The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-01
THAT PAPAL DECREE.
Views of the National League
Concerning It.
THE TORIES AT THE BOTTOM.
Journalistic Enterprise and the Buff
faIo-An English Opinion OF Amer
ica-Talmage Indignant, Etc.
The Papal Decrss.

LONDON, April 20 -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 benevo-
lence, suitable admonition and advice,
when the circumstances required, as to
how they might defend their rights
without injury to justice or public
peace. Our Holy Father, Leo Kill,
fearing lest in the species OF warfare
that has been introduced among the
Irish in contests between landlords and
tenants, and which is commonly called
the 'plan of campaign" and in the
kind OF social interdict called boycott
ting" arising from the same contest,
the true service of justice and
charity will be perverted, ordered
the supreme congregation OF
the inquisition TO subject the matter to
serious and careful examination. Hence,
the following was proposed to their
eminences, the cardinals of that cor
greeation: Is it permis: ible in disputes
between landlords and their tenants, in
Irland, to use the means uf 1.-THE plan of
campaign" and "boycotting?" After
long and mature elaboration, their
eminences unanimously answered in the
mega i've, and their decision was cor -
tirme by the Holy Father on Wednes-
day, the 18Th of the present month. The
Justice of the decision will be readily
seen by any one who applies his mind
to consider that tie rent agreed on by
mutual consent cannot. without yiolat-
ing the contract, be diminished at I'll e
mere will of the tenant, especially when
there are tribunals appointed for set
Ting such controversies and reducing
unjust rents within the bounds
of equity, ter taking into &C
toupL the causes which diminish
the value of land; neither can it be
considered permissible that rents be
exIorted from tenants ara deposited in
the hands of unknown persons to the
delriment CT land owners. Finally 1t is
contrary to justice and charity to per
secute by social interdict those who are
satisfied to pay the rents they agreed to
paw. those who in the exercise of their
rights, take vacant farms. 1t will.
therefore, be your lordship's duty, pru-
IDENTITY, but effeciualiy, to advise and
exhort the clergy and Iaity not to trans
g!ess the bounds of Christian charity
and Justice while they are striving for
remedy TOR their distressed condition.
(Signed) r CARDINAL MONACO.
ROME, April 20.
LONDON, April 80. "A dispatch from
Rome says that the College of the Holy
Office was charged to examine Mgr.
Persico's reports and see whether the
Catholics belonging to the National
League were guilty of sin and debarred
from absoluion The cor gregation,
the Pope presiding, replied in the
and drew up 8 decree to
that effect. Cardinal Simeoni, acting
under the Popes orders. forwarded the
decree to Ireland, with special instruc-
tons to Mgr. Persico and the Irish
episcopacy when instructing the clergy
to enforce it, to inform them that they
must refuse absolution to any one de-
Ginning 10 renounce membership IN the
National League. It is further stated
that Leither the league nor its political
aims are explicitly condemned by the
Holy Uaice. which confines itself to de-
ola ring that the methods employed aye
contrary to the religious duties of
Catholics. The Pope approved the de
cision without in any way entering into
the political questions pending between
aud Ireland. Archbishop
Walsh is still in Rome. in compliance
with ord rs from the Vatican.
A meeting composed OF 1rishmen
and Englishmen held at Aloershot,
condemned the Pope's decree, and re-
solved to found branch of the Home
Rule Organization, and to cease con-
trltuting to Peters Pence.
DUBLIN, April 30.-Oardinal Simeoni
has written a letter to Irish bishops
from the propaganda inclosing the
paoal decree relative to the plan of
campaign and boycotting. Mitchells-
town. branch Of the National League
discussed the decree and has decided
that it will not take its politics from