| Show THE confiscation SUITS THE official report of the present condition of the suits to escheat the property of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints will be found in another part ot of this paper it will be interesting to all who watch the progress of this new thing under the american sun the attempted robbery of a church because it to is unorthodox the history of the cue case is very clearly related and the u unprofessional D profess onal mi mind nd will have no difficulty in arriving at an understanding of the status of this litigation if the report is carefully read we do not care to comment upon more than t in 0 or three points in the statement it is evident that the law and the attack upon the Per emigration fund have been futile and that the legislation was based upon a total misunderstanding of the facts and false representations as to the fund and its assets the whole proceedings were simply a farce the litigation still necessary in order to obtain abrain permanent possession of the property of the church is of no little magnitude it will take considerable time and much wresting of the law in order to effect the purpose in view the fact that through the appointment of a receiver 17 per cent of the whole amount seized has been frittered fritt ered away in expenses is a sufficient comment upon the policy pursued expended shows that the receivership is a costly adjunct to the litigation and naturally prompts the suggestion of the district attorney that if the receiver cannot proceed to take possession of other property that may be discovered to be church property it is useless to continue such expensive appendages as the receiver and his attorney As to the dispute over the late receivers course and accounts we have nothing to say the public are not particularly interested in the squabble it appears however that the decisions of two examiners ought to settle it and make an end of the trouble altogether the assault upon the property of the church has not reflected much credit upon any one engaged in it and it will certainly form a great blot upon the legislative and judicial pages of the history of the united states |
