Show MERRY DEL VAL YAL TO BLAME IN MATTER i IWAR IN CUBA Papal Secretary of State a Spaniard and Intended to Affront the Colonel of the tha Celebrated Rough Riders CATHOLICS DISAPPROVE OF ACTION S Former President Pres dent Roosevelt Deprecates the Fierce Re Religious Religious Tumult T Caused by the Hasty Action of a Cardinal VISITED BY KING VICTOR VICTORR ROME R OME April 5 The chief mate material material material rial development d in the Reese Koose oan incident today was Mr repudiation of an attempt of the Methodist organization here to interpret his action as an endorse endorsement endorsement endorsement ment of their work This repudiation took tIle the form fonn of calling off a reception to the members of the American colony which was to have been held tomorrow night at the embassy and it resulted r in the issuance of a statement yesterday by the Rev B M H Tipple pastor of the American Methodist church in which he severely arraigned the Roman Catholic church Mr Ir Roosevelt Roos continue to it u i the most vigorous fashion the fi ft firce roe r tumult caused b by the incident Which he regards regard as a personal to 1 f fand and continue entirely confident that IM In h countrymen Catholic as well as ant when the fact fac in the case ar i learly examined will wUl sustain his hll posit position 10 When the Vatican statement IK g 1 to what mi might ht ocer In O Gr man it K be the Pollen Polish r I after atter seeing the emperor was WaB a t I Mr Boo a attention he be said Mid If the German emperor would pt pIa a as I a condition to t an audience that thaI r rt rI t I should not see aee the Poles Pole I should make i similar reply rep that condition I shall b be compelled to forego the of an audience audlene Merry Del Val Blamed I A phase of tl th the situation attracts f mi r ana and more attention here is the th op On n dis disapproval di approval of or the action in h tv num nuns erous Catholic Catholics This Is la not confined t laymen but extends to the hierarch and even to the th sacred college collect Some of the cardinals have privately l ex expressed x pressed pre aed dissent from action that plaint pias the church in a position In any WR y hoi hog tile to Mr Roosevelt Catholics Catholic dwell on the man many lof Of his friendship while he be was th oc OCI pant of the White house bowse and declare em era emphatically the church is being placed in ill ina illa hia a false faille position towards the t tand tand and towards America Responsibility gen generally generally Is placed personally on the show shoulders ders den of Cardinal Merry del Val Ta the papal secretary of state An eminent i i is reported to hae have said ald It Is 1 not the church out hilt the act of the Spanish ser tar tary ot i f tat against the he colonel of the Rough Rider Riders I in Cuba Merry del Vals Vars father formerly Span Spen Spanish Spanish ish lah ambassador ambas ador to the Vatican who now in Rome and w often i of the haughty and boastful at tit ude ode odethe the United States in 10 the da days a of lIr f t OJ defeat said to a friend uIt It seems seem providential my m eon con should Continued on Pays Page Two MERRY DEl VAl TO BlAME IN MATTER MAilER Continued From Page One be the man to humble a Yankee President President President dent Roosevelt Warmly Commended Mr Roosevelt has received many mes moe messages messages sages not only from friends in the United States endorsing his action but from peo people pie throughout Europe many of whom he does not know Hundreds of ot telegrams from Catholics and Protestants In Amer America AmerIca ica lea congratulating him on his stand have reached him and this afternoon when he returned to his hotel he found an Amer American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean priest now located In Rome who warmly felicitated him upon what he be had done saying he believed American Cath Catholics Catholics olics olles would endorse his action The however declined to give out any an of these telegrams on the ground they would serve to envenom the controversy he seeks to abate King Victor Emmanuel visited Mr Roosevelt this morning and following a pleasant social chat they motored to the barracks of the cuirassiers where they the witnessed a series of maneuvers In the afternoon In company of Professor Jesse Carter director of the American school of classical studies at Rome Mr Roose Booze Roosevelt Roosevelt velt spent considerable time exploring the capital forum He was exceedingly en enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic saying No man can inspect the ruins of classic Rome without feeling he is visiting the birthplace of civilization Old Scene Revisited Returning he stopped at an antique Jewelry store which he visited 43 years ago as a boy The proprietor searched the old register and found Mr Roose Booze name Signor Signer Farra Parra sovereign grand comi corn com commander I mander mender of the Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite with a deputation deputation deputation tation called ailed at his apartments and con conferred conferred conferred upon him hire a high Masonic title Mr Roosevelt delivered a brief speech In which he expressed gratification at the honor and Insisted upon the principles of brotherhood liberty and tolerance which he said Bald form the basis of regular Free FreeMasonry FreeMasonry FreeMasonry Masonry throughout the world Mr and Mrs Roosevelt dined this even evenIng evenIng evening Ing at the British embassy as the guests of Sir J Rodd Bodd Tomorrow they will wUl lunch with Guglielmo Ferreri the his historian historian torian and In the evening Mr Roosevelt will be the guest of ot honor at the tho municipal dinner The party will leave at midnight Wednesday for tor Spezia |