advises the poles to aid the aar in his efforts rome dec pon has issued a most important encyclical addressed to ehfe bishops of russian poland recommending the poles to operate cooperate co in the pacification of the empire obey their ruler sand avoid sedition the pope says he is arc occupied by tho grave crisis in poland and will try to contributor contri buto to its complete pacification evils are afflicting poland and many duties weigh upon th episcopacy and the faithful among the evils are subversive parties which are spreading tenor and causing damage although the good poles are in tn majority they lack enough energy which renders possible the deplorable excesses ot a civilized people such as massacres ot jews abich are condemned and detested by the evangelical law which imposes love on all indiscriminately recalling the words of pope leo XUL in his encyclical of 1891 the p on tilt says be submissive to the rulers ho exercise power by the rill of god the poles should sacredly protect their civil discipline and should abstain from taking part in tho blots of wicked men from their gatherings no seditious act should ever emanate ana they should make every effort 16 maintain peace and justice 1 the pope renders homage the wisdom and goodness of emperor nicholas who by the uteze of april SO granted freedom of conscience giving happiness to many souls this concession was conar med aad amplified by the ukase of october eo the clergy must mist those who wish to embrace catholicism the pontiff with exhorting the poles to avail hieak ires oc tho rights of and watfa lolly and diligence to contri birte to pro gresslee gressl Te amelioration of russian po land assuring them stat he aul wul cons tanny use his influence with tn e emperor aud the govern for the religious and moral good of the polish population