The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-22

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IN earlier times the documents that today are
! called the Popes "encyclicals' were called
bulls" Today, in spite of the change Of name,
they are still bull
The Pope has issued a long encyhcal in which
he argues for the cooperation of labor and
cauitaI; calls upon society to grant labor its
"riehtful" share of the benefits of their the
workers. production; speaks for organization OF
the workers, provided they have peaceful lnten-
ton; raises the question of fascist unions (Which
have already got him into trouble with Musso-
lind. But the main intention Of this encylical
is to place kindly hand upon the shoulder of
the socialists. at the same time warning that a
true catholic cannot be a socialist for reasons
which we will later explain and particularly
to wage war on Communism.
The reason for this bull is clear: When Pope
Leo issued his famous COR notorious) encycIicsl
fifty years ago, it was directed against the Sec
end International which had been organized
shortly before against the rising socialist move
ment which had struck deep roots in Germany
where the workers had already elected num-
Der of members of the ReiChstag, and Bismarck
was terrorizing the workers who were under the
socialist banner. But since that time many
things have happened. The world war inter
vened when the socialists and the Pope gave
their blessing to the international butchery OF
the working class. The Russian Revolution also
'shappened"-the Russian Social Democratic
Party (Bolsheviki)- Communist Party--had
been a member of the socialist international
but under the leadership of Lenin with the aid
of some of the lefts in the international, had
taken a revolutionary position, and formulated
0 revolutionary policy that led TO the Russian
Proletarian Revolution Further revolutions de-
veloped in other countries, but were crushed,
with the aid of social democracy. With ups and
downs the revolutionary movement has grown,
and today Communist Parties exist in so coun-
tries of the world
The world economic crisis has caused reyolts
In many countries-Latin America, Spain and
other countries The Chinese and Indian revo-
lutions, the revolts in Indo-China the revolu-
tionary movements in the countries of Europe,
Africa and Asia, have aroused Pope Plus, who
is true apostle of capitalism. In Spain, his
beloved country in Italy, where for long
time he has been voluntary prisoner" from
which he was released by recognition of the
Papal State by Mussoini (Which is now in ques-
tion), the workers and poor peasants have car
ried on a struggle despite the most brutal re-
preston; in Germany, where the Pope has many
supporters, the catholic workers, forced by the
economic crisis, are uniting with the revolution
airy workers under Communist leadership to
struggle for a Soviet Germany.
The Pope's heavenly domain on earth truly
is in danger-for the Communist movement and
organization are growing and threaten to de-
stroy the whole system of bigotry and fear
known as religion. Churches are being burned
down in Italy and Spain Death to the Pope"
death to the traitor" is being shouted in the
streets of Italy: Scottish workers break up cath
Ole parade; Mexican workers years ago drove
the priests out Of the churches land afterward
the United States irnperialist tools restored
them to pos1tionD.
The Pope, keenly sensitive to the situation
more SO than many a capitalist enterpriSer-
recognizes the danger not only to the church,
but to the capitalist system on which it rests
He sees the growing giant in the East-the
Soviet Union-which has become menace to
the entire capitalist world He sees the vast
contrast of growing power and prosperity, of
the development of tremendous forces of indus