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Show H United They Stand. (New York World) H We nre glad to find that those H sturdiest of New NaMou-Hata, H President Joseph F. Smith1- of the H Mormsti Oliurob and Theodore Itooce- H yelt, nre la complete harmony with H rospeot to the pHrBmount Issue of H federal control of marriage and H itivoree. H President Bmltb'a hearty ladorao rnegt whs heitowed lu hii adrew at H .Stalt Lake Olty April 0, lu which lie rgU that the Btatee "potltloB the H Nation to regulate the whole aubjoot H of friarrlHge In the United States, ntid H it will be a godond to the people H everywhere " H Mr. HooHovult'a vlowa are defined H in a lettet written IVeb. 17 aud H printed In the ourrent Issue of H Oolllor'a Weekly in wlilah he stamps H bis quiillUod approval upon the H agitation "to give tlio National H Government oomplote oontrol over H marriage nud dlvorna " Ills roasoua H need no elutildatlon. It Is enough to H say that "thlH Is one of the several H dlreutloua lu whloh the power of the H (Jenrnl Government oould with ad iHntuuo he Increased." H Ah lung fis ttlfe Statue Htu JtrutulUril H to control marriage und divorce there - -rr - in n 1 nin, mm -u, ?.. 1 be f am i I lea w 1 h one child or two m. b'lldreii or ihree 'oiniWrBa-TMni" H Hraoe deondeHoe, " as every reader of I the Outlook kuows. It Ih 'Merlllty." H and sterility must bo suppressed by H the ' Federal Government. The H Irrednolble minimum of four child H rot to-enoh family can be mnlutuluod H only by uatloual authority. H We regard this quedtlou of the H family as settled uuw and forever. H There may be weaklluKs aud molly H oodd)M who will sneer at the advice H Of the President of the Mormon H Ohuroh: but human depravity will H net) vnuture to defy the Omnlsolitnne H of Uyxter Hay, |