The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-27
MGR. sAToLLI IN WASHINGTON.
The Bearing of the POpc's Represents
alive in the Capital City.

Washington Letter. in Boston Advertiser.
Satolli. the Pope's representative, pays
very little attention either 10 the White
House TO the President. Only once has
the representative of the Pope in America
crossed the threshold OF the Executive Man
sion. When he first came TO this country
and settled down here I'm the capital city he
made a call upon the President. An audi
ence was arranged with him and by means
OF an interpreter a few moments CONVERSE
ton was carried on between the two men,
At that time there was more or less dis
cussion about the visit and there was COM
been received at the White House at all.
To silence this complaint Secretary Gresh-
am made a formal statement to the effect
that Satolli did not call upon the President
in his official capacity but only as a private
citizen desiring a audience with the Presi-
dent Of the country in which the Pope had
commissioned him 10 reside Since that
time the Pope's representative has not seen
the President nor made any attmpt 10 Sc
cure an audience with him. As far as the
official standing is concerned Satolh has
none in this government.
AS a private citizen he is at all times as
0hT 10 Ga az t foreer od b amy
would be received In the same way and
granted the same kind OF an audience; but
Satolli seems TO shun the White House rath-
er than the opposite, and now that he has
made one visit there he manifests no deSile
to make any further call upon the head or
the government. Perhaps when tie educa-
tional process through which he Is now go
ing has been completed and he has learned
the English language he may he moro
ready to go to the Executive Mansion. But
now all Of his conversations have 10 be car
ried on through the active aid of an in
terpreter. as he has not yet mastered the
intricacies Of our language despite his sew
eral months OF hard study.
One characteristics is the power OF his
memory. His duties require him to make
frequent speeches before American cDngre-
cations, and therefore in the English lam
guage He writes his speeches out in ltal-
ian, formulateS I'm his own language and on
paper what he wishes 10 say and IN just
what words he wishes TO say AZ, has these
speeches translated into English by his IN
terpreter, and then commits the English to
memory. So wonderful is his memory and
so thorough his mastery OF detail. that no
one would suspect from listening 10 his ut
terances that he was not an English scholar.
Although not understanding the words he
speaks, he gives them an infection and pro-
nunciation that Is nearly perfect and proves
that the power of imitation has been strong
ly cultivated within him. for he copies
every emphasis taught him by the inter
prefer
When SatoIli first arrived in this city his
quarters were out In the Catholic Unver-
sity but he has just transferred himself 10
the new residence purchased for him by the
Catholic Church at a cost of 5000 Within
all the large house there is not a woman 10
be seen or found All his servants are men
and brought with him from Italy. They all
speak I'm Italian, and only his interpreter
talks in the language OF this country Sa-
TOLL has only one fad. and that Is a fond
ness for birds In almost every room Of
his house there is a cage OF birds. and the
whole residence seems almost Ike NAM
moth aviary.