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Show R00rjK Anticlerical Organ Commends the Ex-President's Action and Charges That the Vati can lias Committed an Inexcusable BlunderKing Receives Roosevelt In Egypt cam-? to Home yesterday without authorization from Mr Roose velt and interceded with Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal secretary in an endeavor to avoid a situation which as it now stands has caused a real sensation In Rome, although it was not entirely unexpected. But his efforts wcr unavailing. While at Gondokoro lu February, last. Mr. Rooaovelt wrote to Arubas-Loishman Arubas-Loishman paying ho would be " f the honor of an audience with p..u( Victor Emmanuel and the pop-. The audience with tho king was promptly arranged. Before an arrangement ar-rangement could be reached relative ' to an audience with the pop. several i telegrams wore passed, and tho nogo tiatlons were ended by Mr. Rooso-vclt'a Rooso-vclt'a refusing In any way to be limited lim-ited as to his conduct and announcing that an audience wlih the pope under un-der the circumstances was now impossible. im-possible. As a matter of fact, Mr. Roosevelt, while declining to accept any conditions condi-tions in connection with his audlenco with tho pope, had neither directly or indirectly, before, during or after the negotiations made or considered any engagements In Romp except those of an official character and ho actually entered Rome tonight with but two definite engagements, tho audience with the king, and the dinner din-ner to bo given In his honor by tho municipality. History of Affair. Tho history of the negotiations Is about as follows: While at Cairo Mr. Roosevelt re-I re-I celved tho following telegram from (Continued on Page Seven.) meeting his majesty following the short interview wblcb they had a year ago at Messina on board tho battleship battle-ship Rumberto. The king. It is learned, said he had I been waiting with groat interest the return of the ox-presldent as he had desired to bear from his own Hps, the I report of bis African adventures, which his majesty had followed as closely as possible. Mr. Roosevelt gave a brief account of his shooting experience and later expressions of friendship on behalf of their respective countries were exchanged, ex-changed, the Italian sovereign reiterating reiter-ating his admiration for America. King Is Most Gracious. j Following the audlenco, Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt Bald that the king had been so gracious and flattering loth to him personally and his country' that he felt ho should not make public anything any-thing conct-rnlng their conversation. The formalities of the reception concluded, con-cluded, Victor personally conducted Mr. Roosevelt to the hall of the palace, pal-ace, where the American Inspected the hunting trophies of the king's Rome, April 1 The determination of Mr. Roosevelt to forego an audience aud-ience with Pope Plus, which Is ascribed ascrib-ed to the conditions Imposed by the Vatican, has created a sensation. This unfortunate and unexpected incident overshadows every other feature of the distinguished American's visit t the eternal city. Mr. Roosevelt sought an audience with the Pontiff through American Ambassador Irishman and received ai reply that the Holy Fathor would bo ( delighted to receive him, but the an- ; ewer was coupled with an expression of the Pope, that the audience would I not l-i prevented by such a regrettable Incident as mado an audience for former for-mer Vice President Fairbanks Impossible Impos-sible Mr. Roosevelt in return said that he could not accept a stipulation limiting lim-iting his freedom of conduct. To the latter message, the Vatican made answer an-swer that the audience could not take place excepting on tho understanding first made known. On March 29, Mr. Roc.?evelt sent to Mr. Lelsbman tho following cablegram: Proposed presentation is,-or course, now Impossible" Mr. Rooeevolt insist that the incident inci-dent he purely personal, and hopes It will not give rise to any bitterness. bitter-ness. Ho appreciates tho attitude of the Vatican, but feels aj a free American Am-erican cltlzon ho cannot consistently take- any action that might be construed con-strued as Involving a limitation of freedom of his personal conduct. j He bad made no engagement to address ad-dress tho members of other religious bodies of Rome, but at tho same time ho thinks ho should not make prom-1 Iho8 a to what he will or will not do. Comments of the Papers. It would appear today that, so far as the Vatican and Mr. Roosevelt aro concerned, tho Incident 1s closed. Tho news that tho former President had abandoned his proposed visit to the Vatican reached the morning papers pa-pers very late but made a very deep impression. The Me.isairero, an anticlerical anti-clerical organ, alone comment1? editorially edi-torially on the matter. This paper tays: "When the news was spread It was received with Incredulity, many ro-gardinp ro-gardinp It as a malicious fabrication of tho enemies of tho Catholic, church, but when confirmation came It produced pro-duced comment disastrous to the Vatican. Vat-ican. Men of every religion daily visit tho Pope without first Riving tho Itinerary of the churches which they Intend to visit Why should the