| Show MOBBING OF missionaries PRESIDENT SNOW TALKS OT OF THE REPORTS ho he says his advises advices are that the accounts have ben been F faggera eions letter from ben BCD rich in mormon church circles the burld stories stores concerning tho the mobbing of 0 missionaries sion aries in the southern states aro are taken with a grain of 0 salt fait at first there wao wan excitement cit ement and agitation over the reports that were mere almost dally daily received item irom the south and private veto awaited with considerable anxiety these hale been coining in of late a c and they are said to show that many of 0 tho the stories sent out are akca pure and simple the mormon authorities au thorl hero here havo have rested very easily tho the past tew few days and have seen no reason to hold special meetings to consider a plan of campaign as has been said president snow enow said last night thit no fiction action would bo be taken here until tile the were ivere advised by the lead head of 0 the southern missions that it was waa absolutely necessary the matter lie he said has bren been left entirely in the hands of 0 elder ben E rich president of oc the southern baates mission and the latest advises advices received front from him are 0 ot C a v very cry encouraging cou raging nature I 1 received a lett letter er this morning from elder eider lit itoch c it in fit which lie says that he has had ha d so miny many letters and telegrams fro from a aciz relatives of missionaries that lie ho deemed dec med it his duty to make a statement of tho the facts lie iio says as ou may seo see lit in tho the letter that there Is absolutely no truth in the statements published in tho the salt lake papers concerning rewards offered cd tor for the arrest of 0 tho the 11 elder rich in his letter to president snow further said raid 1 I was in florida when these supposed interviews mere reported to have taken place in chattanooga these thes same reports have been scattered broadcast over the country and we lie are receiving many letters from detective 61 at various points offering their services vie s relatives relative of elders should pay no att attention e antion to these sensational reports should anything serious occur the boffl clala will be promptly notified from this onico office we have had some bome trouble in a a number of places but so far our elders have escaped injury As a rule they are treated nicely and tho the troubles wo we encounter generally como come from among the more ignorant class headed by religious bigots aiho ho draw their inspiration directly or indirectly from ministers located in salt lake cl city ty have met the governor Go vornor of georgia and other prominent officials 1 la I localities whore wo have had trouble and find them to be lovers of 0 f religious liberty and equal rights to all I 1 expect to interview gov bradley br of renau kentucky c ky michl a the next d day ay or two and oak ask prot protection e action tor for our elders le lc R rol I 1 C snow private secretary of the president said that he had recently received personal letters from frank it 11 snow inow his brother who was laboring 1 virginia aln Is and chauncey W west hla his cousin who was doing missionary illora r Y work in Xen kentucky tucky and both these hese y young 0 un e elders I 1 had said that the they were receiving exceptionally kind treatment there has been some slight trouble undoubtedly un he said bald in conclusion but all reports have been greatly exaggerated ag As to the occasion being considered so grave as to bring together the presidency and the twelve apostles to devise measures to sto stop p slaughtering it is 13 all moonshine |
