THE PROBLEM STILL UNSOLVED unsolved THE new york times timea makes the following rational remarks on the situation in utah gilt if the edmunds law jaw has failed and there are many indications that it is 13 a failure how are aro we to deal y with polygamy and tile the mormon church it must be admitted that this question cannot be satisfactorily answered by national law the polygamists of utah have been franchised disfranchised dis ought the nation ta to go further and send e every man and woman in the territory who be lioves thal that polygamy is not immoral to take that course would be to I 1 punish citizens not b because a they have violated a law but because of their religious opinions and belief we may punish for the act which is fa p but not for the belief such legislation as aa Is ia demanded by the gentiles of utah would not only arouse a strong public sentiment in behalf of tho the subjects of persecution but would also give to cormons mormons tile tiie courage of religious martyrs and cause their church to grow more rapidly than ever and yet if we disfranchise only for the act net the political power fower of the polygamist iata la church is not shaken after many years tho the mormon problem still confronts fronts us unsolved although it has bas engaged the careful attention of the ablest statesman of our oun day