Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-08-08 | Page 4 | Spain and Utah.

SPAIN AND UTAH The file present troubles in Spain strange as it may seem are a mighty indorsement of the American party in Utah It is not a church fight in Spain for all un parties arc R Roman nan man Catholics but it is is a struggle on the thc part of progressive C Catholics to eliminate church influence from the control of civil affairs And this has come after many ecu cen- t-ries t of trial during which Spain has sunk from th thu foremost vcr power power of Europe Eul ope to J bout about the tenth ii iii 1 i influence d power pOWel There is n no thought of of repudiating the theRoman Roman Boman Catholic religion but there is h hi a growing ving d determination to give to the church what js its due but to take from the priests a rule which of r right bel belongs I gs to the people It has be been n I done dorc in Iii Italy it has bas b been m. m done in France Franc it Jt will in Spain Perhaps not this year ear nor next but soon A it conviction con has come f t those who arc are making g the thc fi fight ht that can never have ha any m material advancement ad until the priesthood of Spa SPaIn Spam ri arc are relegated to their own province and use cease to dictate the gov government of that countr country r. r That That- Thatis is as true of Utah as s of Spain with the difference that Utah by bj her constitution nn and laws Rw and by the flag over it is guaranteed a civil government unfettered b by priests and b by the dictation of insolent priests who would if th they J could maintain the temporal rule of a faithful faithful faith faith- ful people 1