Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-07-08
POPE Plus
Celebrated Independence Day BY
Sending His Fluctuations TO
America.
Successor Of Prince Of Peace Has
Praise For New World
Ideas.
Commends the Intention To Cease
War and Condemns
Hostility.
SENDS PEOPLE HIS BLESSING

Pope Plus X. celebrated indie
pendence day in manner worthy
of the successor of st. Peter and the
Prince of Peace. To Monsignor
Falconio, the Apostolic Delegate at
Washington, he sent the following
message:
ITO our venerable brother,
Diomedes, titular archbishop of
Darissa, apostolic DELICATE to the
United States of America:
Venerable brother, health and
apostolic benediction. We are happy
to learn from you that in the United
States of America under the leader
ship of men enjoying the highest
authority with the people the more
iudicious members of the community
are forvently DESTROYS of maintaining
the advantages of international
peace. To compose differences, to re-
strain the outbreak of hostilities, to
prevent the dangers of war, to re-
move even the anxities of so-called
armed peace, is, indeed, most praise
worthy and any effort in this cause
even although it may not imme-
diately or wholly accomplish it's pur-
pose, manifests a zeal which can not
but rebound to the credit of it's
authors and be of benefit to the State.
/ This Is especially true at the present
| day, when the advanced state of
military science portends wars which
must be a source of fear even to the
most powerful rulers.
hAr
mand the work already begun which
should be approved by all good men
and especially by us, holding as we
do the supreme pontificate of the
church, and representing Him who is
both the God and the Prince of
Peace, and we most gladly lend the
weight of our authority to those who
are striving to realize this most bene-
ficent purpose.
For we do not doubt that the
same distinguished men who possess
so much ability in affairs Of State Will
construct in behalf of a struggling
/ age royal road for the nations lead
ing to peace and Cancellation in ac-
cordance with the laws of Justice and
charity, which should be sacredly OBJ
served by all. For, inasmuch as
peace consists in order who will
Yainly think that it can be estab-
lished unless he strives with all the
force within him that due respect be
everywhere given to those virtues
which are the principles of order and
its firmest foundation?
AS for the remaining aspects of
the matter, We recall to mind the
example of so many of our illustrious
predecessors who, when the condition
OF the times permitted, rendered. in
this matter also, the most signal
service to the cause of humanity and
TO the stability of governments, but
since the present age allows us to
aid IN this cause only by pious prayers
to God, we therefore most earnestly
pray TO God who knows the hearts of
men and inclines them as He wills.
that He may be gracious to those who
are furthering peace amongst the
peoples and may grant to the nations
which with united purpose are labor
ing to this end that the destruction
OF war and its disasters being
averted, they may at length find
repose in the beauty of peace.
AS a pledge of divine favor and
proof OF our benevolence we most
lovingly grant you, Venerable
Brother, the Apostolic benediction."