The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-12

II VI CbHilSthNeu NutiollS SHuiSH PioP
lerty Labor was no more in d
wretched condition there; it was in q
Joyous, almost hilarious frame oil
lmind, all in anticipation Of the francs
10 come The church property was
stolen by the state But the francs
Ircver came Somehow they got lost
lin the pockets of few friends Of
labor Socialists suppose The nuns,
these benefactors OF their kind, had
Ito be imprisoned or exiled in three
days, but Doues who stole the mil
lions referred to is still travelling
Paris in the fastest fashion.
Socialist Eerger had us in some hot
countries, lie is willing that we enjoy
Ia breath Of fresh air in tie improved
| tabor conditions OF Austria and Bel
'gium, obtained, DO net forget, after
| terrible fights with the Roman Catho.
lie church 10 net know mucl
about the labor conditions ct Austria
but | do know something OF her CAPT
tai. Vienna
! Vienna is today the most advanced
| city in the world IN al its municipal
| appointments. From the year 1897
when Kari Lueger Wis elected and
appointed burgomaster, mayer, OF
Vienna, the city became owner of it's
lighting plants, OF her water WORKS.
tof its electrical street lines, Of its
abattoirs. He instituted pensions for
| city employees, erected baths for the
schools and the general public, en-
bowed charitable institutions ana sur
grounded the city with chain Of
parks, Of gardens, meadows and
woods. Last week read tlat the
NEW aqueduct from the Slerian Noun
tains had been opened and that il
furnished delicious cold drink
Charged with carhonic acid gas. 1t
was Karl Lueger's legacy. He is
lead All the wonderful municipal
Improvements we're accomplished un-
Ter his administration, and ne was
Socialist Socialist, indeed but
Christian, Catholic Socialist, one
that was hated as much and fought
against, as the devil himself-by tine
Socialist OF Berger's stripe. hut he
was sustained by the encouragement
|of faithful Catholics. There was
fight against Vienna's Improvements
but not as you see from the SHE of
the Catholic churca. The Hon. So
ciafst Berger a-so mentions Belgium.
Nc fault to find Belgium is the
most prosperous country and Catho-
tic. mind you. OF the world For
once the Catholic church was thought.
full. She put an almost illimitable
coal supply under the surface. ami
The surface itself is the most delicious
pie-enlst OF Europe For 20 years the
government is in Catholic hands, and
III an American Socialist praises the
government that his Belgian fellows
necessarily combat, who will find
fault?
One country in which labor is fur
tnest advanced the Hon Victor Eer-
ger did not mention; the German
Empire Why? He left you under
the impression that here the Catholic
church in social legislation was negll-
BILE quantity How deceived he is
There are more Catholics in the Ger
man empire than in Spain, about 20
millions. say it glorying, every leg
islatiye enactment from 1S77-i9l0
benefting the laborer in the protec-.
ton of mis- Or her moral of physical
safety. in the shortening of labor
hours, in procuring safety guards for
life and limb. in the protection of wo-
men and children. accident assuran-
ces, in life and old age assurances
all, all was obtained either at the
initiative or with the furtheranoe of
the Catholic Center party, who had
behind them their constituency. the
Catholic farming and city population,
the professions, hef' pastors, their
Bishops and the Supreme Pontiff aim
self, and to their glory be it said. OF
lots of the conservative protestant
party
I In tie year 1872, the Socialists had
two representatives in the German
reichstag In all these years from
1871 to 1899 tney id not help to en-
act a single law fer the betterment
OF labor till the labor unions com
reled them to action, The Sunday
resi- law introduced by the Center
found the consent 6f all parties ex-
cept the Socialists. Nothing benef
ciaI to the Iaborer should be done but
by themselves. BY abstaining from
1elping laws beneficial to labor intel
ests they hoped TO foment dissatis-
faction. strife, class hatred and fin
ally bring about the collapse-tae
general "Klafdaradatsch."
These are the people that promise
Us a utopia of enlightenment, crlture
AMI comfort; they are the ones that
preacn a deadly hatred against the
Catholic church and iler representa-
nYes, and undermine all leyitimately |
constituted authority be 1t of monar
chy or republic.
10 give a short resume: have !
shown You that the Catholic caurcn |
has done something for labor these |
more than 1864 years.