The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18
THE CRUSADE IN ENGLAND.

The crusade against the Mormon
missionaries in Great Britain, headed
by the Bishop of Liverpool, is, ac-
cordiug 10 the cablcgrams, resulting in
riotous demonstrations. These demon
stratioDs arc largely because of the
claims urged in England that the Nor
mon missionaries arc seeking especial
ly women converts, and that these are
brought over for polygamous purposes,
That the crusade in England is along
that line appears to be absolutely set
tied, and English publications dwell
ins,steptly upon this phase of 1T. We
have from the Rev S. E. Wishard the
following on this question:
/ Editor TrIbune:-The following item of
news from the religious life Of Europe is
published in the Record OF Christian
Work. monthly magazine. viz:
Public Indignation is excited In Liver
pool on account OF the shameless Mormon
propaganda. Elder Pcnrose. having Sc
cured a position in the emigration bu-
reau of the White Star line. has been
shipping hundreds Of girls to America,
He has rented A house in Liverpool.
where they are kept until the time of
sailing.
-
sim-'v disappear and are not heard from
until word Is received from the American
west !, The Bishop of Liverpool. members
of Parliament. and the Home Sccre tary.
are interested in the movement for cN-
Guiding Mormons from Great Britain, and
a bill will be introduced into Parliament
with this In view,
The exposures which are being made
of Mormonism in McClure's and Every
body's Magazines VIII give to these eff
forts for the suppression OF an internal
| ,I-ur, hDct ctc Of, rgHf
The open sore that Germany has shut
down on. has now broken out in Great
Britain. Our own Government Will he
held responsible for the crime Of polyG-
amy until VIC pass constitutional
amendment prohibiting this iniquty in
every State and Territory Of our Union.
This would bring relief TO many OF the
Mormon people. and wipe the Stain from
our Nation The Government is able TO
execute tho law II such an amendment
were passed Nothing short OF this will
bring relief and give us a respectable
standing among civilized nations.
s. j.. WISHARD.
1t is only fair to say with respect TO
the British inquiry proposed, that the
head of the Mormon mission in Great
Britain has come forward with a sec
ond to the proposal for an investiga-
tion of Mormon PROSECUTING in Great
Britain. He invites such investigation,
and declares that ii Will rebound TO
the advantage Of the church, as the mis-
sionaries have nothing TO fear from it,
being entirely innocent Of any of the
charges made
With regard to the plea of the Rev.
Mr.. Wishard for constitutional
amendment giving Congress jurisdic-
tion over marriage and divorce. and
of course over polygamy, there would
appear to be. since President Smith S
declaration AT the recent Conference,
no objection anywhere in the United
States to such an amendment. There
is, therefore, all the more reason to
hope for such an amendment at an
early date. This not only to do away
with polygamy, but ON other grounds
as stated in these columns heretofore.
These grounds are, in brief that such
control would render the marriage and
divorce procedure uniform throughout
the United States. 1t would also give
to the United States protecting power
on the marriage question where dis
| putes arise with respect to the status