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Show ARCHBISHOP SCORES COL.JROOSEYELT LOWELL, Mass , Mai 1 Theodore Roosevelt's action in not meetlmr Pope Pius on the former president's recent visit to Rome was called Insulting In-sulting and a violation of Mr, Roosevelt's Roose-velt's principle of a "square deal," by tbe Most Rev. William H. O'Con-nell, O'Con-nell, archbishop of Boston, at a public meeting of tho American Federation of Catholic societies of tho diocese in this city today. John Callan O'Loughlln, former assistant as-sistant secretary of state, who conducted con-ducted tho negotiations between Mr. Roosevelt and the Vatican, was severely se-verely castigated by the archbishop The archbishop's subject was "Loyalty." In bringing up the Vatican subject, he said: "The secretary of state. Cardinal Merry Del Val. when asked for an audience with Colonel Roosevelt, said, "We are very happy to receive hlra. The holy father would bo very happy to receive him because he has been the head of a great nation and for whom the holy father has every respect.'' re-spect.'' He also said: "'When you communicate that to him, iplease say we hope nothing will Interfere with this decision by both the holy father and Mr. Roosevelt of seeing each other, as for Instance this incident which happened about the Methodist college to Mr. Fairbanks.' "The answer was, 'Ob, well, I cannot can-not enter Into any conditions. The audience is now off.' Action Insulting. "That is Insulting. Mr. Rooseve'.t, when you were present In the White House did you stand at the door welcoming wel-coming Into your parlor or jour dlu-Ing dlu-Ing room the riffraff of the. street who hurl stones at your head and Insult vour family? Would you do that? These aro the conditions. Mr, Roosevelt Roose-velt You were not strictly loyal, even to your own principles, Mr. Roosevelt. You, who talk so much about the 'square deal.' "Mr. Roosevelt, you could at least have waited until you came to Romo and informed yourself well of the position po-sition of this Institution, and having done so, If you really meant the square deal, which men now begin to doubt, you would have said, 'No, holy father, I come to you, I stand for honor hon-or and reverence and the right, and I cannot as an honeet man in anyway any-way participate or have anything to do with this Institution.' Cceans of VII I Ificatlon. 1 "And, remember I am talking really and truly on principle, not personalities. per-sonalities. I am talking as I would to any man. Now. Mr. Roosevelt has always said and has given us to understand un-derstand lhat he Is very fond of Catholics. We will let that pass. Wo suppose It Is true. If (t. were true, then Mr. Roosevelt, why did you dare Insult the holy father, the pope? Why did you dare to pass over the com- nion rights of man to turn down an affair of hospitality of the holy father, the head of the great Catholic cburcii, whom we revere as the vicar of Christ? "Mr. Roosevelt, do jou really love us? If so. ou have shown your affection af-fection for us In a very strange way. The vatican knew perfectly well lhat Its action would bo misrepresented. The cardinal secretary of state. Merry Del Val, knew perfectly that at onco there wonld be oceans of vllllfleation heaped against hJm and Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt allowed him to take the blame. "It Is the case of John Callun O'Longblin. Who Is be? He says he Is a Catholic and he boasta of It and In the same breath be cables all over the world that the head of his church Is wrong and Mr. Roosevelt 1 the greatest king In creation. That is thu sort of Catholic we are ashamed of. He will live to see the day that ho will regret those words." |