The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-05-10
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Tn like manner with the repudiatiou
If CHRISTIAN influences. with the native
,irfue for uniting the nations in broth
erhood and banding them together as
in one family, a system of egotism and
iealously has gradually come to prevail
I'm the International order, owing to
which the nations look upon one an
other if not with hatred, certainly With
Jealous distrust. Hence. in their I'M
dertakings they are easily tempted to
become oblivious of the lofty concep-
ton of morality and justice and of the
duty of protecting the weak and op-
pressed. They take into consideration
only the desire to increase the national
wealth without limit, the opportune-
ness and the utility of succeeding
and the aluring gain of accomplished
facts. in the security of not being
called by anyone to show respect
for Justice. Fatal criteria these, which
,ouseCrate material force as the su-
preme law of the world. hence the pro-
rressiye and measurelesS increase in
warlike preparation or armed peace,
which in many respects may be COM
p8rcd with the most disastrous effects
of war.
The deplorable moral disturbance has
been the seed of unrest among this
masses. of discomfort, of a spirit of
contumacy. followed by frequent agita-
tiOns and disorders, which are the pre-
lu1e to still greater storms. The mis-
cradle condition of large part of the
masses. which certainly calls for rem
rlv and relief, serves admirably to fur
Their the designs of clever agitators, es-
perially those of the socialist factions
who. through the mad promises they
hold out TO the people. are making
Itch,
The most atrocious designs.
He who throws himself down an in
cline inevitably reaches the bottom. In
the same way the avenging logic of the
principles acted upon has matured
yeritable association of delinquents,
with absolutely savage instincts. whose
very first assaults have produced the
most serious alarm. Organized solidly
and with international ties. it is al
ready in a position to raise its accurs-
ed hand everywhere, fearing no OBJ
stacles and recoiling before no crime.
It's associates, breaking all ties with
the civil world, with law, religion, NOR
ality have taken the name of an
archists and aim at the utter destruc-
ton. by all means that a blind and
fprocious passion can suggest. or social
order And. since the latter derives
its unity and its force from the ruling
authority, the blows are aimed chiefly
against authority. Who can refrain
from shuddering with pity and indig
nation on beholding within the space
of few years the attacks and muir
ders that have been committed on en-
perors. expresses, kings and heads of
powerful republics-and for no other
reason than that they were invested
with sovereign authority?
In the face of all these evils which
weigh upon society, and of the dangers
which threaten it, it is our duty once
more to admoniSh and conjure. as we
do. all men of good will, and especially
those who occupy elevated positions.
10 reflect upon adequate remedies, and
10 put them into practice with prompt
ness and provident energy. In the first
place it j snecessary to know what
these remedies are, and to weigh their
value We have already heard the
blessings of liberty eXtolled to the
skies and magnified as a sovereign
.panacea and a peerless instrument for
the attainment of Industrious peace
and prosperity. But facts have shown
II to be without efficacy for this end,
Economic conflict. strife between the
classes. are bursting forth on all sides.
and of peaceful civil life we do not be-
hold even the beginning. Nay, every
body may see Tor hlmSelt tnat nDefty-
rs it is understood today. bestowed
promiscuously upon the true and the
false. upon what is good and is con-
trary. has succeeded only in debasing
everything noble, holy and generous,
and in paving the way TO crime, sui
eide and to every other outlet of vulgar
passion.
It was also said that the progress of
education would. by rendering the
masses more cultured and more en-.
lightened. have strengthened them suf-
ticienty against unsound tendencies
and kept them within the Inn
its of honesty and uprightness.
But the stern reality shows
us today the results of education
separated from a sound religious and