The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-11-29

master. Robert Gehan OF St. Paul
and Mrs. Leo A. Ball sang. La Bros
SEES orchestra played during the din.
ner.
people who charge the Catholic
church with being tied up to capital
ism to the exclusion of giving its in
fluence to social reform are flying
in the face of all traditions of the
Catholic church." Father Ryan
declared. 1.-THE schedule of minimums
of the social service committee Of
the National Association Of Charities
and Corrections of which was
chairman and Father Dietz of MIL
waukee, secretary, follows closely
Pope Leo's encyclical on labor. In the
Middle Ages the church Held that no
nan might receive interest on loaned
money. Today the text books on
theology hold that no man may OBJ.
tain more han moderate the
going rate - Of interest on loaned
money and 1t is not too much to sur.
mise that the same doctrine of theol-
cgy might apply to invested money.
If that moral principle were applied
generally, privilege in the obtaining
of undue returns from investments
of capital would be impossible"
Pleased With Herald.
Father Ryan referred briefly to
the debate he is conducting on
Socialism" with Morris Hillquit of
New York in a current magazine, and
expressed his pleasure over The Du.
iuth Herald quoting with approval
his economic creed" as he termed
his program for social reform.
Father Ryan also let his hearers
into something he said he had
toned before. He said that the social
never mentioned before. He said
that the social reform program
Of the Progressive party plat
form was taken almost entirely
from the schedule of minimums
to which he previously referred. He
said he was asked to visit Theodore
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay before the
convention of the Progressive party
at Chicago, but he was unable to do
so. Two days before the convention
he met Theodore Roosevelt in New
York and was shown the speech set.
ting forth the Progressive program OF
social reform. He said it was taken
from the schedule of minimums, with
even some of the distinctive phrases
quoted. :
Theodore Roosevelt need no long,
er be charged with stealing his plat
form from the Socialists; he took it
from much better source" Father
Ryan said.
New York Election.
Father Ryan referred with approx.
al to the result of the New York
election.
ut is significant Of the trend of
Catholic thought and effort that the
result of the New York election was
as it was" he said. THE organization
which was defeated in New York has
been largely dominated by Catholics.
1t has been charged with many crimes
against good government, and has un-
doubtedly been guilty Of many Of
them. 1t was, however, particularly
Objectionable because it was opposed
to every measure of social reform.
II city government, state conven.
tions, national conventions, It was al.
ways found allied with those who
are opposed to every social reform.
II say 1t is significant of the trend
Of Catholic thought and effort that
the man who overthrow that organic.
alton as the standard-bearer Of the
opposition is grandson of the great
Irish rebel of AS, John Mitchell. And
the man who had large part in the
victory was Hennessy, who studied
at Maynooth, and though for some
reason he did not become priest, he
did the next best thing and became
an advocate and an aid Of good gov.
crnment."
Father Ryan's speech follows in
part:
Causes Of Socialism.
"The social question as the phrase
is ordinarily understood, arises out
of two main facts, the unsatisfactory
living and working conditions of the
majority of the laboring population,
and the excessive profits obtained by
mcnopolistic capital. The former con.
dition has given us our labor unrest,
while the latter is mainly responsible
for those more general progressive
measures, both within and without
tn political field which have grown
SO rapidly during the last few years.
Men who have read history with
an eye single to the facts, and who
try to base their reforms on exper.
fence rather than upon hope and
dreams, realize that there is no one
simple cure-all for either of the two
bad conditions that have just men.
toned.
Address by Fr. Ryan.
Need Of Reforms. :.
Many specific reforms are needed
to meet the many specific abuses. A,