The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

H. s11 e@s hea " een svs.
0'Sas a IN .1 natsS. i tse
Of private property, which would. be trans
fssd 70 the asspins q tho .Sealldssic State.
never 6e bit = dream as long IS man Is whs1,
passion. and re- adoes For tbs rsaso
Christ. who understood human nature per-
fectly. did not reconstitute the human family
N the New Law under the pattern OF re-
warn III our Catholics .saIsrt any and ali
W"%id commit them 70 Socialism. ' '
President Meyer t " his A &feir,s. which
Of socialism ss the most of,leaeious method
thf wo5sns (, c ts.s Il secure
THE moment this advice Is acted upon and
Incorporated In tho programme Of society
or union as q doctrine to be profesaed by is
snd P nsG stah sn
By the CATHOLIC Church; We haye Away.
ss9d fon q his 1St
s wages Where ~ I.bor |. HARD and sntroSnded
With dangers shortening OF the hours OF labor
These are legitimate aims. and associa-
tIon for the securing Of these aims 10 equally
legitimate, Just as much 40 as associations
Of oapitai for tho maintenance Of fair prices.
But when capital combines for the purpose
S.vsaS eSs Of Or JUICE & e0
crime against society Just as great as labor
when II attempts to raise wages bsyond the
@fi' the <, e fear Of God possessed our hearts,
and ChristIen charity formed o,T rule Of I've
there would be no need oi any such trusts w.
s5 En- eS aee ~ she ear,R "t Simplest Of
commandment,. Thou shalt love Thy neigh
o' SYN pathetic strikes are unjust bee.us.
they imp ply the breaking Of Just co att =
parties. They are unjust because they are
the ruin Of industry and commerce. bring
on the .n6
In the erection OF one large building in
there S
has been delayed fully four months because
Of strikes In the meanwhile the sisters and
tho winter in condition OF sanitation that
could never have stood the test OF an inve5ti-
cation by the Board Of Health. And this
abnormal state Of affairs Is owing TO the nor
Occurrence , t OF strikes Throughout the land.
must eventually exasperate the people TO such
an extent as to bring about revolution
must be evident to any thinking mind.
ton. namely. the betterinent Of the la6oring
classes. may be ever no plausible: but II this
bettPrment must be brought ABOUT by unJu sl'
want to see the condition Of the laborer mn
proved. the Church wants IL; she IS preen,i-
nently the Church OF the !ahoripy man: but
that Improvement ruust he wrought along tne
lines OF justice and equity. other"ise me
could never countenapta IT. NOW, II TINS
bettermcnt be- attempted r the ~ay Gontem-
plated By socialism and ccInmamap then the
Church must say TO t'i" labor marty: You
cannot do this. for II is would imply an enor,,
nous iniVuity. namely. INC c%propril'Ion OF
landed proptIetors md The cenfiscution oil
wealth .
The Church il Gods representative on earth.
Thou sh slt no, steal When Malyhi the most
cclehtuted Italian Ievoptionst and the most
gifted and srdcnt luttsr W. Nc canse Of lthlNs
public. Offered TO Plus IN. She presidency Gf
said contenplated feI'ubiie, ltus answered:
Non EOssUMEs. We cauhet; II il an INJUSTICE.
because II involves the extinction ana dc-
structon Ivy violent. Cnlawful means OF all the
princiralities. duE edoms aud little Kingdoms
OF the realm when have existed for centuries
in ITALY,
Now the salvation of the iabor UNION li-s.
not In the embrace of socialism. but as the Holy
rather clearly suites in a return 10 Christian
ity. The Church has saved labor twice; FIRST
BY the abolition OF slavery, TO which 1t had
BY the establishment OF the guilds and the
fostering care she bestowed upon them In he
educating and training of the lahOrer in her
industrial schools. the ancient mona terics
She can and she will save labor a third time.
but on the onn absolutely necessary condition.
which she cannot exert hcr saving and ele-
waiting influence NTon the In borer. She alone
holds the kew TO the solution OF the labor
problem which rests with Christian charity "