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Show I tho most prosperous of all the conn-I conn-I tries of Europe, and that conditions j are improving in the country in mauy ways. The young man spoaks German very well, and took advantage of his stay In th? country to famillBrlzo himself with various Institutions mid movements which arp at present af-!ectlug af-!ectlug the thought and activity of the Germau people. He S3ys that the popular foellng Is growing nioro 'strongly in opposition to tho government's govern-ment's restrictions against public meetings and gatherings and that the I people are gaining more liberties in I many ways than they have ever had teforo. LOUIS PEERY BACK FROM GERMANY After three years spent in the Mormon Mor-mon mission field in Europe, Iuils II. Peery. son or Mts. D. H. Pcery. Is again home, having arrived Sunday Sun-day night. Mwt of the time that Mr Peery was in Europe he waj laboring la-boring in Germany and Switzerland, making bJs headquarters at different tinea In Frankfurt, Lelpslc aud Hamburg Ham-burg The returned missionary, though pleased to be again among his old friends In this city, states that be bad grown to like Germany, snd that of all the cities that he has ever visited be considers Berlin the most beautiful. "The reports that reached America concerning the banishment of Mor-moninJsalonarle-s from Germany wore greatly exaggerated," said Mr. Peery, rather emphatically, feeling that there was some injustice to tbe foreign for-eign workers In many of tho newt-papers printed at the time of the incident. inci-dent. "Tho banishment was not of i very serious character. Now the work continues there about the same as Leloro tbe trouble occurred. "The banishment affected only the missionaries working in the province . of Prusslu. and any one banished I from Pnidsia could go lo any of the ether German states and continue the work. All missionary work in Ger-I Ger-I many must be done in a more quiet, I conservative manner than In other countries. This is true of uny kind ' of propaganda work. Street meetings ; or meetings in parks, either ot a re- iigious or political nature, always have been prohibited, and the mi6-, mi6-, slonaries have (never attempted to iiold such meetings Atlompta to hold public demonstrations by the Soclal-I Soclal-I isls of Germany last spiing were put down by tbe police and soldiers. "Iu many of the cities of Prussia i wc still hold meetings in bouses and bulls without police inlcrfcrenco. In 1 f;.c;, the police are in most instances cur friends, and the leading newspa-, newspa-, pers of Germany took a strong stand ' in our behalf at the time of the ban i.-:hment. Tbe trouble need occasion , no alarm among the parents of the Utah boys in Germany, for even if J one is banished he is given plenty of : time to get out of the province from throe days to two weoks. j "1 met most of the Ogdon boys that are in the European Held, and J they aro all doing nicely and enjoy-i enjoy-i inf, themselves. 1 "1 was not in Prussia at the time I of the trouble, but, of course, heard I ill about at: I loft Germany about ' the middle of July and went to Rotterdam, Rot-terdam, Holland, where a convention 1 of missionaries from Germany, Holland Hol-land and England was In progress. There were about 300 workers there. "Whilo In Germany I had the pleasure pleas-ure to meet Joseph Scowcroft and his ti.mlly, who are touring Europe In an automobile. They expect lo fail for Lome next Saturday. I also met tho Eccles families whllo they were In Germany." Mr. Peery states that Germany is |