Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Cooperation Urged
By Pope 10 Solve
U. 5. Labor Problems
SpecioI EneyeIicol Protests
Disregard for Christion
Religion in Schools

(Tert of official summary OF Pope
Plus encyclicdl on Page A-l5.) d.
BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY. Nov. 1l.-Pope
Plus XII appealed today for United
States ofncials, capital and labor to
cooperate in solving labor problems
and severely criticized "levity in en-
tering into marriage" birth control
and 'immodest" dress.
The pontif in a special encyclical
expressed regret that the Christian
religion is ignored" in many schools
and placed hts approval on unions
of laboring men. farmers and en-
ployers for protection of their rights,
but called upon them for respect Of
the common veal"
A large part of the more than
5000 word-epistle addressed to
American bishops on the 15Oth an
niversary of the founding Of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy In the
United States was a plea for har-
monious relations between capital
and labor.
Urges Equal Chance for Work.
May it be brought about that each
and every able-bodied man may re-
ceive equal opportunity for work in
order to earn daily bread for him.
self and his own" the Pope said.
I'VE deeply lament the lot of
those-their number in the United
States is large indeed-who though
robust, capable and willing cannot
have work for which they anxiously
are searching"
In discussing unions Of employers
and employees, he declared:
1T is not possible without injustice
to derY or limit either to producers
or to laboring and farming classes
the free faculty of uniting in asso-
Citations ="
Pope Plus expressed the hope that
the unemployment and other social
problems would be solved, saying:
May the wisdom Of governing
powers, far-seeing generosity on the
part Of employers. together with a
speedy re-establishment of more ia
vorable conditions, effect the realiza-
ton of these reasonable hopes to the
advantage of ALL"
Modern Evils Cited.
The epistle called attention to
modern evils" resulting from zig
norance of God, disregard for His
commandments or their imperfect
observance" and dealt caustically
with divorce.
"Oh. if only your country had
come to know from the experience
of others rather than from examples
at home of the accumulation of ills
which derive from the plague of
divorced" the pontitf exclaimed.
Let reverence for religion, let
fidelity toward the great American
people counsel energetic action that
this disease, alas too widespread,
may be cured by extirpation." III
He listed as among modern evils
"Immoderate and blind egoism.
thirst for pleasure, the vice of drunk
enness, immodest and costly styles
In dress, prevalence of crime even
among minors, lust for power. neg
lect of the poor, base craving for
ill-gotten wealth. flight from the
land. levity in entering into mar
riage. divorce. breakup of the family
birth control weakening
of respect for authority or obsequi-
BUSINESS or rebellion neglect of duty
toward ones country and toward
mankind"
Protests Ingor ng Of Christ.
He said also:
I'VE raise our voice in strong albeit
paternal complaint that in 50 many
schools of your land Christ is often
despised or ignored, explanation of
the universe and mankind is forced
within narrow limits of materialism