Show groundless REPORTS OF BELIEF and religious prejudices have swayed german authorities in ordering the expulsion of missionaries AE salt lake city april 25 the edict of the prussian and mecklenburg gov expelling missionaries ia baand baaed on misunderstanding of our missionary work said president joseph F smith today our aldera preach nothing but the pure principles of the gospel of christ they do not teach or inculcate polygamy they hac no authority to do BO thy arc under dobli lations to lead moral lives to promote the chastity of men and women and to obey the laws of cery nation where they reside fair investigation would demonstrate these facts beyond controversy and show that no government is injured by the promulgation or stormon ism but on the contrary its citizens become more law abiding in dust rious and god fearing under its Poly iDy a not authorized by tho mormon church nor permitted under ita auspices the german allowed themselves vea to be swayed bv prejudices and groundless it was slated at the 1 presidency pres dency bodaj that report of the action of the german states had been rr but the correctness of the report is not doubted A reversal of the ducis ion is however hoped for and etring representation i win undoubtedly ba made to the german authorities |