Show L IN LN BRITISH NEWSPAPERS IS CONDEMNED The Utah Defense league recently recent recent- ly in Salt Lake met at the Hotel Utah and took action respecting respecting respecting respect respect- ing the malicious propaganda which has been going on for some time past in portions of the British and Canadian press Excerpts from Crom certain certain certain tain of or the articles referred to were read at the meeting which were defamatory of the citizens of Utah both Mormons and non- non Mormons 1 in making it appear that Salt Lake City and Utah generally are undesirable places of residence The league decided that the common common common com com- mon citizenship of this state regardless regardless regardless regard regard- less of ot religious or other affiliations owes it as a duty to stem as far Car as possible these misrepresentations and adopted by unanimous vote a statement which among other things contain the following This assemblage of men and women of Utah and the signatories hereto man many of British birth or ancestry ancestry ancestry an an- citizens of the United States and o 0 diverse religious and social affiliations views with feelings akin to sorrow the unwarranted calumnies which are being printed about Utah and its people by a section section section sec sec- tion of the press and clergy of Eng Eng- Eng I landWe landWe land I We denounce as absolute lies the charges against the Mormon people of ot this commonwealth of immorality ty whether conducted in the form of polygamy or otherwise of or murder or other depravity or of tyrannous control In the fields of religion morals morals mor mOl als commerce or society and we protest against a continuance of this unfounded and wicked propaganda The statement also Includes some statistical matter setting forth the social conditions in Utah and appeals appeals appeals ap ap- ap- ap peals to the well-known well love or truth and fairness characteristic of the British people The league as set out in the statement statement statement state state- ment is composed of Mormons and non-Mormons non alike and Is organized for Cor the sole purpose of setting forth Corth the facts relating to the social commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial industrial and economic conditions prevailing in this state The names attached to the statement statement statement state state- ment give the vocation birthplace and classification as to Mormon and non-Mormon non of the sIg signers ers Five thousand copies were ordered printed print print- ed for general circulation o 0 |