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THE EVE NING STAR, WASHI CONTROL OF BIRTH WAR DEPARTMENT HELD GRAVE CRIME Pope, in Encyclical, De- nounces Divorce and Ex- perimental Marriages. wife should be put on a level with minors. “To whom it is not customary to allow free exercise of their rights on account of their lack of mature judg- ment, or of their ignorance of human affairs. ‘Woman Described as Heart. “If the man is the head,” says the Pontiff, “the woman is the heart, and as he occupies the chief place in ruling, 80 she may and ought to claim for her- #8lf the chief place in love. “This subjection of wife to husband in its degree and manner may vary ac- eording to the different conditions of rwns, place and time. In fact, if the usband neglects his duty, it falls upon the wife to take his place in directing the family.” ‘The encyclical brands all those in- dulging in contraceptive practices “with the guilt of a craven sin.” Any cir- cumstances such as health or economic conditions do not constitute an excuse, bhe maintained. Proposes Religious \Fidelity. In support of his assertion the pon- #ff quoted St. Augustine, who in such cases called & woman “a mere mistress of her husband,” and a man the para- mour of his wife. ‘The encyclical sets forth lengthily Catholicism's teachings against divorce, and as a principal remedy for many existing evils the pontiff proposes fidelity to religious, life on which alone ean be built fidelity to the marital ob- ligation and to traditional church teachings. While not mentioning sexual educa- tion, the Pope discountenances “‘exag- gerated physiological education.” He stresses at length the need for prepara- tion for married life, declaring “it can- not be denied that the basis of a happy wedlock and ruin of an unhappy one is pi and set in the souls of boys and girls during the period of childhood adolescence.” The encyclical asks adequate state laws touching upon the state and fam- ily, saying that the religious and civil powers should co-operate therein. ‘The Pope's advice to the young is “choose a partner well.” He advocates Btate aid for mothers, . commenting, however, “We are sorry to note that not infrequently nowadays it happens that through a certain inversion of true or- der of things a ready and bountiful as- sistance is provided for the unmarried mother and illegitimate offspring (who, indeed, must be helped in order that greater evil may be avoided), which is denied to legitimate mothers or given sparingly, almost grudgingly.” Put in Five Languages. ‘The encyclical is dated December 31, 1930. Translations in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish were issued simultaneously with the original Latin text for the first time in the history of the papacy. The document is di- vided into three sections, first, covering __|should be subject to the husband, he 7 lor take away ‘the liberty which fully the | her dignity as a human person and in Z| view of her most noble office as wife, now pays 5% interest B s open lo sisscriation, T Block: JAMES M. WOODWARD, In AL MEETING OF THE STOCK: the Hugh Reilly Company, the office of the pan ve. n.w.. at 13 o'clock noon. 1, for the election the .tr"‘“ year. and the such other business that lfll{ eeting. HUGH REILL secretary. HEROLD, FLORIST, PORMALLY OF CEN- ter Market, now located st Greenhouse, 512 with a_full line of cut flowe: jlants and floral desiens. Lin. 383 'z | sacramental character of marriage. 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It is in the middle | section that the Pontiff is most vig- | orous and, emphatic. 4 | “Today, alas,” he says, “not secretly or under cover, but openly, with all sense of shame put aside now by word, again by writing, by theatrical produc- tions of every kind, by romantic fic- tion, by amorous, frivolous novels, by cinemategraphics portraying in vivid scenes, in addresses broadcast by radio- telephoning, in short, by all inventions of modern science the sanctity of mar- riage is trampled upon and derided. ‘Divorce, adultery, all the basest vices either are extolled or at least depicted in such colors as to be or lpPell‘ to be free of all reproach and infamy. * * * Doctrines are de- fended * * * and are offered for sale as productions of modern genius, of that genius which is anxious only h, and is considered to have emancipated itself from all those old- fashioned immature opinions of the ancients, and to the number of those antiquated opinions they relegate the | good. traditional doctrine of the Christian Experimental Marriage Hit. The encyclical condemns what it terms “human tampering with a sacred lnam“:'lu c;| calling oomp-nhm:fie e::‘d experimental marriages mere travesty, it stresses the high dignity of marriage as affecting questions of conjugal fidel- ity and the sacramental nature of the marriage contract and the marriage state. Among the blessings of marriage the child holds first place, the pontiff said. adding that the parents’ duty is not concerned solely with but likewise with education of child. ‘The Pontiff also touches upon eman- cipation of modern woman. The wife says, but adds that this “does not deny belongs to the woman both in view of mother and companion; nor does it bid her obey her husban every request when, for example, such a request is not in harmony with the right or rea- son or with the respect due to a wife. Subjection of the wife to a husband, says the Pontiff, does, however, “forbid which cares not for the good of the family.” It