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The Light of the East April 1945

1945

THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE TOWARDS THE UPLIFT OF THE PROLETARIANS MY DEAR JOHN RIGHT from the time of its publication Rerum Novarum was hailed as The Workers' Charter ". Nowhere however does it deserve that name better than in the paragraphs ( 26-40 ) which 1 shall now sumarize since they will give you a clearer idea than any words of mine could of the rights and duties which the C [...] The poor are as much members of the commonwealth as the rich since they are no less true parts truly living building up through their families the living body of the nation." And the more these general laws already provide for all the needs of the workers the better it is. [...] Thomas says ) is a needed preliminary to virtuous action ". 51"But the Pope goes on "for the provsion of material well-being the labour of the poor the exercise of their skill and the eployment of their strength on the land and in the 'workshops is eminently responsible and alt gether indispensable so much so that it ay truly be said that it is only by the labour o the working-men that n [...] Breaks must be granted according to the arduousness of the work and the fatigue it entails the rule being that " leisure and rest be proportionate"to the wear and tear of the workers' strength. Especially restricted must be the labour of children and women : " With regard to children great care should be taken not to employ them in workshops and factories before their bedies and minds are suffi [...] But the State as our present Pope still reminded us on the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the war is fully entitled to prevent or remedy such waste or accumulation of property in the hands of some as would interfere with the right of others to a place under the sun and a share in the bounties of the earth.
philosophy religion
Pages
8
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120063
Segment Pages Author Actions
God Takes up the Challenge
49-51 unknown view
At Loggerheads—or Hand in Hand ?
51-54 unknown view
Pamphlets for To-Day
54-54 unknown view

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