Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23

power that can deal with anarchy and
social discomfort but organized religion.
1t alone can restore the moral balance to-
the human race! The result of the efforts
which have been made by nations to live
without Christian guidance can be seen in
the present state Of civilized society-Ltlis-
content, hatred, and profound unhappi-
ness.
Religion to Solve Labor Problem.
II have watched the growing helpless.
ness Of the suffering working classes
throughout the world with anxiety and
grief. have studied how to relieve So
ciety of this terrible confusion. While
live will labor to bring about change.
The troubles of the poor and heavy laden
are largely due to enemies of Christian
| morality who want to see Christian his
tory ended and mankind return To papan
ways.
Human law cannot reach the real seat
of the conflict between capital and labor
Governments and legislatures are helpless
to restore harmony. The various nations
must do their work. and / must do mine
Their work is local and particular, such
as the maintenance of order. and the
my work as the head of Christendom
must be universal and on a different
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a''The world must be re. Christianized. The
Erhbra1 condition of the worklngman. and
his employer must be improved! = Each
must look at the other through Christian
eyes. That is the only way How vain
are the efforts of nations which seek to
bring contentment to man and master by
[ legislation. forgetting that the Christian
religion alone can draw men together In
love and peace. AS the wealth of the
world increases, the gulf between the
,laberer and his employer will widen and
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tian charity and the mutual forbearance
| Which is inspired by Christian morals.
But II the foes Of Jesus Christ and His
church continue to attack and reyile the
holy religion which inspires and teaches
sound morals and has civilized the world,
these social disorders. which are but signs
on the horizon today, will overwhelm and
destroy them.
Human Slavery An Accumulation.
THE continued existence of human
slavery in pagan lands is another source
of sorrow to me. As a means of abolish
| ing slavery / have established missionary
colleges, and am sending devoted mission
| aries into Africa and wherever men are
held In bondage. The true way to free
them is to educate and Christanize them.
An enlightened man cannot he enslaved.
For that reason Will devote the energies
/ of the church to spreading knowledge
| among the poor savages Humanity must
aid me to teach these unfortunate and
save them from slavery. We must work
without ceasing until there is not slave
anywhere on EARTH
His Holiness spoke with visible emotion
| about his desire for the disarmament of
Europe.
1.-The existence of these vast armies is n
source of displeasure and sorrow to the
Holy See." he said. 1.-THE military life,
which has been invested with certain
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Of young men. That fact must be appa-
rent to every statesman who seriously con-
siders the question. 1t surrounds young
men with violent and immoral influences,
it turns their thoughts from spiritual
things, and tends to harden and degrade
them. These armies are not only full of
peril to the souls Of men, but they drain
the world of its wealth. So long as Eu-
rope is filled with soldiery. so long will
all the labor represented by millions of
men in arms be withdrawn from the soil,
and the poor will be overburdened with
taxes to support the system. The armies
of Europe are impoyerisning Europe.
Great Military establishments.
"These great military establishments
have another deplorable effect They set
one people against another and intensity
national jealousies The Inevitable result
is the growth of a spirit of anger and
yengefulness. ! long to see q return Of
peace and charity among the nations.
Mighty armies confronting each other on
every frontier are not consistent with the
teachings of Jesus Christ
reminded His Holiness that the prin-
ciple of arbitration rather than war had
become a part of the policy of the United
States.
Yes said the pope, ''that is true and
wise principle, but most of the men who
control the affairs of Europe are not gov
| erned by desire for truth. See how them
exalt godliness! Look at the men whose
names are selected here in Italy for
honor after daath!-men who died oppos-
ing and reviling Chrlstianity-men like
Mazzini."
That was the end Of the FIRST newspaper
interview with the pope. I knet beside
Monsignor Rocker and received the
apostolic benediction. Then His Holiness
| arose.
y hope that yon will omit the petty per-
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