Show THE WORLDS APPREHENSIONS j f r I t 3 4 t We reproduce elsewhere in this ii i issue an editorial article from the QII if New York World on The ifor l 1 mons and the Edmunds Bill The I S article is in the nature of comment i J on a long telegram by the Worlds J r j 1 correspondent in this city in refer i J 1 nce to the closing scenes of the l J t i 1It flate Mormon conference The l J li l f1iorZ has teen the intelligent and I si5tent advocate of the letalone c fI V r i p policy in dealing with the Mormon t j Mor-mon problem realizing that if I the question involved be wrong V J it will be soonest and best settled by 1 I contact with the social influences of J j i I the world and that if right legislation i i 1 i legis-lation will only make matters worse tc is i 4 > The World has also been the vigorous i 11 1i i u vigor-ous opponent to the Edmunds law I st j j M V believing there is a job in the fH f t measure said job being the revolutionizing 1r i revolu-tionizing of the territory turning it M j i over politically totheminority with the ultimate purpose of admitting it f I 4 into the Union as a state and the 5 sending < two republican Senators ± I and one republican Eepresentative to R J ongressr How this is to be brought t t f c VV about in the opinion of the World 1I I 1 i t i 6 t J t iff lirough goading theTMonnons into rebellion or acts of violence thereby furnishing government with an excuse to arbitrarily overthrow over-throw things and rule the territory without regard to the rights of individuals indi-viduals We do not apprehend any such calamity as the World fears The Mormons their past history teaches will never be so foolish as to fall into the trap set for them or play into the hands of the schemers The Edmunds bill must I necessarily cause annoyance arid I harm but if wisdom and good judgment judg-ment be observed by the people of Utah the territory will neither be f wrecked nor lost to them That a wise conservative course will be pursued we have every reason to believe in which event the schemes of the enemies to 1 focal selfgovern ment will practically come to naught |