The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-27
EVEN THE MORMONS
FAVOR THE TREATY
Independent News Bureau, Forneri,

AOO6EO EesluSul " lASOu SpeC
Train, Sept. 24.-Right through tn
land OF the Mormon, on the eastward
way Of his speaking tour on behalf
OF the league OF nations, President VII
son progressed after he had left the
Pacific coast and he found that the
followers Of Joseph Smith and Brig
ham Young were just as heartily in
favor Of the league as had been any
one else with whom he came face to
face during his journey.
Ogden and Salt Lake City, In the
state Of Utah. are towns which, to
large degree, are dominated in a
business as well as political way by
the adherents Of the old faith thai
prescribes many of the theories Of
the best manners Of living that the
world knows. The ancient idea that
Mormons were persons who had a
large number of wives Is altogether
-ong. There is no polygamy here
now and one could not find a cleaner,
brighter community than the capital
city of Utah, nor its nearby metrop-
oils.
Reed 81 root, one Of the states SEN
Etorial representatives at Washington,
Ii a wonderfully popular man through
out Utah, but, just as was the case
In California, with Hiram Johnson the
hero, the greater number Of citizens
are with him in most Of his politi-
cal aspirations, but are against him
In his opposition TO President VII
sons stand on the league.
The more he president expounds
the great pact of peace, the more gen.
uine Americans assert their indepen-
dence from party politics and declare
themselves back of Mr. Wilson for q
program which shall bring about per-
manent cessation from war and
which shall allow our people to start
out on q greater than ever program
Of peace production.
Lets Do Something" Says Wilson
Let's settle all this ar business,
and do something" say the Mormons.
And they have said so formally, be-
cause recently the president of tho
Mormon church. Heber ]. Grant,
pledged them all to the league. /.
was Mr.. Grant, a fine looking elder
| Of the Oh .lrch, who sat beside the
president when he delivered his main
AQQToSB IN LuO Juan ldUCIAhClC
was from the red velvet pulpit of old
Joseph Smith himself that the pres
ident spoke, and it was to crowd of
more than 1900 that he addressed
his words on the league. He bitterly
attacked one proposed reservation"
| which said that the United States
| should not assume the obligation Of
preserving the territorial or political
Integrity of any old country. That, the
president said, was a population OF
the whole covenant In which we de-
clared ourselves a part when we sent
cur men to Europe to fight against
the rule Of autocracy. He went on:
/ "Are We Done7"
Does the Un1ted States want to
"a to the nations with whom it stood
In this great struggle we have seen
you through on the battlefield, but
Rew we are done? Do we want to say
We a. . not going to stand by you now
| that the fighting Is over2"
From the great audience in the tab
s<nacle caniA loud choruses of mo!
MIR. Wilson took up Article x I'M
| der which his enemies have said the
United States might be called upon
to fight for natienalities far from Us
and not known to US. He demanded
To know IF there was q fire In Utah,
would the fire-Mghting forces OF Ari-
/ zona be called upon to quench lit"
There were more cries Of MOI"
Must Have Unanimous VeteN
60. he explained, the nearest mem
4 IN EuPnnn wnuld
! he asked to quench disturbances. The
president pointed out that under Ar
ticle X nothing could be done unless
by a unanimous vote, which included
that Of the United States, and he
added:
1T is inconceivable that the United
| States could be drawn in except that
| the fire Of the war spread to the
whole world-and would we wait
| then%'
There were more choruses Of MOI"
| from the immense gathering.
DeNounce Opponents Vigorously
Mr.. Wilson repeated the assertion
| made to several previous audiences
that the greatest forces which now
opposed the league were the forces
I
many while we were at war. And he
said that all the serious Interests
/ c-anE against the league were pro-
German interests. He hoped, he said
that those senators Who were oppos
ing the league would read the peace
treaty over again and reflect upon 1t
most seriously before they would
| deny 1t.
President Saw Forest Fires
Before reaching Salt Lake City. thC
! president had the novel experience OF
riding close to several forest fires
| which were rather uncomfortably neal
md then of passing over the waters
II the great Sal Lake. He and Mrs.
Wilson enjoyed the quaint old city i'm
! neagely. and before their departure
| looked over the sacred relics of Smiti
/ SSL he early founders Of the faith.
/ We have a few Bathing Caps, just
| II from New York, 50 cents to one
| dollar each, at Gerig's Drug Store. =