The Washington times., 1902-08-17
Epistle Accompanying Mo-
sale Very Gratifying.
RECEIVED AT OYSTER BAY
Present From Leo XIII Taken to Saga
more Fill by Bishop 0'Gorman-As-
surance Given of the Success of the
Mission of Governor Taft to Rome.

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O'Gorman, OF Sioux Falls, S. D., came
TO oyster Bay today bearing a gift and
letter from Pope Leo Mi to the Presi-
dent. Ostensibly the letter is Dur an
acknowledgment cf ;he receipt by the
Pope OF a letter sent to him by the
President in May, accompanied by a gift
OF the Presidents literary works. The
terms of the Pcpes letter, however. are
such that they bring the liveliest salts
faction to the President and those who
have been working with him en- the dif-
forences arising over the disposition o.
the Philippine iriars and the lands.
I 4 has been announced more than once
ly the Administration that Governor
TAFT had concluded his mission 10 the
Vatican with most satisfactory results.
Bishop Ryan, .. Philadelphia. after Wis
iting the President the other day. said
he was heartily in accord with Gov
.Tnor Taft's position before the Vatican
and his manner of presenting it
The Pope's Letter.
With This letter comes the assurance
cf the head of the church that Bisho.,
Ryan's view of the matter is the sam,
as that held at Rome. This is the
Pope's letter:
M. President: / am much pleased
with the congratulations which you ad
dressed TO me IN your LETTER of tie 9th
/of May, and since. in addition to the
Lood wishes also expressed by the gov
ernor of the Philippines. you have added
a present of your own works, l am
doubly grateful
You, Mr.. President, will surely re-
member the many expressions of good
will which | have uttered concerning
. the United States. Nothing could be 20
me more agreeable than TO assure you
of my continued good wishes, especially
at the moment when the negotiations Of
Governor Taft, having ended in a salts
factory result for both~sides, have come
TO strengthen the excellent understand
ing between the church and the United
States authorities.
"As token of my satisfaction | have
charged Monsignor O'Gorman TO bring
you a mosaic picture from the workshop
of the Vatican representing our gardens.
May I ask you to keep it as a souvenir
and as an expression of my friendly re-
gard? LEO XIII.
A Beautiful Mosaic.
The mosaic of which the letter speaks
is a piece about three feet by four. The
artist so blended the colors of the
stones he used in his work that very
close examination is necessary before
one can be sure the picture is not an
oil painting.
The picture was in a heavy gilt frame
II was SO heavy that it was carried from
the train on which the bishop arrived 10
the Presidents carriage with some diffi-
Guilty
When Bishop O'Gorman arrived he
found the President and family had
gone for a picnic at Eaton's Light, across
Cold Spring Harbo-, early in the day,
and had not returned. The President
with his son Ted and one of the Emlein
Roosevelt boys rowed tc the point
through a rather choppy sea kicked up
by the stiff wind which has been
sweeping across the sound all dav
Mrs. Roosevelt with the rest of her
children and some of their cousins.
went over in launch. They returned a
few minutes after Bishop O'Gorman's
arrival.
Talked With President.
The President and Bishop O'Gorman
discussed the Philippine question at din
ner, and until $3.50 o'clock, when the
bishop left TO catch the 1910 train for
New York He said, before boarding
the train, that he found the President
as well satisfied as was the Pope with
the result of the negotiations between
Governor Taft and the Pope.
He said that as a result of the Pope's |
letter TO the President all further de-
tails of questions regarding the friars
and their property and church property |
and rights in the Philippines will be re-
ferred to Governor Taft and the Apos- !
tolic Delegate at Manila, to settle in
amicable conference.