Show Churchmen Greet With Threats Crowd at Clamors to Make Attack Upon Dr Talmage Caught In Iri an angry crowd of members members members mem mem- bers of or various churches hurches who threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened them Wesley Vesley E. E King Kins representing represent represent- ing the tho Salt Lake Commercial and Rotary notary clubs and Dr James f B. B Talmage Talmage Talmage Tal Tal- mage of the tho council of twelve of the Mormon church were not given the tho opportunity to refute the statement of speakers at the third Worlds World's Christian ChristianI Citizenship conference held last week I at Pittsburg Such Is the statement of Mr Ir King who returned from the Pittsburg conference conference con con- ference Monday He lie and Dr Talmage had gone to refute attacks on the Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon church which It was known were scheduled to be made Dr Talmage was giver given five minutes In which to read a letter from Acting Governor Harden BennIon and Mr King ten minutes In which to read a l. l letter from the ministers of Salt Lake Lak and from the two clubs which he represented LETTERS CENSORED Mr l King went to Pittsburg armed with a statement from the tho Commercial and Rotary clubs and a statement signed by six ministers of evangelical churches In Salt Lake Before being permitted to speak his letters were censored and a number of ot words cut cutout out Mr 11 King was also made to promise promise promise prom prom- ise that he would not say a word against any of the speakers or specifically specifically specifically cally deny anything which they h hd id rd sam When being Introduced Mr King KingI I said that the acting chairman discredited discredited his credentials saying that he ho did not know whether or not the signatures signatures signatures signa signa- tures were genuine and calling attention attention atten atten- tion to the fact that there were many I Mormon members of the clubs which he said he represented BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY Mrs Lulu Loveland Shepherd one of oC the leaders of the opposition to the Mormon church demanded the right to question Mr King According to Mr lr King Icing she said that the Mormon church controlled the beet sugar Industry of the United States and the political destinies destinies destinies des des- of eight of the Western Vestern states She further said according to Mr King that the church had put out Its Us tentacles tentacles tentacles ten ten- to control the national government government govern govern- ment and would attempt to put a president In the White House who would see that polygamy was legalIzed legalized legalized legal legal- In the United States So anxious was the crowd crowd to see the much discussed L L. L D. D S. S garment to which Mrs Shepherd had made reference reference refer refer- ence during her talk th that t a a. crowd walled waited outside with intent to strip the clothes from Dr Talmage Among other accusations voiced said sald to have come from Information furnished by Frank J. J Cannon formerly high in the councils of the church was a statement statement statement state state- ment by Mrs Shepherd that h her r heart ached to know that thousands of ot innocent girls In Salt Lake and Utah are being held as Industrial and social slaves NEWSPAPERS ARE FAIR Following the riot near-riot Mr King said that he was permitted to make a statement in the Pittsburg papers which accorded him an Impartial re re- re port Mr Kings King's statement to the press follows I came to Pittsburg representing the non-Mormon non people of Utah the Commercial club which Is the one om big civic body of the state the Rotary club of members and the business in interests interests interests in- in of the city In general I hold no brief for the Mormon church Its Us doctrines or practices We Ve non Mor mons do not regard Mormonism as a menace to the welfare of the nation and we believe that the vile vicious and untrue statements at the meeting in the Syria Mosque Wednesday will do the Mormon church no harm but may injure the state of Utah Immeasurably The questions discussed the statements statements statements state state- ments made are properly for the conof consideration con con- of the United States officials oW- oW and of the people of the state of ot Utah We Ye know how to handle the matter out there and we are handling I It splendidly Polygamy Is a passing Issue and a passing fact and we do not notI I believe that there Is any ground for tor torI great concern regarding It H. I TREATED SHAMEFULLY I have been in some rough and tumble assemblages have ha had to look lookout lookout lookout out for my head and my hide more than once having been three times under arms In the service of my country country country coun coun- try on foreign soil soli but I was never treated as shamefully or with as little fairness as at the Syria Mosque yesterday yes yes- To answer a discussion which had lasted a whole day I was given I ten minutes after a very ery unfair and prejudicial Introduction In which to read the statements sent me by six of the leading ministers of Salt Lake and the Salt Lake Commercial club and to answer the great list of falsehoods which an authoress from England two professional reformers and two well Intentioned gentlemen from o er overseas had launched at the one-mind one audience during the day It took nine minutes to read the statements The chairman stood In hand and at my side watch announced that I had one minute more Before that minute was up 1 I II II I I was hissed d down because of my statement statement state- state ment that of all the people 1 I had ever I as moral as met the Mormons were temperate as honest and honorable in their dealings and as all good neighbors as any Following this I was wu cross cros examined examIned examined exam exam- ined by one of the reformers and aDd nd accorded accorded ac accorded ac- ac such s as sI corded very ery rough treatment physical Jostling je ring and aDd sneering so from the good pass pastors rs who occupied I I the tho platform |