| OCR Text |
Show H STILL OBDURATE H ! Judge Andoraoti still poraists in u refusing naturalisation to aliens if H , they belong to tho Mormon church. His refuaal 1b baaed on tho ovi-H ovi-H h dence which wne laid boforo him H when ho judically investigated tho matter a year ago. Ho donies tho application of foreign Mormons tor H naturalization on the grounds that H ' they cannot give truo allogianco to tho Government of tho Uuitod States H On tho other hand Judgo Zane and Judgo J3lackduhn naturalizo ail Hv, who please to come, and wo beliovo fc Judgo Minkii does tho samo. H. Thisia amatior which ought to HL bo determined in ordor tc rauko liar-B liar-B mony in tho Ri1, In this matter Judgo Anderson RF seems tu ovinco a spirit of malice Plr akin to criminal euporstition, V . Tho very fact of a man belonging to another Government gives him H . tho right to mako application for naturalization. But says the Judge, will you foreswear your allegianoo tothatothor Government; Bofore H the applicant can conscientiously roply to such a question, ho has tho right to know what Govornmont his Honor has reforenco. Tho naturalization laws of the United States do i.ot mako it a ground for donial of citizenship for a man to claim allegianco in tho Kingdom or Govornmont of God. The applicant is only asked to K foreswear the right of any oarthly princo or potontato to furtho com- luand his course in lifo, and to do-I' do-I' frnd the Government of tho United iStatti and uphold and support its lawB. Does Judgo Anderson pro-sume pro-sume to bo vicegerent of somo spi-rltual spi-rltual power working for tho ovor-h ovor-h throw of tho Government of God? From the nature of Mb position ono k would bo easily led to believe he held such a position. . An alien appears boforo bis Honor H and makes application for citizen- K ""ip He Is asked if ho willingly k, foreswears all allegienco to allothjg gjjfc(V'HjnjHrninent3 on tHI HjWMEaBjflfiH)ittion HoPof Mormon rhurch claiming BLsHpoiit Pn nTearth?" Tho reply is posi-livo posi-livo I am. Now booauso this op- Siicant will not dony tho right ox od to govern and control him and V bocauso ho will not placo tho King-B King-B dom bf God in tho oatagory with all T tho Kingdoms and Governments V boforo mentioned, and denounce V. his allcgiancn to tho Godly Govern- M mont ho ia denied admission as a H oitizon. Wo beliovo Judgo Andor- H1 eon goes too far, and places too K great authority upon his own head HV as a judgo among tho cow counties L Perhaps tho Judge does not refer K to tho Government of God whon ho L says that thoy belong to another i Government, If not then what D Government docs ho refer, K Wo know of no other from which V an applicant for naturalization H could not swear to relinquish his B allegianco without hesitanoj, |