requires “honorable, noble ce.” “Invielable Stability” Stressed. The Pope stresses “the inviolable sta- bility” of the marriage bond in ex- plaining the Catholic doctrine of the and wife, he says, are “not fettered, but M oxiety' part in aiding toward prope ety's pa al towa: T family development is emphasized by the pontiff, who says that beyond the duty of charity a selfish motive of look- fter its own good should counsel its attention. “Indeed, how great a peril can arise to public security and to welfare and to the very life of civil society itself when men are reduced to that condition of desperation that, having nothing which they fear to lose, they are em- boldened to hope for a chance advan- tage from an upheaval of state and of established order.” The encyclical proceeds to a discus- sion of divorce, quoting a number of ecclesiastical authorities in their de- velopment of “the word of the Lord: ‘What God had joined together let no | imi man put asunder’ " | “Experience has taught,” the pontiff |says “that unassailable stability in matrimony is a fruitful source of vir- tuous life and of habits of integrity. Where this order of things obtained the happiness and well being of the Nation is safely guarded. As the families and individuals are, so also is the state. For a body is determined by its parts.” The encyclical says further: “These parties, let it be known, not fettered but adorned by the golden bond of the sacrament, not hampered but assisted, should strive with all their might 1o the end that their wedlock, not only through the power and symbolism of the sacrament, but also through their | spirit and manner of life may be and may remain always the living image of | that most frujtful union of Christ with | the church, which is to be venerated as the sacred token of most perfect love.” Modern Teaching Criticized. After detailing the influences of this modern day, which tend to degrade and belittle the marriage sacrament, the encyclical declares: “Not all the sponsors of these new bridled lust. There are those, who, {striving as it were for a middle course, believe, nevertheless, that something | should be canceded in our times as re- gards certain precepts of the divine and natural law. But these, likewise, more or less wittingly, are emissaries of the | great enemy who is forever seeking to | | sow cockle among the wheat.” | After many paragraphs devoted to| the indissolubility of marriage, the | encyclical proceeds to a discussion of the more modern forms of matrimonial union. “The evil of this teaching,” the encyclical plainly seen from the uences which its advocates deduce from it . . .| that the generative power that is grounded in nature itself is more sacred and has more wide range than matri- mony, and hence may be exercised | both outside as well as in the confines of wedlock, even though the purpose of matrimony be set aside, as those who suggest that the license of a base forni- cating woman should enjoy the same ht as the chaste motherhood of a lawfully wedded wife. “Armed with these principles some men go 50 far as to concoct new species of union, sulted, as they say, to the | present temper of men and the times, | which various new forms of matrimony, they presume to label ‘temporary,’ ‘ex- perimental,’ and ‘companionate.’ These offer all the indulgence of matrimony and its right without, however, being indissoluble and without offspring, un- less later the parties alter their cohabi- tation into a matrimony in the full sense of the law.” The proponents of these marriage forms, the Pontiff says, “do not seem to suspect that these proposals partake of | nothing ot the ‘modern’ culture in urlol’y s0 much, but are abominat which be- (modern) says, “is trily cultured natures to the barbarous standards of savage people.” Proceeding to explanation of the evils opposed to each of the benefits of matrimony, the Pontiff considers first “offspring which many have the bold- ness to call the disagreeable burden of matrimony. They say, the Pontiff comments, that children are to be carefully avoided by married people, not through virtuous continence (which Christian law per- mits in matrimony when both parties consent), but By frustrating the mar- riage act. Some justify this criminal abuse on the ground that they are weary of Children and wish to gratify their desires without their consequent burden. “Others say they cannot on the one hand remain continent nor on the other can they have children because of the difficulties, whether on the part of the mother, or on the part of family cir- cumstances. “But no reason, however grave, may be put forward by which anything in- trinsically against nature may become conformable to nature and morally . Therefore, since the conjugal act is the same designed primarily by nature for the begetting of children, those who in exercising it deliberately frustrate its natural purpose, sin against nature and commit a deed which is shameful and intrinsically vicious. “Small wonder, therefore, if the holy writ bears witness that the Divine Majesty regards with greatest detesta- tion this horrible crime and at times has punished it with death. * * * Since, therefore, openly departing from the uninterrupted Christian tradition, some recent) have judged it sible solemnly to declare another doctrine regarding this question. Guilty of Grave Sin. \ “The Catholic Church, to whom God has intrusted the defense of the in. tegrity and the purity of morals, stand- ing erect in the midst