From: "Keith Irwin" Subject: [LDS-Bookshelf] Mormons at Manila Date: 03 Mar 2003 21:31:41 -0800 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2E1CC.4B285E70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I picked up a box of old Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's newspapers = which have Mormon content and woodcuts or engravings. The most recent is = March 25, 1899 and has an interesting piece on a Mormon battalion in the Philippines, something I've never heard about. =20 "While the Mormon leaders in Utah may be showing disregard for American sentiment by upholding the continued practice of polygamy and by = interfering in the affairs of the State, the Utah artillery at Manila is = demonstrating that, religion aside, the same patriotism animates the Mormons as any = other Americans. These two light batteries have proved most valuable to our forces in the three engagements which have marked the stay of our army = in the Philippines." =20 It goes on to describe several engagements with the Spaniards in which = the Mormons exhibited bravery. =20 "The commander, Major Richard W. Young, is a grandson of Brigham Young. = His services in the field have been recognized by promotion and his ability = in another field by detail as judge of the superior provost court in Manila represents the highest judicial authority of the United States in the Philippines.." =20 "Major Young is a graduate of West Point, having been Captain of Cadets = in 1882...He was chairman of the Code Commission of 1896 which preserved on = the statute books of that state the laws against polygamy and against living with plural wives. It is the latter statute which B. H. Roberts is = accused of violating, and which Mr. Roberts has said is "like the Connecticut = blue laws - not enforced." =20 =20 I knew about Richard Young and West Point but did not know that there = was an artillery battalion, largely Mormon, which he commanded in the = Philippines. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C2E1CC.4B285E70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I picked up a box of old Harper’s Weekly and = Frank Leslie’s newspapers which have Mormon content and woodcuts or = engravings. The most recent is March 25, = 1899 and has an interesting piece on a Mormon battalion in the Philippines, something I’ve never heard about.

“While the Mormon leaders in Utah may be = showing disregard for American sentiment by upholding the continued practice of polygamy = and by interfering in the affairs of the State, the Utah artillery at Manila is demonstrating that, religion aside, the same patriotism animates the = Mormons as any other Americans. These two light batteries have proved most = valuable to our forces in the three engagements which have marked the stay of our = army in the Philippines.”

It goes on to describe several engagements with the Spaniards in which the Mormons exhibited bravery.

“The commander, Major Richard W. Young, is a = grandson of Brigham Young. His services in the field have been recognized = by promotion and his ability in another field by detail as judge of the = superior provost court in Manila represents the highest = judicial authority of the United States in the Philippines..”

“Major Young is a graduate of West Point, = having been Captain of Cadets in 1882…….He was chairman of the Code = Commission of 1896 which preserved on the statute books of that state the laws = against polygamy and against living with plural wives. It is the latter = statute which B. H. Roberts is accused of violating, and which Mr. Roberts has = said is “like the Connecticut blue laws – not = enforced.”

I knew about Richard Young and West = Point but did not know that there was an artillery battalion, largely Mormon, which he = commanded in the Philippines.

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"While the Mormon leaders in Utah may be showing disregard for American sentiment by upholding the continued practice of polygamy and by interfering in the affairs of the State, the Utah artillery at Manila is demonstrating that, religion aside, the same patriotism animates the Mormons as any other Americans. These two light batteries have proved most valuable to our forces in the three engagements which have marked the stay of our army in the Philippines." It goes on to describe several engagements with the Spaniards in which the Mormons exhibited bravery. "The commander, Major Richard W. Young, is a grandson of Brigham Young. His services in the field have been recognized by promotion and his ability in another field by detail as judge of the superior provost court in Manila represents the highest judicial authority of the United States in the Philippines.." 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