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PLEASANT NOTE ADDRESSED TO
GOV. TAFT BY CARDINAL
RAMPOLLA
PRAISES THE COURSE
OF THE UNITED STATES
Confidence Expressed in a Satisfactory
Adjustment of the Affairs of the
Friars in the PhiIippines-The Gov
ernor to Have His Farewell Audience
OF the Pope Next Monday.

ROME, July 18.-The following note
from the Vatican was presented to
Gov Taft tonight:
hasten to acknowledge the receipt
OF the letter by which YOU kindly
communicated to me the cablegram
from Secretary Root, answering nv
note of July 8, which explained the
counter project of the Vatican for the
regulation of religious affairs in the
Philippines. While thanking YOU for
this important communication, am
nappy to assure you that the holy see
mas learned with the liveliest satisfac-
tlon the high consideration in which
Mr.. Root, in the name of the govern
ment of the United States, holds the
ntness of the measures which the Vat
lean, independently of the solution of
any economic question, designed talk
Ing to ameliorate~the religious situa-
tlon IN the archipelago and to Coop
crate IN the pacification of the people
under American sovereignty. The
measures are indicated in my mem
orandum Of June 21 and my letter of
July 9.
United States CompIimented.
These declarations of Mr.. Root do
hOnor to the deep political wisdom of
the government of the United States.
which knows how to appreciate the
happy influence of the holy see for the
religious and civil elevation of the peo
pie, especially Catholics.
With equal satisfaction, the Dontift
mas taken into account the assurances
OF Secretary Root that the American
authorities in the Philippines and at
Washington will put forth all possible
e1forts to maintain the good under
standing happily established with the
authorities of the Catholic church. On
give the apostolic delegate soon to be
sent to the Philippines the most pre-
else instructions according to nv
former notes.
The main lines for future negotia-
tons, indicated in the notes, having
been accepted by Secretary Root, the
representative of the Vatican in the
with the authorities in the Philippines
on the four points indicated by Mr..
Root at the end of his cabIegram.
Looks for Happy Solution.
"The holy see does not doubt that
mutual confidence, combined with the
action OF its representatives and that
OF the American government, will cas-
lily produce happy solution of the
pending questions, inaugurating for
that noble country a new era of peace
and true progress. .15 45
It is my agreeable duty in ending
this letter to be able to render homage
TO the very great courtesy and high
capacity with which you have filled the
delicate mission which the government
and president of the United States
confided to you. Willingly I add that
the favorable result of the negotia-
tions must be attributed in very large
part to your high personal qualities.
While f1attering myself that this
1T0 cSHJn will ~
happy issue of ulteriOr negotiations in
Manila, have the honor to be, etc.,
-"Rampolla."
Gov. Taft was informed tonight that
the pope had fixed July 21 for his fare
well audience. The governor will start
Saturday for Vallombrosa, near Flor
ence, where he will stay with his fam
lily until Monday, when he will return
for his audience with the pope.
Happy Ending.
The Osservatore Romano, official or
gan of the Vatican, today published an
official note as follows:
'The initiative of the government of
the United States with the object of
arriving at an understanding with the
holy see about religious questions in the
Philippines, in which it showed frank
ness and fine political tact, has reached
happy ending after negotiations con-
Quoted on both sides in spirit of con-
ciliation and friendly difference. The
general lines of a common accord have
been drawn up to the mutual satisfac-
ton of the parties concerned and in
conformity with the proposals made
to the holy see in memorandum.
These general lines will serve as a
basis for further, negotiations as re-
CARDS details to those conducted and
brought to a conclusion at Manila be-
tween an apostolic delegate and the
governor of the Philippines"