The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25

 I. brought over from St. Helena and placed where 1t now is.
 It Is hardly correct to define the pope's action against the Sillion as a condem- nation of modernism. which is doctrinai. M Marc Sagnier founded his associa- ton in 1892, when he was young man of 2o He never had any doctrine" but that of the Catholic church. His one and only purpose was to "Christianize" French youths, who confounded repub- licanism with irreligion. His success was considerable, and Leo XIII pointed him out as the exact sort of lay apostle France wanted.
 Marc Sanugnier was no political ad- venturer. The grandson of the cele- brated French advocate Lachaud, in possession of considerable fortune, full of enthusiasm and Christian faith, he devoted himself to his mission for the love of the king. But as the years went on, he allowed workmen's interests to take the place of Catholic interests. He coded so many points that French rad icals themselves grew alarmed at the in- fiuence he was yielding. The bishops, too, objected to the Catholic cause be- ing identified with theories that wages should be abolished, and that domestic service was ignominious slavery. More over. Sangnier's principles of equity
 
 thority. Young priests and ecclesiastical students asserted an independence in so- cial work that made the prelates anx- ious. For the last few years the meet ings of the "Sillon" had been disap- proved by more than 70 French bishops until at last they put the matter before the holy see. The pope B decree was not motu proprio, but in response to the desires of the French episcopacy.
 The "Sillon" henceforth will not be a national association but each diocese will have its own "Sillon," to be called the "Sillon Catholique." So, instead of one ''furrow." there will be 30. M. Marc Slaughter has submitted to the pope's injunctions sincerely and promptly which alone shows that he is very far from being "modernist."
 True to it's promise the socialist fede- ration of the Seine has covered the walls of the city with manifesto which sets forth that, as the prices of the necessi- ties of life are increasing, 1t is impera- tive that the people should enter their protest The socialists. it should be pointed out, for the benefit of the free traders in Britain, do not complain of the governments fiscal policy. They do not say that the higher prices are due | to protection. You will find nothing about the need for free trade in this socialist manifesto
 | It Is their opinion that rents. wine, bread and meat are increasing in price | through the maneuvers of spectators, who are accused of gambling with the | food of the people. But 1t would seem | that 1t is not the spectators that the socialist want to get at It is the gov ernment and the capitalists Since I concludes the manifesto 'it is the capi- | talist regime which desires things to go | on like this, we invite the workers to
 rally to their trade unions and to the socialist party and work with the object of upsetting the capitalists"
 So far the General Confederation of Labor has not shown its hand in this | agitation against the higher cost of liv- I ing, but we may be sure that if the l campaign, now about to be started l throughout the country. meets with en-
 ulrasenuent, U the revolutionary organi- xation will take possession of the move