Being a summary statement of the investigation made by the British government of the "Mormon" question in EnglandBeeley, Arthur L. (Arthur Lawton)
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Being a summary statement of the investigation made by the British government of the "Mormon" question in England
Beeley, Arthur L. (Arthur Lawton)
Latter Day Saint churches -- Great Britain
"MR. HOUSTON asked the Home Secretary whether he has yet received any
information from His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin as to the expulsion
of Mormon missionaries from Germany, and if not, whether he can state
when he expects to receive information?
"MR. CHURCHILL: No information on the point has yet been received from
His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, but the matter is being carried
forward, and I expect to learn at a very early date the result of the
inquiries which are being made.
"MR. HOUSTON: Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that in various parts
of the country, notably in the North, the spirit and temper of the
people is rapidly rising, and may result in rioting and conflict with
the police unless prompt steps are taken?
"MR. SPEAKER: That does not arise out of a question about Mormonism in
Germany."
On the 8th May, 1911:
"MR. HOUSTON asked the Home Secretary whether he has yet received
any reply from the British Ambassador at Berlin as to the expulsion
of Mormon missionaries from Germany; if so, will he state the nature
of the reply; if the German Government have so dealt with Mormon
missionaries in Germany, does he propose to adopt similar measures
in Great Britain; or, if not, whether he will introduce legislation
prohibiting Mormon propaganda in Great Britain, and the nature of such
legislation?
"MR. CHURCHILL: A reply has now been received from the British
Ambassador at Berlin to the effect that no special legislative measures
for prohibiting or restricting the Mormon propaganda have been adopted
in Germany. Steps are taken by the police to expel any foreign members
of the sect who may render themselves obnoxious in any way, but, as I
have already stated in this House, the police in Germany have a great
many powers that are not possessed by the police in this country. I am
not yet in a position to state the full result of my inquiries with
regard to Mormon propaganda in this country and America, but I have not
so far discovered any ground for legislative action in the matter.
"MR. HOUSTON: Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the hostility to
this propaganda is growing rapidly in this country, and that in some
instances benches of magistrates are so sympathetic with the rioters
that they have dismissed the complaints against them made by the police?
"MR. CHURCHILL: I think anything in the nature of rowdyism and mob
action ought to be sternly suppressed by those responsible for the
maintenance of the peace."
From the above citations it is obvious that the chief indictment
against the "Mormon" elder in Great Britain is that he is bribing and
secretly inducing English girls and women to emigrate to Utah for
immoral purposes. It is interesting to note, however, what the law
has to say in this regard, and I therefore refer to The Criminal Law
Amendment Act, 1885 (48 and 49 Vict., chapter 69, Sec. 2), which says:
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