The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-21
News of oreign Fields
LABOR LAW IN BELGIUM MORALS IN
CHINA-CARDINAL LORENZELLL

The long debate. lasting over i've weeks
] In the chamber of Representatives of Bel
GUM over the amendment to the law reg
ulating work in the mines Of Linlbourg
and Anvers. has finally ended In victory
for its proposer. NJ. HeIleputte. The
amendment limits the days work in the
/ mines of these TWO provinces to eight
/ hours, and the discussion was noteworthy
not only by reason Of the spirited opposi-
! ton, the measure being carried by vote
Of 90 for and 50 against. but because OF
/ the remarkable coalition Of parties. While
/ the amendment was entirely In line with
/ the Socialist programme II was proposed
/ by a leading member Of the Catholic
! Democratic party and could not have been
carried without strong support from his
own party. To the accusation that 81
Helleputte and his confreres had gone
over TO the camp Of the Socialists. the
/ proposer Of the amendment declared that
1 in the matter Of the anticipation Of the
condition Of the working classes he did
not need to borrow ideas from the So
cialists. He reminded his hearers that he
was but following in the lines laid down
/ by Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical on
/ labor he was but carrying out the pro-
gramme formulated by the ablest Cath
/ Ollie statesman of Belgium as far bask
as the Congress Of MaIines in 1854 and
/ that OF L.iege in 1890. programme warm
/ IS supported by the present pontiff, Plus
/ X He closed his address with the follow
! ing words: What. We adore as God the
/ foster child of wOrkingman, who was
workman Himself, who chose from
Z an he ia
ties, who were 10 carry His gospel to the
ends OF The earth, whose disciples have
/ been shedding their blood In every age 10
I teach and 10 defend these three great
1 things. Liberty OF belief. equality of all
men before God, and human fraternity
shall We dare TO repudiate the social con-
sequences Of these doctrines by neglect
ing the interests Of the labOrer? This
cannot. win not be-
Moral Advance in China.
The antt-slayery movement is making
rapid progress in the Chinese empire. The
minister of justice in Pekin has just an
nounced 10 the throne that his ministry
has accepted the resolution Of the Viceroy
Tchou Fou prohibiting the sale Of women
and children. Some Of the specifications
Of the law are as follows:
J. Chinese having in their possession
contracts Of purchase of children and
women viii Immediately destroy such
documents.
. Severe punishment will be melted out
- an natives who in future viii attempt
20 buy women and children.
3. Il viii be Illegal hereafter for man.
daTins 10 purchase men as slaves.
:. All slaves now owned by Chinese viii
be given their liberty without delay
>. Marriage hereafter viii be absolutely
free; Chinese may marry TartaFs, and 10
legal impeachment will prevent marriages
between the rich and poor the noble and
the person of plebeian birth.
schools IA the orient.
ON the occasion OF the entrance int,
JeTsualem OF the newly created Patriarch
Camassei, the French consul general ana
the members of his official household WED
with the Italian representative and tbs
local ecclesiastical authorities III doing
honor 20 the Patriarch, representative 81
Pope Plus y Indications are not want
ing. however. that the Holy See viii ID
longer permit "a nation u act as protec-
Tor OF her foreign missions which seeks
by hostile legislation TO destroy Cathoii'
institutions upon its own soil Th'
Stampa OF Turin. remarks: AT the ban
quet given by Count FAM in honor of TIA,
+ new Patriarch of Jerusalem, the subiec
OF the substitution Of Italy for France a.
protector of the missions was openly dis
. cussed Cardinal Agliardi has already in
dicated his preference for such a change
. aad IL is well TO bear in mind that he is
member OF the Congregation Of the Propa
, ganda The Italian minister of foreigl
affairs has promised every possible aid L
the missionary schools
During the past ten years there ha
been "a steady increase in the funds vote
Z by the Italian Camera for the mainte
nance OF schools in the E9st. and almos
the entire sum has been distributes
, among the schools conducted by italial
I missionary priests and nuns. In 1896 tn
+ sum of $4,000 was set aside for this pur
r pCse. in the following year it was in
r creased 10 sle0.0G0 and for the past tire
years the annual subventi0n has beel
s2f5.Go9 while the sum voted for tn
r French schools last year fell To Sl7S,i00
e Cardinal LorenzeIII.
d Among the six new cardinals created il
the present month is Mgr. Benedett
L0renzcIH, who IS well known to All Oh
= American priests who pursued their stud
q les in the College Of the Propaganda be
3 tween the years 1886 and 1886 During
S this period he occupied the chair Of phil
osophy in Rome. and at the end of hi
career as professor he was sent as papa
nuncio 20 Munich. In 1893 he was trans
/ ferred TO Paris. and in this difficult pos
he remained until July. 1908. the eventfu
cd Ea nj q nil
matte relations between the French gov
crnment and the Holy See. Plus Y iii
e not r7iise Mgr. LorenzelH To the cardinal
T. ate at the end of hts FIVE years caree
e as nuncio of the first class. as had bee
e the custom. but appointed him Arch
p bishop Of LucCa. \ few weeks befor
70 this appointment was announced Gu
? Ti0us deputation of mobiles of the aristo
cratic old town waited upon Plus y I
beg that the forthcoming archbisho
might be taken from the ranks of the no
bilitv. Needless TO say the deputatiO
was very kindly received by the hol
father. who. though head Of the C4tholi
Church. is of humble origin. and VIII
graciously dismissed the delegation wit
the assurance that they would all low
their future archbishop. Mgr. LoTenzell
who. as cardinal, will reside in Rome
has amply justified the promise of Piu
y. and the natives of Lucca viii mani
fest their esteem I'm a demonstration dur
ing the first week of May.
King Leopold of Belgium, who is, prob
ably. the best abused monarch in IN
world. judging by the flow Of eloquene
and well-rounded phrases uttered fror
the rostruu and press against him. i:
nevertheless, an exceedingly accOmplishe
and intelligent man. He is an exeellen
linguist, speaking several European lar