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Contents: History, by Charles Petrie; Philosophy and principles, by Kenneth Pickthorn.

Industrialism & the rise of labor in the US produced a conservative ideology which sought to defend the existing politicoecon system along generally laissez-faire lines. The constitutional legitimization of this ideology confined rather rigidly pol'al attempts to adjust labor policy to industrialism. The liberal attack upon this ideological & constitutional edifice was accepted pol'ay with the legislation of the New Deal era. The result was the final repudiation of laissezfaire constitutionalism & the commitment of labor policy completely to the pol'al processes. It is this framework within which have been fought recent liberal-conservative conflicts on such issues as union security, labor & pol, & the issue of labor & inflation. This liberal-conservative conflict, however, has often concealed the essential conservatism of Amer labor & its basic commitment to the existing econ & pol'al system. The advent of technological change may more signif'ly affect the labor movement than the policy issues which at present constitute the cleavage between liberals & conservatives. AA.

Among Catholics, there is little controversy over theological & doctrinal matters. However, the teaching authority of the church, the magisterium, extends to the application of Christian , natural-law ideas to soc questions. The soc encyclicals are general & their application to specific situations is within the authority of the bishops It is here, esp, that Catholics become divided between liberals & conservatives. Ever since the establishment of the organized US church, Catholics have accepted the US system of separation of religion & pol, but there has been controversy on particular matters. Catholics have favored the liberty of parochial Sch's &, ultimately, auxiliary benefits to the Catholic Sch child. Though the freedom of the artist is generally recognized, the Catholic defense of morality has approved more censorship of the MM than liberals ordinarily approve. Catholics are divided in the defense & criticism of the free market, though it would seem to be clear that most Catholic opinion does not consider the US economy in violation of the soc encyclicals. Liberal Catholics are critical of the competitive system, & conservatives believe that papal teaching is in accordance with the free-market system. AA.