The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-23
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
The Pope Treats of Them at
Length in an Encyclical.
AVERY CONSERVATIVE DOCUMENT
"orkingmen Should Get Away from the
SCcialists-Rights of the FamiIy-A Di-
yersity of Ureeds Commended.

ROME, May 22-The full text of the
ropes encyclical on the social question
mas appeared. The following extracts are
taken from it. The Popesets forth that tine
ul'lue law rejects the Socialist solution Of
the social problem which would also abolish
private property, substituting collective
ownership. Now as ever mems relations
towards each other as individuals
or parts of society must have
the sanction of old AUTHORITY.
considering the relations of the state to
include all, Pope says: ITO think that the
authority OF the state ought TO be arbitrary.
10 invade family intimacy is a penicious
error. Undoubtedly it can intervene when
tne condition of the family is too disastrous,
DuC only TO alleviate 1T and safeguard the
rights and interests of the public power
without violating the rights of in
dlVlduas. We affirm unhesitatinslv
tnato human efforts are impotent without
the concurrence OF the church, A long de-
monstration follows reciting all the church
mas done to better the lot of the proletariat.
Inc rope says capital is powerless with
OUT work and vice versa. The proletariat
cannot and ought not to iniure either
capital or the master. To obtain respect
Tor their rights they must abstain from
violence. They ought not to have
recourse TO sedition, nor listen to
the chimerical promises of agitators.
On the other hand, masters ought
to respect the individuality and dignity of
the man and Christian in workmen and
not abuse them inhumauly in their work
nor exploit them beyonditheir force. The
STATE ought to watch over the purity of
morris and interior order of families, the
sale keeping of religion, justice and mod
GRAFTON, and the equalization of public
charges. The larger the gen.
erai prosperity the less will workers
seek recourse to exceptional means
to ameliorate their condition.
Proletarlans have the same rights as
cltlzens as the rich, consequently they
nave right to the same interest on the
part OF the state. Absolute equality how
ever, is a chimera. The state ought to see
that all covenants relating to work are
consclentously observed and oppose any
thing that might arouse popular passions.
Small wages give rise to strikes, disastrous
not only to workmen and masters, but
to general commerce and public industry.
Governments ought to prevent explosions
at this crisis. The state ought not to allow
Workmen to become the prey of spectators
and usurers; mans WORK should not 90 to
such an extent that he is forced TO sue
cumo under the excess of corporal fatigue.
Consequently expediency is shown in a
certain limitation of working hours.
The question of wages is delicate one.
The state should see that agreements en-
tered into by workmen are respected. One
element of the question is that Workmen
ought to be able with their salary TO pro-
vide the necessities of life. A great social
advantage lies in laws which favor multi
plicity of creeds. These are the means TO
prevent opposition between extreme riches
and extreme poverty; but it is also
necessary that properties shall not be over
taxed. Institutions for aiding the poor
and facilitating Cancellation between var
1ous social classes are especially useful in
obtaining desirable results. The Pope
particularly mentions associations for
mutual succor and institutions for insur-
ance in case of accident, sickness or
death, ana the protection of children
and girls He attaches particular i'm
portance to working peoples associations,
expatiates on the advantages of liberty,
and the right of combination so long as
these associations do not present any in
convenience to public interests. Unhap-
PLY it often occurs that these
associations are made the pup
pets Of wire pullers. IL is
important to create counter associations
to withdraw workmen from these unjust
expressions. The Pope greatly praises
those endeavoring to better the condition
prOletariat; to establish bonds of mutual
equity between woakmen and masters: to
maintain sentiment of mutual reciprocal
duties, and combat intemperance among
WorkmSn.