River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-03
LEO AND THE BOYCOTT

Text OF the Popo's Ed.ct Condemning the
Practice of Boycotting and the Plan OF
CsmpaiEn-NationaIists Advise Resist
ance.
LONDON. April 3O.-The following IS the
text of the Papal decree:
On several occasions the Apostolic See has
given the people OF Ireland. whom IT has
always regarded with special beReTolence,
suitable admonitiou and advice, when
circumstances required, as 20 how they
might defend their rights without in
jury 70 justice or pubic peaee. Our
Holy Father, Leo Kill. fearing lest n the sps-
cies Of warfare that has been introduced among
the Irish IN tsl contests bet1cen landlords
ana tenants aud which is commonly called
che plan OF campaign. and IN the KIND OK
social interd'ct called 'boycotting, arising nom
the same contests. d true sense OF Justice ana
charity might be perverted ordered the su-
prcme congregation OF the inQuisiton 20 sub
Ject the matter 20 q serious and careful exam
nation. Hence the following was proposed
% their emIneEce the Cardinals Of that congre-
gatiCH'
Is IL permissible in dispute between land
lords and their ranants IN ireland to use means
known as ''the plan o. campaign" and .'boycot-
tiugf-' After long ana mature deliberation
their emineuces unanimously answered IN the
negetative, and their decision was confirmed
by the Holy Father on Wednesday the 18th OF
the present month
The justice Of This decision VIII be readily
seen by any one who applies his m nd 10 con-
slider that a rent agreed uron by mutual consent
can not, thout violation OF contract, be di-
nlInished at the mere VIII OF tie tenant, espec-
tally wher there are tribunals appointed for
settling such controversies and reducing I'M
just rents within the bounds OF equity, after
taking into account the causes which diminish
the value OF the land Neither can il be con-
dered permissible that rents be extorted from
tenants and deposited in the hands Of unknown
persons 10 the detTiment Of landowners.
Finally, il is contrary TO justice ana char
ity 20 prosecute by social inteTdiot those who
are satisfied 70 pay the rents they agreed 10
pay or those who. IN the exercise OF their
rights take vacant farms. Il Will. therefore,
be your LordsAip's duty prudcntly, but eject
ually, TO advise and exhort the clergy and laity
moi 10 trsnsgress the bonds Of Christian char
ity and justice while they are striving for
remedy Cor their distressed eondi tOn.
IL 6ARDISAL MONACO.
Rome. April %"
LONDON. April 30-London papers make
various comments on the Pope's condemn a
ton OF the plan Of campaign The Post
saws IL is the most formidable blow yet
struck on the Nationalist Some papers
hint that the Pops's action is the result OF
a bargain with Lord Salisbury.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 30-Patri OK Fgsn
speaking of the report that the Pope has
condemned the plan Of campaign in
Ireland, said that such move had
been expected as Rome lad been
DESTROYS of diplomatic relations with
England and of having an endowed
C4tho.ic university in Ireland, and II was
understood that the British Governments
had promised to satisfy both desires on
condition that the authority Of the Papacy
should be exercised toward the crippling
of the National League. This move. he
said, would put new energy into Irish
agitation, as the Irish would stand no die
tation in political affairs from Rome John
Dillon he continued, stanch Catholic
and a true patriot. expressed the ex-
act truth when he said, recently,
that on matters Irish, outside of re-
ligion, the commands of the Pope would
have no more weight than those of the Sui
tan Of Turkey; and the words of Michael
Davitt on yesterday were very significant
when he said he preferred boycottins to the
blundeTbuss."
Secretary Sutton, Of the league. said that
he should be slow to believe the report
tue but if true the action Of Rome should
be me. with resistance