Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-30
IRELAND AND TEE POPE.
The Methods Of she National League
 Under the Ram


 Under the Ban.
 LONDON, April 29.-Msssrs. Dillon and Sex
 ton have declined to give their opinions on the Pope's decree cendemning boycotting and the plaE of campaign till they see the Pvpe'a document.
 Messrs. Clancy, Redmond and Kenney, members of Parliament, also spoke advising the people not to take action until the text of the decree had been published
 A dispatch from Rome saye the college of the holy office was charged to examine Mgr. Persico's reports and decide whether Cathe- lies belonging to the National league were guilty of sin and debarred from absolution. The congregation, the Pope presiding replied Tn the affirmative and drew up a decree to ! that effect. Cardinal Simeoni acting under 1 the Popss orders, forwarded the decree to Ireland with instructions to Mgr. Persico ana the Irish episcopacy when instructing the clergy to enforce it to inform them that tney must refuse dissolution to anyone de- ci1nlng to renounce membership in the Na- tional league. It is further stated that neither the league nor its political aims are explicitly condemned by the holy office, which confines itself to declaring that the methods employed are contrary to the reli- glous duties of Catholics. The Pope approved the decision without in any way entering into poutlcaI questions pending between England and Ireland. Archbishop Walsh is still in Rome in compliance with orders from the Vatican.
 The Text of she PapaI Decree
 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 als ways regarded with special benevolenee, suitable admonitions and advice when cir eumstances required as to how they might ! defead their rights without injury to justice l or public peace. Our holy father, Leo XIII, I fearing lest in the species of warfare that has | been introduced among the Irish in the con- tests between landlords and tenants, and I which is commonly called tSthe plan of cam- paign," and in the kind of social interdict | called "boycotting" arising from the same | contests, true sense of justice and charity f might be perverted, ordered the supreme congregation of the inauisition to subject | the matter to serious and careful examina- t1on. Hence the following was proposed to their eminences, the cardinals of that con- gregation: Is it permissible in disputes between landlords and their ten ants in Ireland to use means known as "the plan of campaign" and "boycot- L1ugS A1C6f long hHo A1SouAO AOAAOel0bAOu ! their eminenees unanimously answered in l the negative end their decision was con- frmed by Ane holy father on Wednesday, the 18th sf the present month. The justice of thedecision will be readily seen by any one Tho applies his mind to consider that 2 lent agreed upon by mutual consspt can lot without violation of contract be di- ninished at tLe mere will of the tenant, specially when there are tribunals appoint- Id for settling such controversies ( nd reducing unjust rents within he bounds of equity after talk , ng into account the causes which diminish the value of the land. Neither can be considered permissible that rents be ex- orted from tenants and deposited in the f ands of unknown persons to the detriment land owners. Finally it is contrary to 1stice and charity to persecute by a social [ interest those who are satisfied to pay the I c ents they agreed fo pay, or those who in the = xercise of tneir rights take vacant farms. will dherfore be your lordship's duty .a rudSatiy but efectuslly to advise aa6ress ss ,f5 a ~ the clergy and laity netv and justice v. v, ;1o e pounds of christiaR RnSedv for their dis p' sssed esaaslRg oaaaiagss-. TOT Tlsigned). 'n
 R. CARDINAL MoNIco. o' Rome April 20th 1 bI