The morning call., 1890-04-20
HiS Plans for the Welfare Of
Mankind.
Efforts TO Suppress Slavery and Elevate
The LabOTins Glasses.
4 Warm Regard Expressed for Americans.
European Opposition to the
Holy See.
Special by the California Associated Press,

NEW YORK. April 2O.-The Herald pub
fishes a cablegram from Rome detailing an
interview with Pope Leo XIII, In which be
says:
',1 have a claim upon Americans for
their respect, because love them and their
country. l have a great tenderness
for those who live in that land, Prot
estants and all. Under their Constitution
religion has perfect liberty and is growing
in power. Where the church is free it will
increase. bless and love Americans for
their frank, open and unaffected character
and for the respect which they pay Chris
tianity and Christian morals.
PRESS AND CHURCH..
''The press and church should be together
in the work Of elevating mankind, and
American journalism especially should be
amiable and benevolent toward me, be-
cause my only desire is to use my power
for the good of the whole people,
PrOtestauts and Catholics alike, and in
crease their prosperity and happiness. 1
have no other aim but to benefit them and
viii never do anything that is not for their
good. | want PrOtestants as well as Catho-
lies to esteem me.
HATRED FOR THE CHURCH
ain America the Vicar of Christ is re-
spected, but he is not always respected in
Europe Here he is in control Of those who
have nothing but hatred for the head of the
Christian world, aud who offer insults to the
Holy See. Enemies of GUd who occupy
high places desire not only to offend the
person of the Holy See, but TO utterly break
down the influence of religion, dIsorganize
and obhterate the church and overthrow
the whole system of morality upon which
civilization rests.
SOCIAL UNREST.
"These are times of social unrest and i'm
pending disorder. There is no power that
can deal with Anarchists. socialism and
discomfort but organized religion, which
will restore them 10 society. The result of
the efforts which have been made TO throw
aside Christianity and live without it can
be seen in the present condition of society
discomfort, disorder, hatred and profound
unhappiness.
81 have studied how to bring about
change, and while l live / will labor to
relieve the world Of this terrible confusion.
The suffering and helpleSsness of the
working people are sources of great anxiety
and grief to me. Their troubles have been
largely due to the enemies of Christian
morality who want TO see Christian history
ended and mankind returned to pagan life.
To SUPPRESS SLAVERY.
There are two things in the world that
need my especial attention-slavery and
the social question. In order TO abolish
slavery l have established colleges
and am sending out missionaries into
Africa wherever men are held in
bondage. The true way to free them is to
educate and ChriStanize them. An en-
lightened man cannot be enslayed, and for
that end l shall devote my energies to the
spread of knowledge among the poor saw
ages, humanity must aid me to save them
from slavery.
TIE SOCIAL QUESTION.
"The social question can only be solved
T.u
Christian morals governed there was no
such condition of affairs as we see to-day
With the efforts to destroy religion
began The evils which are agitating society
Social troubles cannot be cured unless
mankind comes back to the same principle.
But II they continue TO attack and reyIle
the religion which teaches correct morals
and has civilized the world, these disorders
Will Increase and oYerwhelm them.
MUST DO THEIR WORK.
"The Governments of the various nations
must do their work if I do mine. Their
work IS local and particular, such as the
enforcement of the laws of labor or such
measures as seem wise, but my work as the
head Of Christendom must be universal and
on different plan.
MUST BE RAISED.
SIT is for the church to Christianize the
world and teach morality and charity. The
moral condition Of both workiEgman and
employer must be raised. | intend to have
committees formed in every diocese in
the world. Each committee shall have a
bishop at its head, and shall consist Of
either workingmen or those who sympathize
and associate with them.
DUTIES OF THE ToILERs.
On fast days, and whenever there is a
rest from labor, these committees will call
the toilers together and discuss their duties
and teach and inspire them with true
morality, and that the sound rules of life
must be founded on religion"
DISARMAMENT OF EUROPE.
His Holiness spoke with emotion about
his desire for the disarmament of Europe
These great military establishments
have another deplorabie effect They set
one people against another, intensity
the national jealousy, and the result is the
growth of spirit of anger and vengeful-
ness. long to see the return of peace and
charity. The huge armies confronting each
other in such times as these cannot leave
good spirits behind. They are anti-Chris-
tian."
His Holiness said that arbitration is the
true principle, but most men who get con-
troll Of affairs in Europe do not desire the
truth.