Vatican Vat-ican require Mr. Roosevelt to Ignore the churches of his own religion during dur-ing his short stay in Rome? The Incident will not add to the diplomatic diplomat-ic fame of the Poprj's advisers. "Mr. Roosevelt, as the head of the Great American Republic, followed the principle nunclatpd by Premier Luz-znttl, Luz-znttl, a free church under a socr-eigii socr-eigii Mate." father and grandfather. When the timo came to say good-bye, bis majesty maj-esty Invited Mr Roosevelt to drive with him tomorrow morning. Tire sovereign explained that though they would dine together at the court to- j night, he desired to see and talk with hi guest further alone. From the Qulrinal, Mr Rooseelt drove to the Pantheon. Beyond tho charm of Its ancient memories, this spot Is sacred as it contains the tombs of Raphael, Klnj Victor Emmanuel Em-manuel II, the "father of his country," coun-try," ond Klug Humbert At the entrance en-trance to the temple, Mr. Roosevelt was saluted by the guardians of tho tombs and their chiefj. The guest shook hands with, each of the veterans, congratulating them on tho hcnorablo duty they were engaged en-gaged In, saying that he wished not to leave Rome without paying a tribute tri-bute of respect to the memory of the found it of United Italy. He brought two wreaths which wero placed on iho tombs of Victor Emmanuel I, and King Humbert. Mr. Roosevelt was received formally for-mally by Dr. Cried, director general of the department of fine arts, who , represented the mluistry of instruc-! tlon. Others present were Manager Brec-carl. Brec-carl. royal chaplain of tho Pantheon; Commander Andrew T. IonK, American Ameri-can navnl attache; I'rof. Jesse Carter, Car-ter, director of the American school of classical studies at Rome, and several sev-eral other Americans. Rain wa falling, but outside the Pantheon a large crowd had gathered and, as Mr. Roosevelt left the place, he was cheered. A pleasing Incident at the Pantheon was a chance meeting between Mr. Roosevelt and the Queen Dowager Marghcrite. who detained the former president In conversation for some moments. The Mesajrero places the responsibility respon-sibility for what it terms a ' blunder" on the Pope's entourage, continuing: "For It wag a blunder to ask a certificate cer-tificate of acceptability from a man Illustrious everywhere for his Intelligence Intelli-gence and the nobleness of his life. The liberty which Mr Roosevelt is defending for all. h" could not renounce re-nounce for himself." After pointings out tnat a non-pos-sumiu could have been given without the exchange of note, the paper declares de-clares that the whole incident furnishes fur-nishes new proof of the "Imperious Intrantdpendlsm of Cardinal Merry ' De Val." and adds: "Could Mr. Roosevelt, a free citizen of his own country, renounce his llb-orly llb-orly In Rome for the sake of an audience aud-ience with the Pope? It Is time that the ndvlsera of tho Pope should understand under-stand that a certain imposition cannot be exacted." Rooaevelt Meets the King. King Victor Emmanuel received Mr. RooTCvelt at the Qulrinal today. The occasion afforded opportunity for another an-other exhibition of the admiration of the public for tho former president and popular interest In his every' movement. The hour of bis reception recep-tion bein known, a considerable number of persons gathered to greet him on his way from the hotel to the royal palace. As be was alighting from the iar-rlajre iar-rlajre at the Qulrinal, the curlasnera forming the body guard of the king gave blm a military xalute. A footman foot-man In blue velvet Knickerbockers and red coat covered with old lace, preceding, Mr. Rooevelt wae escorted escort-ed to the ante-chamber of his majes-ly. majes-ly. where he was received by Rear Admiral Carrelll, aide on duty, Count Tozzonl and Duke Cito, masters ot ceremonlep. Immediately afterward the distinguished disting-uished Ruest was escorted to the door of the klngV apartment, which, when thrown open, revealed his majesty . nandinc with arms outstretched anl with a iule on his lips. His majesty wore the uniform of a general of the Italian army. His words of welcome, in excilont English, Eng-lish, were cordial. King Victor and Mr. Roosevelt shook hands heartily, the monarch inviting the former President Pres-ident to sit at hi j tide. The door of the apartment was then closed and the two remained In private conver-Halion conver-Halion for about three-quarters of an hour, Mr. Rooseelt, It 1 said, expressed the pleasure that be felt In at,-Aln the Incident shall bo regarded by Ma frionds. both Catholic and Frotestaat in America, as personal and that it shall not give rise to any aonmonlotta controversy. - Roosevelt Settlement. With this end in view, he cabled today the following statement to tao Rev. Lyman Abbott, editor of the Oat-look Oat-look at New York: "Through the Outlook I wish t make a statement to my fellow Americans Ameri-cans regarding what has occurred la connection with the vattcan. I am sure that the grat majority of my fellow citizens catholics, quite as much as protectants, will rel that I acted In the only way posslolc for an American to act, and becauso of this very fact I most earnestly bopo that the incident will be treated la a matter of course way as merely person, a.", and above