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Show j THE VIEWS OF THE POPE. L.o Ut.oaft.e. Soiilal Outatleai--The Kele-tlun. Kele-tlun. uf Labor and Capital, 11 )MK, May 23. Tho full text of the Tope's encyclical on the social question ha appeared, Tho following extract are taken from it: Tho pope seta forth that divine law reject tha roalst sola-tion sola-tion of the social problem, which would abolish private property, substituting collective and common ownership. Now as ever, men' relations toward each other as individuals or parts of society must have the satiotiou of the old authority. Considering the relations of the state to the individual the pope says: "To think that the authority of the stato ought to arbitrarily invade the family intimacy is a pernicious error. Undoubtedly Un-doubtedly it can intervene when tho condition of the family is too disastrous, but only to alleviate it and safeguard the rights aud interests of public power without violating the rights of individuals. individ-uals. We atlirm unhesitatingly that human ril'orts are impoleut without the concurrence of the church. A long demonstration follows, reciting recit-ing all the clinch has don to better the lot of tho proletariat. The pope say capital is powerless without work and vice versa. The prolotariot cannot and ought not injure either capital or master. mas-ter. To obtain respect for their rights they must abstain from violence. They ought tint have recourse to seditiou, nor listen to tho chimerical promise of ogitators. Ou the other baud, masters ought to respect tho individuality and dignity of men ami not abuse them inhumanly in-humanly in their work nor exploit tbeni beyond their force. The statd ought to watch over tho purity, morals and interior order of families, the safe keeping of religion, justice nud moderation, and the equal division of public charges. The larger the general prosperity the less will the worker seek recourse to exceptional means to ameliorate their condition. 'Ire proletarians have the same rights, as citizens, as the rich; consequently they have the right to iouii interest on the part of the state. Absolute equality, equali-ty, however, is a chimera. The statu ought to seo that all covenant relating to work are conscientiously observed and oppose anything that might cause popular possession. Small wages give rise to strikes, disastrous not only 'to the workmen and masters, but te general gen-eral commerce and jmblio industry. Governments ought to prevent explosions explos-ions at this crisis. The state ought not to let workmen become the prey of speculators and usurers; man's work should not go to such au extent tliHt he is forced to succumb suc-cumb under an excess of fatigue, consequently con-sequently expediency is showu in cer-taiu cer-taiu limitation of working hours. The question of wages is delicate. The stale should see that the agreements agree-ments entered into by workmen are respected. re-spected. An element pf the question is that workmrn ought to be ab.e with their salary to provide the necessaries of life. J Great social advantago lies in laws which favor a multiplicity of creeds. These are the best means to prevent opposition between extreme, riches and extreme poverty; but it is also necessary that property should not bo overtaxed. institutions for aiding the poor and facilitating conciliation between the various social classes are especially useful use-ful iu obtaining desirable results. The pope particularly mentions associations for mutual succor and institutions for insurance in case of accident, sickness or death and protection of children aud girls. He attaches particular importance import-ance to working peoples'associations.cx-patiateson peoples'associations.cx-patiateson the advantages of liberty and the right of combination, as long as these associations do not present any ineonveuieuce to the public interests. Tho people greatly praise those endeavoring en-deavoring to better the condition of the proletariat, to establish bonds or mutual mu-tual equity botweeu the workmen and masters, to maintain a senliinent of ro-ciproca! ro-ciproca! duties, and combat intemperance, intemper-ance, among workmen. |