The Washington times., 1935-08-30
BY GORDON GORDON
Copyright. 1895. by International
News Service)

Ox1OGO4 N1NA1A9AAI GAAA A0'B AASAS' SS
O.N.SO The women of this pic
turesque towns alleged polyga-
mist cult favor the doctrine of
''many wives and concubineS for
every man" as staunchly as the
masters of their households.
Not a single wife has turned
against her husband, regardless
of how many concubineS he has
been accused of having. Instead,
these faithful women have told
investigators they believe "the
only successful marriage Is the
result of relations Of one man
with many wives"
This information comes from
none other than County Attorney
E. Elmo Bollinger, the determined
prosecutor who has vowed to
stamp out polygamy in Mojave
county, who has already filed COM
plants of "open and notorious CO.
habitation" against six men and
women and is seeking to arrest
100 others. Bollinger admitted his
investigators were unable to get
any aid from the women OF the
cult, that the wives were stead
faStly loyal to their mates.
Outsiders Favor POlygamy
An Independent inquiry not only
proved this, but disclosed that
many women outside the cult also
advocate polygamy!
Silvia Alfred, one of the defend
ants facing trial, who claims to
be the legal mate of I. C. Spencer,
declared polygamists make the
best husbands. And she firmly
holds to the cults code of "a child
per woman per year." The brown
eyes of the pretty. 25-year-old girl
cleaned as she said:
II have already given birth
to four boys. They are the
crowning glory of my life. am
praying that 1 may have more
children so that my happiness
through eternity may be
greater.
We who believe in polygamy
are joyed at the role the Lord
has given us. Unlike so many
mothers Of today, we don't fear
we uUA WUKAy
cause of the extra expense that
another mouth will bring. We
know that the Lord will provide
and care for us.
Bringing children into the
world is the main function Of
womankind. Everything else is
subordinate"
Mrs. John Y. Barlow, wife of
the bishop of the cult, declared
polygamiSts help lease the road
for women"
Have No Fear for Children
81 have known many kind.
hearted and noble men who
have taken into their homes as
wives women who had had mis-
fortunes, who didn't know which
way to turn for their next
meal,' she said.
perhaps these men didn't
need more wives, or could i'll
afford to support them, but just
the same they felt someone
should look after them.
"A woman of this faith never
has to fear her children will be
sent to an orphans home or
that she will have to beg for a
living in her old age. No, the
men of the pOlygamy belief have
crested women with more crowns
than the women of other faiths.
Our men have glOrified woman
hood and children"
Some women whose husbands
oppose the cult believe in polyg"
amy. Even Mrs. J. M. Lauritzen,
wife of the justice of the peace
before whom the defendants will
be taken, favors plural marriages,
though her husband is strongly
opposed to polygamy. She declared:
''The polygamistS are Gods
chosen people,"
81 don't know of finer folks
anywhere, my grandfather was
a pOlygamiSt. He had 10 wives
and they all loved him dearly.
They loved each other too.
Those wives would divide up the
housewOrk, help him with his
missionary duties and watch
and care for him.
MANY people, especially
women, don't understand how
several wives can live and work
in harmony and at the same
time share the affections of one
man. The trouble is they don't
understand the religion of the
pOlygamiSts."
PROSECUTION is ASSAILED
And what do women outside
Short Greek, outside Arizona,
think of polygamy? Surprising as
it may seem, they favor polygamy!
At least judging from the mail
authorities have received here.
One New York City woman wrote:
"The Bible teaches positively
that pOlygamy is all right. 1
think that you should be
ashamed of yourselves for dis
turbing these people. If more
men only had many wives. as
they should have, and were be-
coming fathers younger and
more often, we wouldn't have so
many sex crimes"
A Los Angeles woman declared |
Mojave county officers "are med |
ding in paradise where men |
and women have the courage to |
1--WE life openly as nature ordained
IL Tor all human beings, without |
ally veneer of civilizo fiov@