Show THE MANIFESTO CO CONSTRUED Owing to the fact that there still exIsts exIStS exists ex ex- a diversity of opinion as to the exact meaning and ald tion of the these so called new manifesto or in other words as to 10 the particular church officials to whom the instrument applies The Tribune yesterday requested an niter lute view with the presiding officer at the recent Thatcher trial Pr President Angus M. M Cannon of tine the Salt Lake stake with wilh e to the matter APPLICATION OF 01 THE TIfE RULE The interview was r readily granted and Mr Cannon discussed I he the matter unhesitatingly and nd at some length It JL will be seen from front his replies to questions propounded that the new manifesto only applies to to those of oC the church whose ld be interfered with wilh as a result of their engaging in other pursuits and not to the rank and file of the church Generally Gener Gener- ally speaking peaking Mr 1 Cannon says that the rule would not apply to any member of the church who ranks lower than stake presidents and their counselors and that in some instances it might not apply to more exalted ollic als ais The interview had with Mr Cannon was wa as follows s talk with Mr Cannon I wish to Vou yOU the reporter said with reference to the new n manifesto anif st f r NOT NOr A MANIFESTO Well in the first place Mr lr Cannon re replied d I ILdo do not nol recognize i e i it as s a mani festo estO Jt It is is a declaration of principles ip s sand and nothing more There Is but liui one manifesto and tint that is the the practice of it then then then-as declaration d Referring to as a a- n ol Di principles I desire to fo ask you you to whom it applies It applies to lO me But But who else does it apply to N NAll All those e officials of the church whose time is occupied to such an extent with their ch church ch duties that their their w would uld be interfered with should they engage in n other pursuits 0 I is there any limi limitation upon ii it Certain Certainly LIMITATION STATED ST STATED TED Answering or for lor elf and Answering my myself my corm coun Iw will I-will will ll say that it is luni limited ed t to such such- hurch as are required led to lo give R dl or time timer to tu chuich work work Tak an elder for anc ance If Ifa it I so happened that his duties dUlies were such that they would be interfered with engaging in mother other bU business ness ht ie le would be expected to a higher hight r before taking such a step Would it apply to elders as a class Certainly C no there are thousands of them hem to whom it would not apply Generally speaking then it would tot not apply to to anyone ne in the church who auks ra lower Iwer than a bishop A CASE CASK IN POINT No r o in many instances it would not apply to lO bishops or even higher officials It all depends upon what their duties ul ti are are Now Nu let me illustrate the matter maller Same S time dg- dg B ishop Whitney desired to to go to Cache county here and andI I t was us as in instructed lI to put another r Tynan lan in his place Instead of doing this however however how how- ever I i consulted with wilh him hint in relation to lh the matter and he decided cd to return and ami resume his labors IllS HIS OWN EXPERIENCE When I was asked by bV Congressman Allen to become a candidate for Cor State Stai Senator I told him that I would not give hint him an answer until I had consulted with Wilh with President Woodruff This has always h been one of the rules of lf I chu church ch I consulted with President and he me to go ahead You must understand thou though hJ there is no politics in this matter It refers to any calling caIling that would interfere with the duties of a church official Theres There's where Brother Thatcher was in hi the dark N Now w I desire to ask you Dir Mr Ir c Cannon n 1 n if the high council placed any n new w interpretation interpretation inter inter- upon this document t during Mr Thatchers Thatcher's trial It It did did not The declaration m means ans the same today that it meant when when it it was announced and meant the same samel l then enthat that it does now WAS IN TIlE THE DARK Rut But Mr 1 Thatcher says says that it was de ne- at one oue time to include practically every every male m member 61 of the th church Yes but he was Vas in the dark He admits that you have doubtless noticed But why didn't somebody explain itt it to t to him at the time He didn't honor anybody's judg judg- ment He was under an i l U Ct that blinded his hii hi eyes Every man nun thin thinks s that the church has a right to discipline its members an andI that thal i is r all there is to it This Thi declaration of principles was made because becj such men as R Roberts berts am and Thatcher were going into politics and forgetting their obligations to the the priesthood priest hood and we adopted led it to show them their duty duly It is not a new departure but they became inc incensed n ed and thought it had been done in tat order to curtail the their their liberty But u Mr Mr Thatcher er lIas Ilas y Zloty acknowledged that he was vas in rt the dark If El f he was in the dark it naturally follows that we were not Then there was no special interpretation interpretation interpretation tation of it it for the purpose ose 4 oj JI lr r Thatcher's Thatchers tri trial I SAW I 15 3 DIFFERENTLY V did e-did n u n-u tt interpret re t tit it t any way d different t rent from the interpretation alion a- a tion lion that we have tl nave always placed on it but Brother Thatcher got where we could s sJ v him he saw sau it differently Before tb he was isolated from his brethren an ano was in the dark f In Jn conclusion Mr 1 Cannon sai said I I will reiterate iterate r that the declaration f p r if only refers to men whose church work would be interfere in n the event I that at they eng eng-a engaged ed in to other other pursuits S So faras taras politics concerned is cOI ef ie Iam am of life tiie atif if a n am iii n d ded ed d going goin into it it knowing that ni church churchwill churchwill i will suffer he should vacate His eerie eccle si position and let some one be appointed who will properly discharge discharge Tribune Tribune the he dutie duties |