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Show SHOULD AID THE REFUGEES. The Mormon refugees from northern Mexico, now gathered in El Paso, may be in need of more assistance than nan be extended by the church. If they are. their distress should be made known as there are thousands of men and women in Ogden. Salt Lake and other parts of Utah willing to offer a helping hand. The driving out of' the Mormon farmers from the settlements in northern Mexico is an act of brutality on the part of the rebels which calls for our sympathy for those so outrageously dispossessed of home and resources, and we should be quick to respond. Later on we, as a people, should demand that Mexico indemnify the colonists for their losses, not only as figured in -property but in mental distress. Our advice to the colonists is to keep out of Mexico. The hatreds and unrest of the rebels will continue long after the conflict has ended, and the Mormon settlers, if they remain in northern Mexico, will be subjected to many abuses. The- should journey back to Utah and help develop that part, of the state which now undeveloped, undevelop-ed, awaits the coming of the hturdy sons of toil to, yield a rich return. |