| Show TUB THE CHURCH Ch AS A TRUST Wo We publish today a 0 special from our Washington correspondent corresponded giving tho the 4 i report of ot tho the testimony of f Judge 1 tt Powers In relation to tho alleged bust bush t I Ross noss operations of ot the Mormon Church Tho The Associated report of ot tho proceedings during tho the lutes sitting of ot the committee havo been kw l very Cry brief public Interest In la thorn thom hav buy having ti lag ing subsided It t Is evident to people MII Who lio are arc posted ported on tho the matters Intro Introduced that ot the tho v have luYo been fully tully reported AVo Wo te may any have havo oc 00 occasion ocI I casion caslon to to others but hUt just now ly tt we e only oily pay particular attention to testimony t On all tho the whole there thero Is U nut not much fault ID to ba bo found with It He hie turn hilI t cd tho the holdings of ot tho the Church In III the tho corporate corporale Institutions to snit s I tree linn hn failed to ucc a n distinction between 1 the Church Os oa nn body bOll and prominent members menbere thereof In III their v business connections This Thie Is le n com corr common mon error and extends nl also to tn potent 1 affairs The activity of ot some seine 3 d t that Mormons in n politics Is wrongly 1 1 charged to tho the Church Chinch This H is rondo clear by thu tho tact fact that them hero are aro strong stroll of ot either party arty and opposing among Church anti and t i If I their nets and amt words wools lire are to bo ho at nt attributed to tho Church then their tho the Church Chuich U ls I for tm both patties part lee mud for tor alt nil tho the candidates no nu matter I how ho are aro the tha factions aril th Issues The Tha truth Itt he It that In business anti and In poll 1011 tics every ovelY mull man no matter what may bu IllI his position mints stands for himself and Tho rho Church Ig is not to bo lID credited or debited with lIh his hla hl individual transaction Tho ho he largo holdings by eastern capi capitalists anti and tho the stock owned o by hy local Investors In the th Institution mentioned by JUdge rowers Powers are lite a 0 an on to his about tho the Mor Bor non Church being holn a trust for their control Shares are aro held In Ip them by byboth both loth Mormons Mormon anti tho the tock stock haw has Neon been upon the tho market anti and tho the hail had to 10 that h ht he could couill not lIot name the tire amount held hield by tha tho Church or by hy man m n ho sup HUP supposed posed to ba till its ItH representatives nor Item could he ire assert that bat they the held n II con controlling controlling trolling Interest therein VA As R a n matter mall r rot ot of not the 1110 does not hold any an stock tock III In the corporations men mentioned Honed by L Judge The fuller account of the Judges i places It In n better belter light lI hl than time the tb brief report In ht our regular The he sane wame will doubtless b be beo o said In reference to the thi of or j other witnesses when further fur thel r lars mu 1110 furnished Injustice ought not nol notto netto to ho be done to any an of or them th m WI e only avant ant the truth to 10 Appear II I and wt we I ar are sure that H if will eventually some come upper I t most mOil and finally even It If we have to 10 watt wait for lor It Justice will whit certainly b be bedone done |
