The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-02
CHURCH A BULWARK.
TIE Pope's Eneyclical on Cues
tion Of Labor md Capital
SOCIETY a DIVINE INSPIRATION.
Ashsis0 ChassesssissA - - ASA -
Asasehy go oessaliso-Dssy -
che RSeh - ne Rooe.

E.sxR, July Slope Leo has been en-
gard for SONS nooshs upon m sncyciiesi
10 ,lls rulers in Chrissendom. As previous
ems yeiicals have shown, he has the labor
questions very near 70 his heart He has
loag hsd . lively hops that before the end
Of as pontificiai sway he could Be inssru-
meas al in bringing about . better condi-
tioss OF the masses Of the people and .
frisndiier feeling between capitalist and
cpvsasives. The New York Wsvid's CORE
spec dent has seen the encyclicaj. which
casas in advance the English translation,
which eovsss oil points and sdhsres
closely 70 the original text IL Is said thss
this sncyclieal will be sent 70 each OF the
ch0sssian powers in the language OF that
poxor and not al in Latin. A the On.
cye.lcal has not yet been formally uttered,
II tesy be subject TO some notifications.
bus Il Is practically complete. The follow
Ing IL the full translation:
Constitutions and laws have their
fosrdation in the characters and tradi-
tios:s Of the nations and peoples. and they
are The work Of God through centuries. ~
tbs, HISTORY Of every country shows. but no
.as which wanders from religion or tends
10 sabvsrt can be otherwise than defec-
tive and in time must come 10 nauRht.
Society Is not . human invention. but
diYsne inspiration, TOR the real social con-
trsrs II not merely . right between man
snS man, but between man and God,
wi.@sc the individual fulfllls his in per.
forming his duty TO society. Property II
IN essential element 10 the social order for
ths preservation and develop n,ent Of hui
m5s,s life, and the divine Law has declared
tkss property is sacred. Cursed be
he who removeth his neighbor's
laaimark.' But the poor have never
ttsisss . right to be assisted by the rich :
Not by indiscriminate almsgiving, but By
pre caring such employment for them as
wiss be useful III q man Will not work.
ne.sher shall he eat But II he have no
work. IL 10 plainly the duty Of those who
car do % TO provide for him. This legiti-
mtges property. No so-caiIed right has
abr sanction if not sanctioned by God.
Assi no usurpation Of Others Yights can
xpect the blessing of heaven.
Men talk Of reason a. their guide, but
the theogy Of the sovereignty Of reason 10
tbs source of all injustice. for each pre-
teads to reason for himself, and each
srsogates TO himself the right OF making
his own ideas triumphant - the most use
tut to his country. Each has Z plan Of
action or Of reform. Reform. 10 b useful
ats. to produce salutaSy and lasting effects,
mcst be opportune and maturod, and should
be supposed by circumstances and should
progress with time. which il the firSs min.
isscf Of the Creator, for man 10 an uncon-
scieus instrument Of God. Men act with
III. xtricable confusion Of ideas. passions
af.sa interests. They impose INCREASINGLY
u;agn each other acts Of which they can
appreciate neither cause nor result. Each
Individual Is free IN the execution OF the
In 1; nitssimai detail Of this immense work.
Ignorant Of general plane, his horizon
10 - cloudy atmosphere, hiding the skies
beyond. Rulers stand toward their peo-
pla a. magistrates OF heaven. How
great, then, Is their responsibility! How
much Il bchooyes them tn seek out the
welfare Of the toiiing masses, who appeal
H. them for justice.
The social question should be placed on
seligious basis If We would obtain at
oaas . philosophical and practical solu-
tea Of the difficulties. The divine law
his brow, and the apostolic injunction
directs that il one will not work neither
Shall he eat Having, then, established
these premises, IL becomes an absolute
Necessity in human society that legislation
Ia accordance with the commands OF God
AND religion should follow and keep pace
With the times for the protection OF those
wiso obey the universal order Of the Crea-
ter and Preserver of all things. Atheism
ASA departure from Christian faith are
great aids and stimulators Of anarchy and
s5sialism. Christian faith alone is the
bo. Wark VI the social order. Where Chris.
t.Rn institutions and customs are not
rsgintaiaed in the state there must DO DIS
oF;ser, bewilderment and decay.
AT this moment Europe 10 In the throes
cs an immense uphcaval of society in
~l.ich one violent struggle succeeds an
osAer increasingly. In many cases the
rsason is to be found IN the fact
tbst legislation has not been duly
en acted. for every person should have
his legitimate part IN the benefits
os society according to the order Of provi-
dance. This state OF unrest is not con-
lined to the working Classes. properly So
called. IL has taken root aud is bearing
neiarious fruit in the more cultivated part
az society. The masses who do
npt perceive the niceties of light
aNd shade. seeing those who move
a. the superior condition Of life adherents
81 principles Of socialism have allowed
themselves TO be blindly led by agitators
@iso have no real interest in the cause
tHsy so loudly uphold beyond a sordid
~ selfish one. and this 10 why
z:Fikes are so unproductive Of benefit.
laced on basis more social than
economic. being more Of struggle than
r'*c!iication, more OF aggression than de-
lease, strike loses its natural aspect and
h'ies its essence. Strikes can lie
isstlicd only n means of de-
sease. when individual interests are
attacked. Never can IL be jus;i-
SID rs the collective arm OF
aggression. Man has a natural RICH, to
i'Fe and 10 work. As means of procur-
'as living he has the right To remove
efery obstacle TO his work and to get the
value O. his labor; and, therefore.
q hen his labor is neither pro-
iac;lvs nor remunerative he has
~. right ,o refuse TO continue IL.
''Rut an industrial righ, can no; be trans
formed into a collective right, nor can the
am o, defense he changed into tho arm Of
Aggression, To cause means OF good TO de-
generate into source of harm. An
aggressive strike IS not reciprocal
&a'iseen operator and operative.
tat an instrument Of at,sc (
Apon proprietor and property. An orera.
''se on s.r.ke is a passive and dominates.
.ss;rumeot. nct an inteiligen. ans.
rec bs,os. While his action iessens
'ae eap''Sl OF h,s employer, IL pats
81 money into his own pocke,.
struggle against Illegal coercion is enc
~ the gloEses o. the Catholic church
ssnd This, as well IS the welfare If the
}eop'e, saou.d always lie upoerruust in
~ '4'tF'.f % every government. II dis-
[9otTRsei operative - 10 lie detached.
t@oiA &aaTcaic socialism his wants
aust Re understood by his rulers.
s % mast not leave 70 Gnscrupulous agi.
fAtors a monopoly % soeiai reform. Nor
"N9asa u he forgotten that maav Who
range themselves Under the han
ser az s9csa Ilsta yvuai.ats every.
ching Illegal IN the programmes Of
anarchy, accepting oaiv these thln :,
shlch Ecs&e! sbe resolving OF ursxn.
aisiea.ites Of economical and political re-
:3sm demanded ~ ghe exieeneses ~
sosiesv. The eaAa must he separated