| Show RELIGIOUS TEST REQUIRED applicants FOR citizenship REFUSED BECAUSE OF article YI VI of the constitution of th the e united states says no religious test snail shall ever be required as a qualities to any office or public trust under the united states this provision does not seem to be of much worth with judge henderson as shown by his bis action in the third district court today to day in dealing with applicants tor for admission admi ablon to citizenship carl E larsen after answering a treat great many interrogatories as to difference between a republic and aad other forms of government etc was asked by judge henderson do you believe it 1 right for a man to have more than one jiving v ng and wife at IL a time mr larsen I 1 have but one wife court that is not the question do you believe it right for a man to have more than one wife mr larsen yes for some men one wife is enough for me court do you believe if hereafter you TOU have means enough and are told by the murch authorities to take another wife it would be right mr larsen I 1 do not net know what I 1 might do in the future fut tire my full tion Is to obey the law of the land court you will not say what you will do in the future mr larsen I 1 will not break the ia law courtlon Cour you say yu you don dont t know what you may m do mr arben yell yeb not got whid what I 1 may do cowals YOU rou htiu tain in SO aam mr larson lareen I 1 will not hereafter break atie lawi do not intend to theia lr break the law w court you do not kot say may positively ro yon will not mr Larsen no ne I 1 cannot say what 1 I may do my inte intention nUon to is net to break the law court you can learn more of this and make up your mind this to is not ft a flost final dental but you can come again before judge zane I 1 understand you to say you wanted to keep the law but did not kuo know whether yen would or not under the showing I 1 do not think you ought to be ad admitted witted you can a see judge zane I 1 would not admit a man to citizenship unless he be would fully say what he would do in future s another applicant this afternoon was andrew thomson he was asked you believe in id the revelation commanding polygamy mr thomson yes sir air court you are a member of the church mr thomson yes sir air court you know of the doctrine of obedience to counsel what grade in the church do you yoa belong belon to 1 mr thomson thomison 1 I am aim a ul teacher acher court what is the duty of a teacher mr thomson to visit the people court do you yen teach the doctrines of the church mr thomson some of them court can you state what you will do with any degree of certainty mr thomson my present intention is to obey the law court suppose the first presidency should hould direct you yon believing you to be a man of means to take another wife mr thomson I 1 cannot say that hit I 1 would do it court then you do not take the doctrine of obedience to counsil coun sul mr thomson no sir court will you preach against the doctrine of polygamy mr thomson 1 would not say anything about it court would you stand aloof mr thomson I 1 would court and would not obey the commands of the ibe first presidency you believe that the people have hava a right to revelation for themselves mr thomson yes sir air court suppose you were to receive a revelation commanding you to practice polygamy would you yon do it mr thomson I 1 never received one court you say you will obey the laws against polygamy gamy till you receive a revelation to the contrary would you obey that revelation mr thomson I 1 cant say I 1 will obey the law court you can say any that for now what of the future mr thomson 1 dont know court you say you may receive revelation if you should receive a revelation from froin god hereafter would weald you feel bound to obey it mr thomson I 1 way may never receive revelation court I 1 cannot take that as an answer you are swearing allegiance for the future if you acknowledge led a receiving dispensations from me the almighty and would obey them as against the united elates you cannot swear to obey the law do you think congress Conn ress ought to pass laws against polygamy do you believe in the edmunds edmun s law 1 mr thomson congress passed such 41 a law court do you believe in that law mr thomp thompson oni on I 1 believe it is a law court do you believe it ought to be mr thomson Con congress gresa had the power to pass it bonit that is a question of might over right do you von believe the law right if you should receive a revelation from god commanding you to practice polygamy what would you mr thomson I 1 intend to obey the laws of the land court if you should receive k a revelation from godrow would you reconcile it with the law of the land mr thomson I 1 cannot tell court you had bad better think it over ayou if you believe it your right to receive revelation I 1 think you cannot take the oath oarb you had better consider the matter the application was denied another applicant was denied because he did not satisfy tue judge that he be came to the country before lie be was waa 18 years of age w |
