Show COL COLE ROOSEVELT ROOSEVEL BARRED BY POPE I UNLESS HE SHUNNED METHOD METHODISTS SENSATION lION IN ETERNAL CITY Differences Between the Vati Vatican Vatican Vatican can and Methodist Church Churchin Churchill in ill Rome Responsible for Trouble With Col Roosevelt STATEMENT IS S ISSUED BY PAPAL STATE SECRETARY Colonel Cofone Roosevelt Declines to Promise Pr mise Notto Not to Visit Meth Methodist Methodist Methodist odist Church and Begins In Incident Incident Incident That Agitates World ROMAN NEWSPAPERS BUSY Rome Home April i The determination of Mr Roosevelt to forego an au an audience audience with Pope Pius X rather rath r than subscribe to the conditions imposed b the Vatican has created a sensa sensation sensation sensation tion This unfortunate and unexpected incident overshadows every other fea feature ture tue of the distinguished Americans visit to the Eternal city Sir Hr Roosevelt sought an audience with the Pontiff Pont f through American Ambassador Leishman and received a reply that the Holy Father would be delighted to receive him The answer was coupled with an expression of the hope that the au an audience audience would not be prevented by such a regrettable incident as made madean an au audience for former Vice President Fairbanks impossible Mr Ir Roosevelt in return said that he be i could not no accept a It stipulation limiting lus 11 freedom of or conduct To the latter message the Vatican made answer that tue ilie audience could not take place except ing Hg g on the tho understanding first made Known On March 29 9 Mr Roosevelt sent 10 to Ambassador Leishman the following I Proposed presentation la is 1 of ot our e now impossible Mr t Roosevelt Roo velt Insists that the Incident be bt treated as a purely personal and earn sUy hopes hones It will not give gle riSto rIst to any bitterness He appreciates the attitude of or the Vatican but feels as a free tree American citizen he cannot consistently take any ny action that might be construed as Involving a limitation of or freedom of or 1 I ls s personal conduct He had bad made no en engagement engagement to address the Methodists or other religious bodies of Rome but at ft tt same time he ho thinks he should not make nake promises as to what Ire will or will I nut not do Incident is Js Closed Cosed I It would appear today that so far as the Vatican and Mr Roosevelt are con concerned the incident is closed The news that the former tanner President had abandoned his proposed visit to the Vatican reached the morning papers vary very late but made madeA madeL A 1 L very deep impression The an anticlerical organ alone alon comments editorially on the matter This paper says When the news was spread It was received with Incredulity ma may y regarding it I as a malicious fabri fabrication fabrication cation atlon of the enemies of or the Catholic church but when confirmation came it produced comment disastrous to the Vatican Men Mon of every religion dally daily daH visit the pope without first giving the itinerary of or the churches which they In Int Intend t tend nd to visit Why should the Vatican require re Mr Roosevelt to Ignore the churches hurches of his own religion during dining his short stay sta in Rome The Tha Incident will not add adO to the diplomatic fame of the I popes pp s advisers Mr Roosevelt Roosevel as the head of ot the great American republic fol tol followed followed I lowed the principle enunciated by br Premier a free treo church under a sovereign places the responsibility for what it terms tonus a blunder on the popes and continuing For ForIt ForIt It was a blunder to ask a certificate of ofa acceptability a from a man Illustrious everywhere for his intelligence and the nobleness of ot his 1 s life lire The liberty which Mr Roosevelt Is defending for all he could not renounce for himself After Arter pointing out that a Continued on Page Two y c p JJ I 4 I j 4 4 I 4 1 t I IC C COLONEL ROOSEVELT AND KING VICTOR I Former President is twice tice the guest of ruler i I COl oi ROOSEVELT BARRED BYTE BY THE POPE UNLESS UK HE SHUNNED METHODISTS Continued From Page On One could have been given without the ex exchange exchange exchange change of ot notes the paper declares that tho the whole Incident furnished new proof of ot the Imperious of Car Cardinal Cardinal dinal Merry del Val Sal and adds Could Mr Roosevelt a free fre citizen of his own country renounce his liberty in Rome for tor the sake of ah audience with the pope It is time Ume that the advisers of the pope should understand that tha t a certain Imposition cannot be exacted Now that Mr Roosevelt has made pub public Ilo lic trio the documents which the trio Vatican had considered confidential Cardinal Merry Del Val Vat papal secretary of ot state wishes the entire history of the tho negotiations of or orthe the audience which the former President sought of Pope Plus X to be known Cardinal Merry Del Val Is credited with the responsibility for tor or tho the part partin in the matter and the following may be accepted as his version Following Following the exchanges between Mon Monsignor signor Kennedy Kennelly and American Ambassador dor LeIshman and Mr Roos de decision decision not to be received under the terms imposed John Callan assist assistant assistant assistant ant secretary of ot state in 1909 1900 and ana a per personal personal personal friend of ot Mr fr Roosevelt Roos velt called upon Cardinal Merry Del Val Mr said I do not come in tho the name of at Mr 1 Roosevelt Roo but on my own account as an American Catholic A Retort Courteous Cardinal Merry Del Dol Val said Then what are we here for tor It is 18 useless to discuss the matter If you dont represent represent represent sent Mr Roosevelt you cannot make any arrangement or speak for him Mr replied What I con consider consider consider sider Important is to tell your enemies that it if the two dispatches sent pent by Mon Monsignor Monsignor signor Kennedy are retracted I can as assure assure assure sure you that th t Mr Roosevelt RooS will accept ian an audience Cardinal Merry Del Val said I will I Inot not discuss Mr rights but give me confidential assurances assurances that de facto Mr Roosevelt will not go to the Methodist mission and the audience will occur Mr lr refused to give this assurance as assurance assurance The cardinal then said Bald LId Mr Roosevelt is free to go to tho Methodists and do whatever he chooses but the pontiff Is 18 certainly free not to receive an nn American who would claim the right to Insult himon him himon himon on the day da after arter having been received by him or perhaps on the same day as ac so according according cording to your our statement he may leave Rome on the same day of the papal audi audience audience ence thus having only between noon neon and evening Tuesday In which to sea ice the Methodists It is of t little consequence whether heIs he heis heIs is a Catholic Protestant Israelite or Buddhist All religious persons merit the same esteem The important thing Is to tobe tobe tobe be honest and sincere Bo So far as the form of belief is concerned conceived I believe all nIl honest people will always be on good terms with God |