The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-19
TAFT RECEIVES
ANOTHER REPLY
Pope Pleased at Assurances of
PeaceabIe Settlement.
FAREWELL AUDIENCE JULY 81
RAMPoLLA PRAISES PHILIP
PINE GOVERNOR.

ID ONE. July 1s.-The following note
II from the vatican was presented
10 Governor Taft. tonight:
Il hasten TO acknowledge the receipt
OF the letter by which you kindly COM
munieated to me the cablegram from
| Secretary Root answering my note of
July 9, which explained the counter
project of the vatican for the regula-
ton of religious affairs in the Philip
pines.
While thanking you for this import
ant communication, ! am happy to as
sure you that the holy see has learned
with the liveliest satisfaction the high
consideration in which Mr. Root, in
the name of the government of the
united states, holds the fitness of the
measures which the vatican independ-
emily OF the solution of any economic
question designs taking to ameliorate
the religious situation in the archipel-
ago and cooperate in the pacification
OF the people under American SOW
ereignty.
The measures are indicted in my
memorandum of June p, and my letter
OF July 3. These declarations of Mr..
Root do honor to the deep political wis
dom Of the government of the United
states, which knows how to appreciate
the happy influence of the holy see for
the reilglous and civil elevation of the
people, especially Catholics
With equal satisfaction. the nontiff
mas taken into account the assurances
OF Secretary Root that the American
authorlties in the Philippines and at
washington will put forth all possible
EFFORTS to maintain the good under
Standing happily established with the
authorities of the Catholic church.
On his part the pontiff win not fail
TO give the apostolic delegates soon to
be sent to the Philippines the most pre-
else instructions, according to INV for
mer notes.
Will Follow Roots Instructions.
The main lines for future negotia-
lions indicated in the notes having
been accepted by Secretary Root, the
representative of the vatican in the
archipelago viii enter into negotiations
with the authorities in the Philippines
on the four points indicated by Mr..
ROOT at the end of his cablegram. The
molly see does not doubt that mutual
confidence, combined with the action
or ITS report and that of the American
government, will easily produce a hap
Ply solution of the pending questions.
lnaugurating for that noble country a
1t is my agreeable duty in ending
TINS letter to be able to render homage
10 the very great courtesy and high
with which you have filled the |
delicate mission which the government
and president of the United States con-
nded to you. Willingly, 1 add that the /
favorable result of the negotiations |
must be attributed in very large part |
TO your personal qualities.
While fiattering myself that this /
nrst success viii be guarantee OF the /
happy Issue of Interior negotiations in /
have the honor to be, etc.
(Signed.) "RAMPOLLAv
Governor Taft was informed tonight /
nat the pope had fixed July q for the
farewell audience
Governor Taft will start Saturday for
NalloborOSd. near Florence. where he
viii stay with his family until Monday
Nhen he viii return for his audience
With the pope.