including Earl of MddleseX. and
Lord Aleister.
Jones said Bennett was Buddhist but
he could not bring an action for liable,
being bound by his oath as a Buddhist.
He agreed there had been ugly rumors
about Crowley Witness did not know
that he was an opium eater. Bennett. how
ever was an invalid. and took many drugs.
Mr.. schiller, for the defense, said they
were entitled To comment in strong terms
upon anyone who chose 10 consort with
Crowley
Many politicians and a few statesmen
Of the alarmist type regard the proposed
imperial conference which Is TO be at
tended by English. Canadian. Australian.
New Zealand and south African represen-
tatives as essentially vital TO the security
OF the empire. They say the conference
should reach some workable agreement
whereby the kingdom and the four self
governing dominions should become con
fededated In imperial foreign policy, Back
Of the conviction that such an arrange
ment Is Necessary. is the fear OF Ger
manys supposed designs in Europe and
Africa.
Il Is the inteption OF Mr. Asquith and
Sir Edward Grey 10 secretly communicate
20 the dominion premiers the outlines OF
the international situation.