The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
LEAGUE FOR SOCIAL ORDER


of an earnest desire on the part of
thoughtful men and women to do
whatever lies in their power to
combat the pernicious activity Of
Socialism, and lessen it's baneful
influence over the minds of the
people. To that end no means is
left untried that holds out any
prospect Of success.
Among the most recent organiza-
tions which have come into being
for the purpose Of helping to stem
the tide of socialistic teaching that
is flowing over the land is the
League for Social Order founded
in New York City. His Eminence
Cardinal Gibbons is one Of it's Vice.
Presidents and several prominent
Catholic are among it's officers
and on it's Board Of Directors. It's
prospectus is as follows:
This League is organized for the
advancement Of social order and
security in accordance with the
principles Of justice and patriot
ism. We declare our profound be-
lief in a Divine Providence, with
whose unerring laws the conduct
Of the individual and Of society
must be in harmony in order that
the nation may endure.
! We believe that Church and
state, while separate as designed
] by the founders of the Republic,
should not be antagonistic, but
should move along parallel lines,
the former helping to enforce the
civil law by moral and religious
sanction, the latter extending over
) the spiritual sphere the aegis Of it's
protection, without interfering
with the sacred rights of con-
: science.
We hold that the family is the
: basic constituent of society, and
: that the preservation Of it's unity
and stability should be a primary
: consideration in all social reform.
We deplore the growing indif-
ference to the sanctity Of the mar
riage bond, and the increasing fire.
!. quency with which the home is
t disrupted under the sanction of
: lax laws in many States of the
Union. We recognize, also, that
:. the pressure of modern economic
7 conditions constitutes, in many in
stances, a grave menace to family
4 integrity.
: We shall therefore strive to
!. crystalize a sound public opinion
: for the defence and protection OF
S the home. We shall labor to pro.
: tect society from the evil of un.
: controlled individualism on the
4 one hand, and the tyranny Of So.
Y cialism on the other, and, through
t the orderly processes under which
v our country has come to be the
n land Of freedom, progress, and lib.
t erty under law, we shall aim tC
r secure a universal extension of So
d cial justice.
= We oppose every movement OF
e organization whose tendency is tx
f destroy the social order, or to un
f dermine the security Of the state
' We therefore deplore and con
u denim the teachings and principles
s Of Socialism, within whose fold the
e forces Of disorder and irreligior
d unite. Because of it's substructure
e of materialism, its inherent antag
onism to family integrity and its
revolutionary economic program
= Socialism strikes at the very roots
2 of our civilization and constitutes
a grave national danger.
While we favor every Legitimate
e development of woman's person
o atty, we are opposed to thu
q Woman-Suffrage movement, which
4 proposes fundamental change il
n the relationship of the sexes tt
IS each other and to government, and
. displays a marked tendency tt
5 identify itself with the forces O
4 social disorder.
st We condemn and oppose thos'
4 destructive forces as menaces II
lie the stability of the family, the wei
le fare of society, and the perman
y ence of the Republic.
n The work Of the League j
r divided into three independen
q departments. There is Hom
Department devoted to such con
h. structive work as modern condi
,e tons require in order to keep tn,
G. home the center Of moral, intel
# lectual and spiritual influence, ant
le to maintain it as the true unit o
lie society. It's Social and industrial
III Department aims at the creation
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