The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-02-26
ROME EAyORs THE REPUBLICS.
Tributes or the Pope 60 the United
states and France.

Paris, February l6.-To-morrow's
Petit Journal will print an interview
with the Pope, in which, after dis
cussing in general terms the question
of the attitude of church and State
in France, he says: 1.-The republican
form of government is as proper as
any other. j have just received the
President of the Organization Com
mittee of the Chicago Worlds Fair,
who has requested the adhesion of
the Holy See and its participation in
this great American enterprise. The
United States, which are also under
republican institutions, in spite of
drawbacks attaching to liberty with
out any bounds, are becoming a
greater country every day, and the
Catholic Church is going through a
process of development there without
any necessity for conflict with the
States. These two powers agree
very well, as they could agree every
where, Oh condition that one does
not encroach upon the rights of the
other.
LIBERTY HER BASIS.
Liberty is, in their case, truly the
basis of relations between the civil
powers and religious convictions.
And in it the church acquires above
everything, liberty. My authoritative
voice should be listened to 90 that
the aim and attitude of the church
should no longer be misconstrued,
and l say that which benefits the
church in the United States would,
with all the more reason, suit her in
terest in republican France.
"What suits the United States is
still more suited to republican France.
To all Frenchmen who visit me L
speak the same language, l wish that
language to be known by all. l re-
greet that certain persons in high
places should not dare to proclaim
publicly, as they should, the efforts
that | make for peace, and the pros
perity of your noble nation, which l
regard ever as the eldest daughter of
the Church. In this course l persist,
and l encourage all who enter on it
steadfastly to help me in my task.
MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
1.-THE church should keep to its
true mission. 1t should reform,
should inculcate spirit of self-sacri-
flee and devotion. The church should
take an interest in the condition of
the weak. My assertion of the rights
of workingmen should facilitate and
hasten the restoration of peace and
diminish the insignificant minority
which strives to disturb the public
mind, and prevent union in your
country-a union indispensable to
the fulfillment of its high destinies.
Thanks to her strong constitution,
France will rise to her old greatness
in despite of her foes. l learn with
joy that, though she boasts such
abundant military resources and such
valiant sons, France has not faltered
in her prudence and her patience.
THE FUTURE OF FRANCE. g.
eff she will but free herself from
the dissensions that check her deve.
lopment and paralyze her influence
if she will but abstain from harassing
and prosecuting, she will soon regain
the conspicuous place and glorious
rank in the world which of right be-
long to her."
This language of the Pope will
make a great impression in France,
where the adhesion of his Holiness
to the republic will cause widespread
satisfaction. Europe will now under.
stand that the Holy See is for France
and against the Triple Alliance. Il
will, no doubt, be gratifying to thu
United States to find that the Sover
eign Pontiff takes them as model