Evening star., 1943-06-18
9O0-p age Document
Complies Popes'
Views on Peace
Archbishop Stritch Says
Social, Political Matters
Are Left to Statesmen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 18.-Publicatior
of Principles for Peace" a 900-page
compilation Of announcements by
the recent Popes on peace, war and
human rights, was announced today
by the Most Rev. Samuel A. Stritch,
Archbishop of Chicago and chair.
man of the Bishops Committee or
the Pope's Reace Points.
The Vatican documents, in chron-
illogical order from 1878 to the pres
ent. cover the encyclicals. letters, al
lccutions and radio broadcasts OF
Pope Leo XIII, Plus x, Benedict XIV
Plus XII and Plus XII.
In the preface, Archbishop Stritch
said the work presented only the
broad principles of peace, not de-
tailed political applications to spe-
cific problems.
Some may be disappointed" he
wrote, lin finding these statements
are not detailed specific applications
of principles to particular political
problems of our times. They forget
that the church recognizes and de-
fends the independence and sover-
eighty of the state in its own sphere
and that the Popes do not enter the
domain of statesmen.
Witnesses Of Truth.
They are witnesses of religious
and moral truth. Peace involves this
truth and the popes have spoken
within their own sphere, leaving to
statesmen to add what is purely
social, purely political"
Speaking as an American religious
leader, Archbishop Stritch wrote:
Our country has proclaimed its
war objectives-the defense of the
Four Freedoms and the making OF
them the basis for neighborly inter-
national collaboration. This is the
language Of honest peacemakers
We recognize the rights of other
nations. large and small, strong and
weak. We have no ambition to domi
nate the world. Every nation has
its own individuality, its own cul.
tural inheritance. We shall not at
tempt to impose our political insti-
tutions on other nations.
I'VE do believe, however, that
there is q necessary common demon
inator in all national institutions
and that is the recognition of basic
native human rights under moral
law, and we intend to use our full
international influence to securing
men everywhere in their native
rights. History has bestowed on III
great grave world responsibility"
Safe Guide for Statesmen.
Turning to comment on the Unite,
Nations postwar program and tn,
papal peace plan, he said:
When the Pope'S peace plan 1
read and studied in the light o
these statements. it is clear that /
| offers to statesmen safe guide il
formulating the peace in justic
and charity which we are demand
ing as the fruits of our victory. Gu
own peace aims, which are enunci
ated only in large outline, are com
plemented and supplemented by tn
papal plan. Not only is there NJ
contradiction between our aims an,
the papal plan, but that plan com
prehends our aims and gives then
the weight of sound philosophy an,
moral right"
Archbishop Stritch and the Mos
Rev. James Ryan, bishop of Omaha
and the Most Rev. Aloysius Muench
bishop Of Fargo. N. Oak. consti
tuted the committee which, thre
years ago. assumed the task of col
lecting, translating and editing tn
material for Principles for Peace.
A score of scholars and linguists as
| sisted them