The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-09

CATHOLIC OFFICIALS FORBIDDEN TO JOHN
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATIONS. i4is

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CATHOLIC ASSOCIATIONS. ''is
The Westphalian papers announce that
all the mayors Of towns, the district Judges,
schoolmastsrs, school inspectors-in snort,
the Government officials OF all degrees,
even down to the receivers Of taxes in the
province, have received, '.sby way OF o
Christmas box" a notification from Gov
ernment to the effect that they are not to
be allowed to become or remain members
Of any unions which have 'tennencles 10
agitation against the State" Ins ter
man Catholic Union" and the "Westpha-
liam Peasants Union" are specially named
as inclnded in the above-named category.
A paper has also been sent to all oficlals,
requiring them to "signify distinctly"
| whether or no they belong to the SAID as
that if they are members and do not WEI
draw, they will "probably" loose their
places !! ..
DECLARATION ON THE GERMAN CATHOLIC
UNION. .-t ..t----
The Council of the German Catholic
| Union, whose headquarters are at Mainz,
has put forth declaration, of which we give
the principal passages, as 1t has made
| great sensation in Germany. The declara-
Catholic Union had hardly been founded
before it was accused of being "inimicai to
the State" and this accusation was re-
peated over and over again, as soon as IL
became evident that the Union had found
great sympathy .a amongst tne t pgHp ah
est class have lately used these expressions
! with regard to the Union in their Official
papers,"
"The undersigned Council of Management
of the Union cannot remain silent
, under such imputations.
, 1.-THE Catholic Union is founded on the ba-
sis of public constitutional law. 1t was con-
. stituted in accordance with the existing laws
regulating such associations. Its whole sphere
of activity is public. The means which it
8 uses arc morally and legally justifable: The
4 object for which it was founded is clearly and
q definitely expressed in its statutes and in the
. official programme. The Union does not op-
4 pose the Government or the authority of the
t State, but the political parties which have
y shove themselves hostile to the Church. and
II whose object it is to repress by means OF ex
u ceptional laws those undoubted rights of the
y Catholic religion-which have been consecra
n ted by Divine and human sanction, and have
a who would do violence to tho conscience of thu
IN people. If The Union proposes to itself to op
1T pose all such illegal proceedings %
, remindful of the preeeps, Render to C@sa
the things which are Cesar's, and to God tn
things which are God's'-show all due obedi
r. ence to the civil authorities in lawful matter
d. and will never cease to inculcate that true pa
IN triotism which the Catholic populations hav
~ always shown in all times, and moro especial
eto ly in the last few years -
ci- I" These are tho stendencies' of the Union Q
he German Catholics, as has been proved by 1t
public manifestations, and in meetings atten
's never been guilty of any one single illegal ac
,,s Not the smallest disturbance has been cause
' by it amongst the populations; the Govern
lis ment officials have nowhere been obliged t
Ter interfere with its proceedings on the ground 9
ID non observance of any law. The Union Wi
~ always remain faithful to these tendencies, an
of its action, as long as the progress of moder
,as legislation has not succeeded in subjectin
- conscience and faith to the daily changin
Oh opinions of arbitrary numerical majorities.
eff things should really come to such a pa
n q in Germany then of course the Union of Germa
on Catholics will no longer be able to remain
W., existence But under such q state of thing
ms the well-being of our country and the ext
lille tence of tho Government would also come
tbo an end. Then it will he admitted that not v
'A but the political parties which oppose us, q
eat enemies of the State and the ruin of the cou
rc, ave must therefore once more protest m c
decidedly against the unfounded accusation
VINO enmity to the State, and We do so in the &C
eve seriousness both of our loyal obedience to
ira constituted authorities and of our rights
w. citizens, to which appeal. We demand
ops the Government officials that our Union
on treated according to the text CT the exist
the laws, and that the rights which Catholics,
lta'- tackled OF limited. But in particular p
the test against any Government employees eccle
I'M astics and school amasters and teachers bel
T. forbidden to take part in the proceedings
IL our Union. We look upon such prohibits
the as an offence against individual liberty 8
leri- personal independence, which is justified I
ther by The pronoueement of our laws nor
existing faots.--Mainz 9th December, 1si
mer- The Cologne FoIks Zeitung, of 3oth
"A at December, announced that its second c
ton of Doth December, had been confis
ns''' ted on account of the publication Their
or of of the foregoing " Declaration"
,ntc -, ,o,,,>, .s,,,,s ~, -,,,,,.xv
Heen
mos The Cologne Volks- Zeitung and also 8
.ioo, eral Of the Liberal Berlin papers lam
0 'N the almost impossibility of finding mast
late for the schools which have been depri
'avy' of instructors by the expulsion of the r
or of gious orders, as we'll as for those scht
- which have always been in secular har
90 This want, which goes on spreading Fl
arms province to province" says the Colo
the paper, :" and which is making Itself tie
tify- bly, felt in our part OF Germany, has
3ist been diminished, even by the efforts of
lum- Government inducing young men to ad
] $50 this profession by raising the salaries
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