The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-07-19
NOTE FROM VATICAN
Governor Taft Gets Reply to
Final Message.
FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS At MANILA.
The Holy See Predicts a Happy SO.
luton Of the Pending Qucs-
tiOns-A Farewell Audi
eEce July Fl.

ROME, July 19.-The following note
from the Vatican, signed by RampOlla,
has been presented to Governor Taft:
II hasten to acknowledge the receipt
Of the letter by which you kindly com.
municate to me the cablegram from
! Secretary Root answering my note Of
+ July 0, which explained the counter
+ project of the Vatican for the regula-
ton Of religious affairs in the Philip
pines. While thanking you for this i'm
portant communication, | am happy
to assure you that the holy see has
learned with the livcliest satisfaction
the high consideration i'll which Mr..
Root, In the name Of the government
of the United States, holds the fitness
of the measures which the Vatican, in
dependently Of the solution Of any eco
monte question, designed taking to
amcloratc the religious situation in
the archipelago and to cooperate in
the pacitication of the people under
American sovereignty. The measures
are indicated in my memorandum Of
June p and my letter of July 8. These
declarations of Mr.. Root do honor to
the deep political wisdom of the gov
eminent Of the United States, which
knows how to appreciate the happy in
1uencc of the holy see for the religious
and civil elevation of the people, espe-
cially Catholics.
with equal satisfaction the pontiff
has taken into account the assurances
of Secretary Root that the American
authorities 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 will not fail to give
the apostolic delegate soon to be sent
to the Philippines the most precise i'll
structious according to my former
notes.
''Thc main lines for future ncgotia-
tons indicated in the notes having
been accepted by Secretary Root, the
representative Of the Vatican in the
archipelago will enter into relations
with the authorities in the Philippines
Oh the four points Indicated by Mr..
Loot at the end of his cabcgram.
"lhe holy see does not doubt that
mutual confidence combined with the
action of its representative and that Of
the American government will easily
produce a happy solution of the pend
ing questions, inausurating for that
noble country a new era of peace and
true progress.
at 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 govern
mcnt and president of the United
States confded to you. Willingly l
add that the favorable result of the
negotiations must be attributed in very
large part TO your high personal quail
ties, while factoring myself that this
first success will be a guarantee of the
happy issue of Interior negotiations in
Mauila.'
GovcT"r Taft was informed that
the pope had fixed July 81 for his fare
we'll audience.
Governor Taft started today for Val
lombrosa near Florence. where he will
stay with his family until Monday,
when he will return for his farewell
audience with the pope.