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Show AN ADDRESS 10 AW AMERICipillj President Woman's Auar4 Sn' Appeals to Others in the State of Utah. URGES THEM TO WRITE TO FA WIVES OF I . S. SENATORS Detail Conditions in State and Be Her to Aid in Retiring Retir-ing Smoot. The executive committee of the Vom4 an a auxiliary of the American party hal ' 1! authorized Mrs H Wai-r.n Smith prr-si, Br' dent nf the auxiliary to Issue the follow 10 lng address to American women; dv Here Is Address. An! "To American Won., n Th- campaign yoti against polygamy waged by the women o fflol this country Is rapidly nearlng a erlthj t0 ( when every woman should act In a Orfl. hir nlte and well advised manner "It Is well known that the Cnrnmlttei L on Privilege- and hi.-. Hons of th. I nltisj States Senate Is composed ..f men, somi of whom an- not as well aerjuainti il v,-Yi ne the merits of th" ease as are the faithful Senator Dubois and a few others. Have Ihity to Perform. (M "In my opinion, the women of Utah have a duty here that devolves upon then rfc directly I. cause of the tact that they ars Ve here living in the midst of conditions m which the expulsion of Apostle Reed 1 th Smoot from the Senate will help to m mH A . - orate. ' l 'To be more sp- lib i he uornt-," ,. ths T 'J auxiliary know from actual contact gST conversation with Mormon wnmcti ' Just! what condition exists We know that thai u( Mormon w..nrv u mm- t.n.ghr that Joseph p Smith Is not breaking the law and that! rt with their scant knowledge of our laws! & and their abundant belief In bfa InvuliJ nerablllty they cannot be madejjPfcu. thejivT""' . t oi of this violation unless ai Nation demon.-t rates (.. th. lr xh.lerl!ipf 'rj night thai In- Is n,.t all powerful, and v while, accotdlng to their belief, he mav jj hold tic- k.-v that unlocks heaven fori T them, h. do.s not and never ran hold the A key that will unlock the door of our'j v United States Senate to admit a man. 1 r who by word and deed, has shown him- I v St If to he In league with a treasonable! j organisation which seeks to control ourl country politically J t Appeals to Women of State. 'I write this Liter tn the American women of this wholi State to the true; . and loyal Mormon uometi '-speci.-iii v, of ' whom I know many who love their coun- ! try as dearly as any ib-ntlle woman can, and to the women Of the American party ( rail'., and 1 ur;. upon you action ait this time that will require but little ml youi time and expense, namelv: to wiYTf one letter to the wife of a liitted Statel Sr nator. telling hi r briefly of your knowl-l i .Ige of conditions hi re and asking herl to ue her influence with her husband fori th.- expulsl f Ite.-d Smoot. Ask thmJ to uphold us in the great cause for whlchi we arc striving A letter from a woman who lives here In i tah do more good than frmn one who lives elsewhere, be-' I aus." we all know what w. are talking about Should Protect American Home. We have no objection t.. Reed Smoot; personally, nor to bis religion In so far aa It does not uphold the violation of law, but when many apparently IntelliRvnt Mormon people contend that It la nofl wrong t.i vlolute the law against polygamous polyg-amous cohabitation, it Is time that out-lac.-.i woinauhi.-od lose In Its might and bj the force of public .sentiment d.-.ilt a b.ow at this monstrous enemy of the most sacred of all the Institutions of mankind man-kind the American home. W t lt the letters, let-ters, good women, and ;.. bless vour ef-j forts "MRS. 1 1 WARREN SMITH. "President Woman's Auxiliary." I |