Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-22
TAFT LEAVES ROME.

| Governor Taft's farewell audience
with the pope was q magnificent func-
ton, but HIS holiness manifested In an
unmlstakable manner his cordlality to-
ward the country the governor repre-
sents. The pontlff expressed the belief
| that the negotiations would be the
starting point Of a complete and salts
factory solution Of the question dis
cussed and he added that the apos-
tolic delegate, TO be shortly selected for
the purpose Of continuing the negotia-
lions In Manila, would be given pre-
else orders with regard to the carrying
out Of the ideas agreed upon. This
amounts 10 n promise that the influ-
ence OF the Vatican will be exerted in
some way, for the purpose Of awang-
ing the friar question In accordance
with the propositions made by the
United States government And SO Tar,
the visit Of Governor Taft to Rome
must be regarded as successful even II
the business was not completed in
Rome
From a Roman clerical point OF view,
the Vatican scored a diplomatic trl-
umph over the United States repre-
sentatives. II IS pointed out that the
secretary Of war went out Of his way to
explain that the mission was entirely
non political, but that the Vatican ig-
nored this and skilfully forced the gov
ernor 10 show his true character. The
cardinals made proposals which neces-
sariy had to be submitted to the gov
eminent he represented and this attI-
tude IL is claimed. resulted In destroy
ing the fiction constructed by Secretary
Root as to who might be the parties 10
the negotiations, and brought the ques-
ton directly to Washington, so that
Governor Taft became a secondary fig
ure and the negotiations were really
conducted between Secretary Root, rep
resentlng President Roosevelt, and the
Vatican.
Possibly the governor was outmaneu-
vered on this point. but Il SO, he
promptly recovered his position by not-
flying the cardinals that he was ready
to pack his trunks, and that he could
be seen noXt at Manila. 1t Is safe to
say that this move was unexpected 10
the other party, although great salts
faction was, automatically expressed
at the results obtained
The situation OF the friars has sim
ply been rendered more hopeless than
II was before. They cannot be forced
back upon the people, and their re-
moval is as much as ever q necessity.
That point has not been yielded. nor
viii It be, by a transfer OF the discus
sion to Manila The final note of Sec
rotary Root TO Gov Taft contained the
following instructions:
Following the course thus proposed
/ by his eminence and having secured a
| full and definite enumeration OF the
/ various parcels OF the property In which
| the religious orders are interested and
! which they are willing TO SELL II win be
| the duty Of the Philippine government
| 10 determine for itself what price Il il
| willing 10 pay. That price will, OF
| course be largely affected by the prac-
teal benefits 10 be derived from the
| purchase In view OF all the facts then
| existing This course also makes q pose
sible 90 take into due consideration the
| fact which now appears, that. con-
| uary "a our former supposition, the real
and substantial title 10 the lands IN
| great measure has passed out Of the re-
| ligious orders and Is vested In corpora
lions which they cannot entirely con-
troll. and which holds the lands Tor the
purpose OF lawful gain and are alone
competent TO sell. II may well be that