Protest Against Utah’s Silver Service

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · May 30, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 21.

Protest Against Utah’s Silver Service

There is a tremendous sentiment throughout the country, especially on the part of women's societies, against the acceptance of the silver service from the State of Utah for the battle-ship Utah. One of the pieces, it is said, contains a picture of Brigham Young and the Mormon temple. Young is called a traitor, an adulterer, and several other pet names. The Secretary of War has no authority to change the matter, and others argue that Brigham Young and the Mormons are a part of the history of Utah. There would be more point to the protest if the battle-ship was an emblem of righteousness, purity, and peace.