Show mormons cormons neutral nettled somewhat by its so far in its attempts to subdue os tho the mexican has requested the mormon people in mexico to assist it in fight not only has it requested but it his has tacitly threatened to coerce the latter day saints to take up and this despite the fact thit that colonists arc are citizens of the united states and subject to neutrality rights and obligations this rather ominous news was brought from the center of the besieged district by elder A W ivans who arn armed arned ed in salt lake city tuesday evening when seen today elder ivans said we have been most surprised to receive invitations from tho the mexican government to take sides with it in the subjection of the os and furthermore we oven even have been threatened that unless we do the government will compel us to we have relied on our citizenship papers show that wo we are under the protection of the united states and have bane steadfastly refused to enter the quarrel at all what may come of it I 1 do not know 1 I may say however that the insurgents are not unfriendly to the mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 but on the contrary expect to enlist them at least as friends if not allies they dare not molest the mormons cormons Mor mons to any great extent because of their being citizens of the united states where the insurgents have been compelled to confiscate as it were tho the property of the saints in order to further their campaigns they have given money and securities in return on the other hand I 1 think that the mexican government will never carry its threats out and compel citizens of the united states to take up arms in a fight that docs does not concern them the war is real and more extensive than generally imagined the battles have been taking place all around the latter day saint settlements but so far the saints have not taken any part at all I 1 deseret news |