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Show CHURCH VIEWS ON LEAGUE, TOPIC Welling Stirs Up Excitement in Speecb at Democratic Headquarters Efforts of the Republican ciftnpaign managers to prove that the Mormon church has changed its attitude with regard to its endorsement of tho com nnnt of the league of nations developed 'interest when member, of the Republican Repub-lican party explained last night that a statement credited to Thomaa E. McKay Mc-Kay was made instead by Arthur Wooley, Republican campaign mana ger. The assertion came In connection with the statement by Congressman Milion H Welling. Democratic candi-date candi-date for senator, at a meeting In Democratic Demo-cratic headquarters that the Mormon church, through its first presidency placed itself on record as recently as December 20, 1919. an unequivocally in favor of the league and that there has bi D no evidence of a change through revelation or otherwise since thai time MESSAGE IS READ. In support of his assertion Congress man Welling read three paragraphs of the annual message of the rirst DresJ (fency printed in the Christmas edition edi-tion of the Deeeret News, together with a portion of an editorial appearing in the same Issue of the Mormon church newspaper. The purported statement ol Mr. McKaj Was printed Wednesday Qighl in connection with the report of a Republican meeting held at Weber academy on Tuesday evening. Virtually as many Republicans as Democrats, including four local candidates candi-dates on the Republican ticket, attended attend-ed the meeting ,n Demscratic headquarters head-quarters laal night and beard the state-1 mr-nt by members of their own part that Chairman Woolley, rather than j Mr. McKay, had insinuated the chang- 1 of attitude on the part of the Mormon Church authorities. This Is the print ed statement reported as having been made b Mr McKay: "Tog who are of the Mormon church knQw there is belief in continuing rove-1 latlons and before our Democratic brethren attempt again to quote doc-' trine. I BUggesI that they get up-to-date in their scriptures." In his attempt to disprove that tho church authorities have declared fori the league of nations Senator Reed Smoot was charged by Congressman Welling with presenting only a part of the first presidency's statement on the subject. What he purported to b-j the full statement of the church attitude atti-tude on the covenant ns printed over , the sinalures of the first presidency, 1 Congressman Welling read from tin-Christmas tin-Christmas LsMje of the llesifel N'e o PRESIDENCY QUOTED. "Cod send you a merry Christmas I and a Happy New Year. That is an I old time, old-world salutation that ex-1 presses our present wish for all good , people throughout the world and especially espe-cially to the Latter-day Saints, whom we congratulate nn (heir favorable con J dition and excellent prospects. "The cessation of war and the general gen-eral desire fur permanent peace bring 1 a benign influence suited to the sea-j son "Let us .have peace sounds in harmony with Christmas bells and Christmas carols The approaching unity of nations, which must come in spite of threatening obstacles, an; mates the vast majority of mankind and presages the Internalization nf whilom contending powers and the sub BtltUtlpn of friendly arbitration for th.-settlement th.-settlement of International tniaftrela In place of armed conflict and detestable bloodshed. "The efforts In motion toanl: tin-ushering tin-ushering in of a new era of amity and ! good will are steps leading to the es tablishment ol that glorious world-' v, ,i.- 'ovi rninent w hich prophets an I poets, sages and seers have predicted from time Immemorial. Selfishness I the bane of mankind is showing up in hideous opposition to the altruism of I deified humanity and the contrast 11 Been and felt by the thoughtful every- where. Arrogant egotism la not in harmony with the spirit of the time, especially during the festive proclama tlon. "peace on earth, good will to men,' and mutual aid In unified nations." In reading iln final paragraph rc ferred to Congressman Welling ex plained i his audience that Ibis is the only portion of the first presidency' message that has so far been quoted by Senator Smoot In bis campaign speeches. The paragraphs quoted aboe immediately precede this one p the printed page of the Chrisima? News : FINAL PARAGRAPH. "In promoting the benefit of others, self preservation ought to be paramount. para-mount. This applies to nations as well ai Individuals Therefore. In expend-: lng to foreign governments .similar liberties lib-erties to those enjoyed under our heaven heav-en Inspired constitution, care must be taken that tho powers executed and the rights secured to us by the 'supreme 'su-preme law of the land' are not invaded 1 or abridged or weakened in any degree. We should not forfeit a single national prerogative or principle in endeawir lng to break down rampant militarism nd overthrow tyrannical tnonarcnlsm. Let us have peace, but not at the price! of our country' freedom." It was jUBt prior to Congressman i Welling reference to the paragraphs printed above that he was CQaUenged by two or more Republicans in the audience as to the correctness of the article in which Mr. McKay was quol ed "That statement w;. never made l Mr. McKav." declared the speak er's informant . "but was made by Mr. Woolley at the Tuesday evening meet lng In introducing Mr McKay." Congressman Welling ttnrucdlatcl;, replied that he would Dot charge the quotntlon to the Republican candidate and would be perfectly willing to pass the credit along to Mr. Wooley, the Republican Cuainnatt, or whoever else migh' be willing to assume responsibility. responsibil-ity. He continued by rcadlnr ..s portion por-tion of an editorial, also printed In tne Christinas Issue of the Deserel News: "Understanding is the one way 10 universal good will; and to the gaining of this understanding, lon- strides have been acocmplished in the past two years accomplished fur the most part, perhaps, sine the armistice, and particularly since the widespread discussion dis-cussion of the peace treaty and th- covenant of the league of nations Americans have come to understand there is a mutuality of Interest link ing them with old world peoples, lhe have come to understand, too, that there ts no such thing as Isolation; the have come to undestand that no nation can delude iiself into ihinklng itself independent of other peoples. It is a good thing for nations to depend upon one another, to be Interested in the progress and development of other peoples than themselves With this new knowledge we havr gained of tho world and It Is doubtless true that other nations have similarly enriched themselves there la u new and poien-tial poien-tial force come Into being that cannot but work for an era of International Knod will, a force promotive of world, peace." ROARS OF LAUGHTER Although tin- meeting for Cong p.-. man Welling was arranged on short m tlce yesterday afternoon more than 300 persons crowded Into the Democrat I) headquarters to hear the Democratic! tutorial candidate, in addition to his references to the b auin- of nam ll in , Congressman Welling took up individually and in detail each of the "sixteen points" published by the K-publican K-publican campaign or-.anlz.ii ion as reasons whj one should vote for Sena tor Smoot. Congressman Welllng's reference to, the seventh reason, characterizing th'.' senior senator as watchdog of ihe trea sury. brought applause and roars of i laughter when ho depicted Senator Smoot as watchdog tor the Dul'ont Powder company and other big Inter ests. The congressman also severely! attacked the senator's record in con-j press as set forth In the ' sixteen point" literature. |