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Show PROTEST OF WOMEN Adopt Resolutions and Send Them to 0. S. Senate Committee. About S00 women attended a mass meeting at the Presbyterian church Friday afternoon. The meeting was called by the Women's Auxiliary of the American Party of Utah for the purpose pur-pose of entering a protest against the testimony of some of the witnesses before be-fore the United States Senate Committee Commit-tee on Privileges and 'Elections. After an hour's discussion the following resolutions reso-lutions were passed and telegraphed to Chairman Burrows of the committee: "Honorable J. C. Burrows, Chairman Senate Committee on Smoot Case: "At a mass meeting of women called by the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Amer-ican Party of Utah, held here this afternoon, af-ternoon, the following resolution was unanimously adopted, the meeting being be-ing held In the First Presbyterian church, which was filled to the doors. "Whereas, Certain Gentiles of Utah In their testimony In the Smoot case at Washington have conveyed the Impression Impres-sion that polygamy or polygamous cohabitation co-habitation has been or is condoned or tolerated by the Gentiles of Utah; be It "Resolved, That we resent this infamous infa-mous falsehood. It is an outrage to American womanhood. We appeal to our fellow-countrymen of the United States Senate to rebuke this procured and cowardly perjury. "We appe to the Senate and to the country to guard us from the danger of a repetition of such wrongs, by dismissing dis-missing from his seat the Mormon apostle In whose Interest such wickedness wicked-ness is done. "Utah is ruled absolutely by the Mormon Mor-mon hierarchy, which denes law, directs di-rects legislation, controls courts, frightens fright-ens witnesses, and works Its vengeance on those who resist." |