all, as not warranting the slightest exhibition or rancor or bitterness. "Among my best and closest friends are many Catholics. The respect and regard of those of my fellow Americans who are Catholics are as cear to me as tho respect and regard of tiv who are protestants. On my journey through Africa I visited many Catholic as well as many Protestant missions. As I look forward to teiitng the people peo-ple at home all that has ooen dona by Protestant and Catholics alike as I saw It, In the field or missionary endeavor, it would raue me a real pang to have anything said or done that would hurt or give pain to ray friends, whatever their religious belief But any personal considerations are of no consequence in this matter. Tha Important consideration la the avold-auco avold-auco of harsh and bitter comments such as may excite mistrust and anger between and among good men. Comment Profitless. "The more an American sees of other countries the more profound must bo his feelings of gratitude that lu his own land there Is not merely complete tolerance but the heartieat good will and sympathy between sincere sin-cere and honest men of different faiths good will and sympathy so complete that in the Innumerable dally relations of our American life Catholics and Protectants meet to-1 to-1 gether and work together without thought of the difference or creed being be-ing even present la tbelr minds. "This is a condition so vital to our national well being that nothing should be permitted to jeopardize It. Bitter comments, acrimonrous attack and defense, are not only prolines, but harmful, and to sleze upon such an Incident as this as an occasion for controversy would be wholly indefensible inde-fensible and should be frowned upon by Catholics and Protestants alike, and all good Americana." ROOSEVELT CREATES SENSATION SENSA-TION BY REFUSING AUDIENCE AUDI-ENCE WITH POPE. (Continued From rage One.") NEW YORK. April 3. Rough rideri will be In the host that plans to web come Roosevelt on his return to American Am-erican shores. It Is hoped to have a large detail of the original reclment go down the harbor on a chartered vessel. Makes Tlman Sick. NEW YORK, April 3. The Outlook Is authorized to say Mr. Roosevlt had not directly or Indirectly communicated com-municated with the Methodists or any one else, and bad not made any Agreement Agree-ment to speak or to receive anybody. He entered Rome with no arrangements arrange-ments of any kind save the audience with the king so that the Vatican, In endeavoring to Impose conditions upon up-on him, acted before he even thought of taking steps for any other en-gagements. en-gagements. The foregoing statement was given out in New York tonight by tho publishers pub-lishers of the Outlook. Bishop David H. Greer of the Episcopal Epis-copal diocese of New York commenting comment-ing tonight on Colonel Roosevelt's experience ex-perience with the Vatican said that in his oponlon the American people would regard It as a national affront. And they will continue to regard It In tills light, h- added, no matter how-much how-much Colonel Roosevelt or others attempt at-tempt to depredate the .Incident. Tho Vatican's attitude he characterised as lll-advlsed. A copy of the RoosevWt correspondence wan delivered here tonight to-night to Arch Bishop Forlcy'a secretary secre-tary but no comment was furthcoming. furthcom-ing. " , "It would be manifestly Improper," said the secretary', "to disturb th arch bishop at this hour with a ma& ter of this nature.' In a telegram from Atlanta, Ga , t the Nw York- World, Senator TUlmai of South Carolina says: "All this hooray over Roo"vell makes me sick.'' Ambassador Irishman, dated March 23: "Monsignor Kennedy, rector of the American Catholic college in reply to an inquiry which I caused to be made requests the following communication commun-ication be transmitted to you: 'The holy father will be delighted to grant an audience to Mr. Roosevelt Roose-velt on April 6. and hopes that nothing noth-ing will arle to prevent It, such as tho much regretted incident which made the reception of Mr. Fairbanks Impossible.' " Replying to Ambassador Lei sh man, on March 23, Mr. Roosevelt said: "Please present the following lo Mgr. Kennedy: "'It would be a real pleasure to mo to be presented to the holy father for whom I entertain high respect, both personally and as tho head of a great church. I fully rocognlzo his entire right to receive or not receive whomsoever he chooses, for any reason rea-son that seems good to him, and If ho does not receive, I shall not for a moment question the propriety of bis action. On the other hand. I, in my turn, decline to make any stipulations stipula-tions or to submit to any conditions which In any way wouid limit my freedom of conduct I trust on April Cth ho will find It convenient to rend re-nd ve me'." Refuses to Comply. On March 28. Mr. Rosevelt at Cairo, iceelvod a cablegram Trom Ambassador Am-bassador Lelahmaa giving the message from Mgr. Kennedy, which concluded by saying: "The audience cannot take place except on the understanding oxpreasea in the former message." The following day Mr. Roosevelt sent another message to the American Ameri-can ambassador saying: ' 'The proponed presentation is of roiirhe now Impossible." Atr. Rooswclt particularly deeire'l |