The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-08
Bishop McAuliffe And Dr. Ryan Give
 Social Addresses
State Meeting of Bureau Forms One of Concluding Features of State Conference on Social Work Rev George Grady Presides es-Report of Execu- tive Secretary Shows Scope of Work

satisfy the great majority, if not
 all, the advocates of labor union
 ism. This doctrine was reasserted
 by Plus XI, who declared that "the denial of the innate right of form. ing associations" by some govern
 ments was an act of criminal in- justice"
 Gel According to Pope Leo XIII, the State has a right to in- tervene in industry, not only for the common good, but for the well fare of any particular class when
 evils exist which cannot be re- moved by any other means. Pope Plus XII has many additional state- ments on this subject, particularly to the effect that a state must en- force social justice and may under take certain amount of public ownership and operation.
 If the present system were modified according to the fore- going declarations and principles, it would be immensely improved. However, it would not be com- pletely satisfactory nor contain the clements of stability and perma- hence. Hence. Pope Plus XI de- clares that a new social order is necessary and presents an outline of such a social order.
 The central feature of this pro- posed social order is the organiza- ton of industry into occupational groups, which would include both employers and employees and which would exercise very compre- hensive power in determining wages, prices, working conditions, and production, with "the state di- recting, watching stimulating and restraining, as circumstances sug- gest or necessity demands. The in- dustrial organization which the holy father proposes is so radical that 1t can fairly be said to consti- tute a new industrial system and, so far as its industrial functions are concerned, new kind of state."
 Bishop McAuliffe was next intro- duced and spoke as follows on the mission of the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service:
 Tt is a pleasure to see this very inspiring audience and to note that it is an evidence of your interest in and sympathy with the purpose and achievements of the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service. This bureau functions through Q central office and seven branches. The di- rectors who are diocesan priests in the various offices throughout the state contribute their time, intelli- gence, good will and generous im- pulses towards making 1t an or- ganization that is highly efficient in the conducting of our Catholic charities. Its present fiourishing condition is due to the zeal and leadership and to alertness and de. votion of our many social workers. I am very happy on this occasion to emphasize our appreciation of the cooperation of the social agen- cies throughout the state of their sympathy and concern in the solu- ton of our many problems. We have been aided in many instances by large allotments from the Com munity Chest and other depart ments. These funds have enabled us to expand and to construct a very extensive program of social actions. Without them our work would be very much crippled and less exten- sive. Let me say at this time that it is this happy conformity of all the social agencies of all creeds that makes our state preeminent in social work. I cannot forebear from paying tribute to the Council of Catholic Women in the state of Connecticut.
 Their interest and generosity recall the devotion of the first Christian women. St Paul pro- claimed their deeds to the world and commended them to the faith full. They are immortaliZed on the pages of Holy Writ. Our Catholic women are no less generous. no less zealous, and no less devoted. They are interested in all phases of social work and they have demon- strated during the past years the capacity for leadership in most Of our public problems. They are, in the most eminent sense of the word, the lay apostles whom Plus XI comments to the bishop to carry on the propaganda of the knowledge and love of Christ and his kingdom. May their numbers increase until every Catholic wo- man is enrolled in its ranks. We are most grateful to Dr Ryan for his learned discourse. He set be- fore you in clear language that ex- pressed his own clear mind the principles of Catholic action and their application to the present condition of the world. He empha- sized the moral law, brought home to you and to us all the necessity of the predominance of right mor- als not only to the individual life but in the social life of the com- and running through his discourse was this same fixed un- beding principle of moral justice.
 "As far as we are able within the confines of our own state, the bureau has sought to emphasize the moral law as alone solving great questions not only in the economic order, but also in other moral lines. In fact the purpose of this bureau is fixed and founded upon religion and no one can separate the moral law from religion. Our Divine Lord when he appeared upon earth gave expression to what is in the discussion of any question that concern a human being. He stated the charity of all Catholic action in that sublime statement announced to the Pharisees Thou shalt love the Lord with thy whole heart, with whole soul and this is the first and greatest command ment, and the second is like unto this "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as myself" He himself exemplified this in his own life by becoming man, by that act he gave infinite glory to his father. It was an act of infinite love to the father and he lifted man to place of hon. or and union with God. It was an act of condescending love forbid den man. So in his own person he made the adjustment by becoming man of the relation of man to God