The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-14
DEPARTMENT oB STATE.
To His Eminence. Cardinal NJ RdmDoiIu
Del Tinddro, Secretary Of State to His Holi


WASHINGTON, sept 10, 1cI2.
To His Eminence Cardinal NJ. RdmDolld.
Del Tindaro, Secretary Of State to His Holi-
ness, Rome:
NIosr EMINENT SRI am directed by
the President Of the United States to ex-
press to your eminence his very deep salts
faction on learning Of the warm interest
which His Holiness, Pope Leo Kill takes
in the approaching Columbian exposition at
Chicago. The President was also gratIfed by
the Information that the holy father has mani
Tested wish to forward to this exposition some
mementoes Of the discovery OF America
and other objects Of interest which
are now preserved in the vatican. 1 need not
assure you that the greatest care will be'taken
Of them from the moment OF their delivery into
the hands of the agent OF this government, who
may be authorized TO receive them; or should
his holiness see proper to intrust them to the
care Of a personal representative, who will
bring them to the United States, am author
lied by the President to assure his holiness that
such representative shall receive all possible
courtesy on his arrival and during his Sojourn
in this country, IL is proper to add
that all relics relating to Columbus will be ex-
hibited in a separate building, an exact repro
duction of the monastery at La Ra blda at Pa os,
Spain which is so closely identified with the
name of the great discoverer This building will
be situated on a headland stretching out into
Lake Michigan and will be almost entirely sur
rounded by water. 1t is therefore detached
from all other buildings connected with
the exposition, aud is subject to the least
possible danger from fire and other causes
The President has.referred q similar request
TO the various governments, corporations and
private persons in Europe, for the loan Of such
articles as may be in their possession or con-
troll having relation to the early discovery Of
America, and it Is the purpose Of this govern
ment to bring the relics. IL necessary. to the
United States In man OF war to be detailed
by the Secretary of the Navy for that pur-
pose Should his holiness prefer the plan of
intrustng TO his representative the articles he
may decide TO loan, it will be the pleasure OF the
President TO receive this officer, together with
the articles in charge on board the man-of- war
above referred to for passage 70 the United
States. Special arrangements have been made
for the transportation from New York to
Chicago of all objects of interest thus loaned
returned TO Europe with the same care to be
delivered to those from whose generosity and
kindness they have been obtained During the
exposition a military guard detxiled by the
the La Rabida building, day and night
The intimate association of the gholy see with
the Columbian enterprise and It's results has so
linked the memory OF Rome and her pontiffs
with the vast achievement of CHRISTOPHER Co
lumbus and his comrades and competitors in
the work OF discovery and colonization and ex-
erted so marked an influence on the destinies
and progress OF the new world they revealed,
that an exhibit, such as by direction Of the
President have the honor to suggest, could
not fail to be among the most noteworthy con-
trbution TO this international celebration
of the 400th anniversary OF the discovery. BY
cooperating to this end his holiness will mani
fest for our country a regard which will be
highly appreciated not only by the managers OF
the exposition, but by the American people at
large.
His Em!nence Cardinal Gibbons, with whom /
have conferred on the subject, has very kindly
agreed to convey this letter to your eminence.
Trusting that this expression of the Presi-
dents desire may meet with favorable re
spouse from his holiness, lad offering my earnest
co-operstion TO bring about so pleasing a result
and to insure its successful accomplishment, l