“We venture to add the suggestion that if there be a man in Utah named Terahan Moss he may possibly have written from the State institution for the feeble-minded as the “Special Correspondent” in this case.”

I want to write a parallel universe novel about Terehan Moss, The Great Elder: the vaguely Oriental Mormon Bolshevik who sought to penetrate Europe with his Eleven Tons of Propaganda.

I wonder if they chose the name “Terehan” for it’s vaguely middle eastern sound, and the fear of the Mormon harems?

On a more serious note, although this was a prank, I think it expressed some ideas that Europeans had. They were scared of a Mormon invasion to convert women to take back to Utah herems. You see this in early 20th century European literature. I also find it interesting the tie-in to the Soviet Union. I get the impression that people at the bare minimum saw in Mormonism something sinister like that of Bolshevism. Prehaps some even knew a little about the United Order and made that comparison.

Anyway, a fun read.