The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-04
LEO AND THE BOYCOTT.
Text of the Pope's Ed ct Condemning tho
Practice of Boycotting and the Plan of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Advise Resist

Text of the Pope's Ed ct Condemning tho
Practice of Boycotting aud the Plan of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Advise Resist
ance.
LONDON, April 30-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 benevolence,
suitable admonition and advice, when
circumstances required, to how they
might defend their tights without in
jury to Justice or public peace. Our
Holy Father, Leo Kill, fearing lest in the spe-
cies of warfare that has been introduced among
the Irish in the contests between landlords
and tenants, and which is commonly called
the plan of campaign. and in the kind of
social interdct called 'boycotting,' arising from
the same contests, a true sense of justice and
charity might be perverted, ordered the SUI
preme congregation OF the inQuisition to sub
| lect the matter to serious and careful exam
ination. Hence the following was proposed
| to their emlnence the Cardinals of that,congre-
gation:
us it permissible in dispute between land
lords and their tSnants in Ireland to use means
known as 1.-THE plan of campaign" and .sboycot-
| tingt'' After long and mature elaboration
| their eminences 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 will be readily
seen by any one who applies his mind to con-
slider that rent agreedupon by mutual consent
can not W thout violation of contract, be di-
minished at the mere will of the tenant, espec-
| tally when 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 it be con-
G sell hat &c no axfo fod
tenants and deposited in the hands of unknown
| persons to the detrment of landowners.
Finally, it is contrary to justice and char
| ity to prosecute by social interdict those who
| are satisfied to pay the rents they agreed to
pay those who in the exercise of their
| rights take vacant farms. 1t will, therefore,
be your Lordshp's duty prudently but effect
ually, to advise and eXhort the clergy and laity
| not to transgress the. bonds of Christian char
| ity and justice while they are striving for a
remedy for their distressed condi tion
| r.. CARDINAL MONACO.
Rome, April 90
LONDON, April 30-London papers mako
| various comments on the Pope's condemna-
| ton of the plan of campaign. The Post
| says it is the most formidable blow yet
struck on the Nationalist Some papers
| hint thae the Pope's action is the result of
| bargain with Lord Salisbury.
llNColN, NcU, hpIu Oh
| speaking of the report that the Pope has
| condemned the plan of campaign in
| Ireland said that such move had
| been, expected as Rome had been
DESTROYS of diplomatic relations with
England and of having an endowed
| Catholic university in Ireland, and 1t was
understood that the British Govern m ent
had promised to satisfy both desires ON
| condition that the authority of the Papacy
should be exercised toward the Gripping
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 true patriot. expressed the ex-
| act truth when he said, recently
| that on matters Irish outside of re-
| igion, 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 boycotting to the
| blunderbuss. ?"
Secretary Sutton, of the league, said that
| he should be slow to believe the report
true, but if true the action of Rvme should
| be met with resistance