| Show ZAN danli E I 1 judge zane mado made the following announcement e allent fl aiom the baliell of the third district court IV there has been a decision of this wy cor jud judge andorson Andor pon sitting sit i in ni RAI it has boun held after quite a protracted and thorough investigation consuming nearly two weeks that a ine member niber of the morcom church in good st inding anding is not 1 a I rit fit and suitable person to bo be naturalized I 1 unit that the obligations of 1 a I meni mem berof her of that organization to t alie I 1 i e Ch church are inconsistent with t the ll 11 0 obligations of an Anie american rican citi citizen zei the court found and adjudged 0 that the church of jesus christ of latter day saints is an unpatriotic organization that to become a in member ember of it and to retain that fe fellowship obligations must be 1 assumed and beliefs and ions mada fiade and pon conduct duct required in conflict an lica with and opposed to that devotion and attachment and to those duties exacted of a citizen citchen of the governa government n ont of tile the united a states stales tile the government of the united states will not nob divide its allegiance avith an any ly other government or illy any otner organization t C find unless the C mirt is sa satisfied by tile the evi flence offered that uio tile applit 4 4 f f s i r s t rf VU ILSA fe X cant has resided the required timo in ill the united states that lio lie is a man of good moral character clia attached to the principles of tile the con of the united states well ivell disposed to t tile ho good order nider ni der and hap 1 I 1 less of the same sallie it will not admit will hiiri but on tile oth it tile the count is sati fied that any lit applicant having tile ilie other 0 her lions and residence resi delice is is of intelligence to understand the principles ol 01 the government is well disposed towa towards it i of good moral character attached to tile principles of the constitution it will admit adrift lihn him but this court having held that tho mormon MOI church is I 1 IIII an organization 01 gailli Z of such it a character acter that membership and follow fellowship ship in ill it disqualifies an all allion allien for citizenship for tile prose pro sept vt at least the court will respect that olillia opinion the rile 1 purposes u I 1 poses arid and character of the church taints and alli characterizes till all of 0 fits its member embers ni and disqualifies them thein for citizenship according to of the court its members s must inest he be regarded va as arc pro eluded d for hy hv the trial in which it was condemned tile the church was not condemned bv judge anderson on account of relious reli 0 ous faith doctrine loco doco or worship hut because Ie cause of its moral s i ial and political poetical doctrines and all tile ut lawful u 1 practices that it enjoins there fore it cannot he be said that that the alie effect f of tle decision is to interfere with religious bl bil ei es s in tho free exercise of religion in this I 1 do not wish to say pay that this aliis org organization a niza tion lil like ic every other human institution may inay not nofa oh change ange but so recently the deci decision and after tho thorough investigation the court will bo goberm gover rad d by the opinion tn ili this I 1 do not wish to say that the court will ivill exclude it man because lie he lias has been a member of that church if lie he is not at present a member in good standing ard UY in mill full felloes fel fellowship P I 1 wibb wieh it distinctly understood that every man inan whether a mormon or gentilo that appears before this court shall be treated with ies respect reppe peet ct 1 his rights will wi H bo be regarded and be 10 will bo be fronted impartially impart ialy and fairly ir alco these statements be because causel I 1 do not wish to be misunderstood if L any attorney or oi on has bas any eug L stion to make during in ka the examination of any applicant or his witnesses vit nesses they can make it to tile district attorney At tarney or to his assistants if everyone is allowed to participate in these examinations there will be a tendency to wrangling and the proceeding will become undignified and unseemly so that if any attorney or other person haqq any suggestion to make with respect to any applicant cr r his witnesses they will mako make that suggestion tio i to the ilie district attorney or to his bis and lie will of courso course propound such question as lie he thinks proper and relevant V |