of the moral ruins which surround her, in order that she may preserve the nuptial union from being deflled by this foul stain, bassadorship proclaims anew: ““Any use whatsoever of matrimony exercised in such a way that the act is deliberately frustrated in its natural power is an offense against the law of God and nature, and those who indulge in such are branded with the guilt of & grave sin.” ‘The encyclical goes in some detail into contraceptive methods. “But another very grave crime is to be noted, venerable brethren, which regards the taking of the life of the offspring hidden in the mother's womb. Some wish it to be allowed and left to the will of the father or the mother. Others say it is unlawful unless there are weighty reasons, which they call by the name of medical, social or eugenic. “Because this matter falls under the penal laws of the state which the destruction of the off: g begotten but unborn is forbidden, these people demand that the classification which in one form or another they defend be recognized by the public law and in no way penalized. “There are those, moreover, who ask that the public authority provide aid for these death-dealing operations, a thing which, sad to say, every one knows is of frequent occurrence in some d through our mouth places. Such an act “for medical and thera- peutic reasons,” the encyclical says, “however much we may pfi,{ the mother whose health and even life is gravely peruadulky the performance of the duty allotted to her by nature, neverthe- less, what could ever be a sufficlent reason for excusing in any lé the direct murder of the innocent? is precisely what we are dealing with here. “Whether inflicted upon the mother or upon the child it is against the pre- cepts of God and the law of nature; “Thou shalt not kill'; the life of each is equally sacred and one has the NE SHT C) AN. 13~ ADVERTISING 3. 3. MeNally, Teaching Register Now S EMY— A 1333 F St. N.W. ME. 2883 Bl Roast Beef as finer 5 GULDENS - Mustard ~. Children and grown-ups, at the first means “ Y in el s rinted moamabram ot heals. Doctors use it. Sold by all drug- simply hatef yond all reduce owr gists. Protect yourself this leas a0t way, Get & bottle todayl | © raises her voice in token of divine am- | COUNGIL APPROVED New Body Will Pass on Major Projects and Matters of Policy. On the recommendation of Gen. ! Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff of | the Army, the Secretary of War has constituted a new adyisory board in the | War ent under the title of “the General Council.” The duties of that body are to “properly co-ordinate | all major War Department projects and | pass on matters of current policy.” ‘The council is composed of the dep- uty chief of staff, the assistant chiefs of staff, the executive officer of the As- sistant Secretary of War and the ex- | ecutive officer of the Assistant Secre- tary of War for Aviation. The adjutant general, the chiefs of arms and other services, the commandant of the Army ‘War College and the chief of the Mili- tia Bureau will sit as members of the council during the discussion of any important subject bearing upon their individual responsibilities. The General Council will report its recommendations to the chief of staff. “The approval of this order,” says the Secretary of War, “marks an im- portant advance in methods of admin- istration in the War Department. This procedure assures closer co-operation and more uniform action on important questions.” power, not even the public authority, to destroy it. to the right of taking away life, for here it is a question of the innocent, whereas that right has regard only to the guilty. “Nor is there here a question of de- fense by bloodshed against an unjust aggressor (for who would call an in- nocent child an unjust aggressor?). Again there is no question here of wh is called the ‘law of necessity, could even extend to the direct killing of the innocent. “Upright and skiliful doctors strive | most praiseworthily serve the lives of mother an ichild. On the contrary, those show themselves most unworthy of the noble medical profession who encompass the death of one or the other through a pretense at practice in medicine or through motives of misguided pity.” “Emancipation” Condemned. There are those, the Pontiff says, who for so-called eugenic reasons wish to sterilize those whom they consider for some reason or other would be un- able to_produce healthy, normal chil- dren. These, says, “are at fault in losing sight of the fact that the family is more sacred than the state and that men are begotten not for the earth, but for heaven and eternity. “Although often these individuals are to be dissuaded from entering matri- mony, certainly it is wrong to brand men with the stigma of crime because to guard and pre- both a respect of matrimony, they will give birth only to defective children.” The Pontiff further declares that no State or government has the mt?or-l right to permit such an oper- ation. Proceeding, the Pontiff condemns the sexual relation outside of matrimony, some modem conceptions of emancipa- tion of woman which toek her from her home and fireside, the ‘“mixed” mar- riage of Catholic and non-Catholic, save under provisions that the children be brought up in the church, and re- emphasizes the old Catholic dogma for- bidding marriage of a Catholic and ‘a divorced person. ture of this ent all calls, personal a It is of no use to appeal NGTON, D. 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