The Irish standard., 1893-08-05
LEO ON LABOR.
The Pope Issues an Address on
the Reform Needed.
He Demands Justice for the Laborinx
Man, But Frowns Upon Combina-
tions Of Toilers for the Pur-
pose of Aggression.
ABSTRACT OF TIE DOCUMENT.

AocAnAC Of lie DOCUMhSIs
New YORK, Aug. 2.-The World pub,
fishes a special cable dispatch from
Rome containing translation of Pope
Leo's forthcoming encyclical upon the
labor question, of which the following
is an abstract. After an introduction,
in which he speaks of the relation OF
constitutions and laws to property and
society, he says:
mo law which wanders from religion or tends
to subvert it can be otherwise than detective.
Where the individual fultilis his duty to God he
oannot fail in performing his duty to society
PROPERTY IS SACRED.
Property Is an essential element to social
order for the preservation and development OF
human life and the divine law has declared
property sacred Tho poor have neverthe less,
right to DO assisted by the rich; not by indis'
criminate aims giving. but by preparing such
employment for them as will be useful. II a
man will rot work, neither shall he eat: But If
re have no work it is plainly the duty OF thoss
who can do SO to provide 1t for him.
SHOULD PROGRESS WITH TIM
Reform to be useful and to produce salutary
1ured, and should be imposed by circumstances
and should progress with time which is the
frat minister of the Creator, for man is the un'
conscious instrument of God.
1.-The masses, who do not perceive the nice
ties of light and shade, seeing these moving
IN a superior condition OF life adherants
of the principles OF socialism, rs many are to-
day in Europe, which is in the throes OF an i'm.
Iaense upheaval OF society, allow themselves
10 be b]iAdly led by agitators who have no real
interest in the cause they so loudly uphold be-
You'd sordid selfish one.
WHEN STRIKES ARE JUsr1FIABLE
"And this is why strikes are so unproductive
OF beneficial results. Placed on basis more
social than economic; being more of q struggle
than pacifcatiOn more OF aggression than de-
tense, the strike loses its natural aspect and
hides its essense A strike can be justified only
as means OF defense, when an individuals in
terest is attacked. Never can it be justified as
3 collective arm Of aggression
NOT A FREE BEING.
"Man has natural right to live and to work
and has the right to get the value OF his labor,
and therefore when his labor is neither pro.
ducLive nor remuneratlve he has right to re-
fuse to continue it, But an individual right
cannot be transformed into a collective right
An aggressive strike is not reciprocal between
operator and operative, but an instrument Of
attack upon the proprietor and property The
operative on strike is passive and dominated
instrument not an intelligent and free being.
While his action lessons the capital OF his en-.
ployer it puts no money in his own pocket
A RELIGIOUS BASIS.
1.-The social question should be placed 4
religious basis II we want to obtain at once q
philosophical and practical solution OF the
difficulty.
1.-The struggle against illegal coercion is one
OF the glories of the Catholic church and should
always be uppermost in the minds OF every gov.
ernmens
RULERS MUST ACT.
III the disseminated operative is to DE de-
tached from 2narChistic socialism his wants
must be understood by his rulers, who must not
leave TO INSCRIPTIONS agitators the monopoly
OF social reform The right of protecting the
operative, whether in the factory ort in the
field, should be admitted. And for this pur.
pose the maximum OF labor as we'll Us the
minimum of salary should be fixed The
hours Of labor should be arranged, giving Cue
attention TO days Of rest and abstention from
labor.
institutions should be founded and main
tanned for the sick, The old, the feeble, and for
those who are unavoidably unemployed. while
punishment should be melted out to the drones
OF society. Laws have been made almost uni
versally for the protection OF women and chill
dren laborjng IN factories and elsewhere, but in
how many cases have these laws been enforced?
Inspectors OF work should be appointed every.
where whose duties should be to see that these
laws are not irfringed Thus the blessing Of
Heaven may rcst upon nations and more calm
and equitable state OF things might be ex"
Dected''