Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
MISS ROOSEVELT
VEXES VATICAN
ROME is SHOCKED BY HER
INDISCRETION
Graclousness Of Presidents Daughter
to Rebel Bishop AgIipay During
Her Visit to Philippines
DispIeases Pontlff
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
ROME, Oct. 7.-Vatican circles are
alarmed at the probable effect Of Miss
Alice Roosevelt's recent visit to the
Philippine islands. A report just re-
ceived from Mgr. Agius, the apostolic
delegate in the archipelago, details the
circumstances of the visit, which are
considered at the Vatican very I'M
favorable to Catholic interests in the
new American possessions in the far
east.
This report leads the authorities to
think Miss Roosevelt made too much
of the personal call made upon her in
Manila by the schismatic Archbishop
Aglipay, who took the first opportuni-
ty to pay his respects. Several digni-
taries of the Roman Catholic church
were present, but it seems that Miss
RooseVelt's conversation was monopo-
lized by the schismatic prelate, while
the members of the Roman clergy
stood aside and looked askance.
Matters went even further, and the
presidents daughter permitted herself
to be photographed side by side with
the grea test enemy the Roman Catho-
lie authorities in the islands have or
ever will have.
Laid to Lack of Tact
though the incident is attributed to the
lack of diplomatic training of the Amer
lean presidents daughter. 1t is not
regarded as a deliberate snub to the
Catholic authorities, as long expert
ence has shoT-n Vatican officials how
the president and other United States
officials have always manifested the
most conciliatory spirit to the repre-
sentatives of church interests in the
Tell l- to-
patton.
Mgr. Agius' report goes on to relate
that after the interview of the schis-
matte archbishop and Miss Roosevelt
the pope's representative and the Cath
Ollie bishops in the Philippines felt COM
PEELED to refrain from calling on the
presidents daughter to pay their re-
spects as Aglipay had done and that
no direct invitation was received by
any of them from Mr. Taft or his party
to attend any special functions, while
the schismatic prelate was always
within the privileged circle.
Even while Miss Roosevelt was in the
far east the church authorities in the
Philippines had suit in the courts
against Aglipay and his followers for
the restitution of the churches and
church properties taken possession of
since the American occupation. and it
into consideration by the diplomats in
the Taft party before granting to the
SchismatiC archbishop unusual facili-
ties to approach the American presi-
dents daughter and be entertained by
her in familiar conversation.
The very fact that the schism has
lost to the church of Rome hundreds
of priests and thousands of commune
Cants in the archipelago ought to have
70 o,,t,r
officials in the islands from extending
to Archbishop Aglipay more than the
usual Courtesies. instead of allowing
him a preference over the Catholic pre-
lates which the VATICAN regards as I'M
warranted.
Effect on Natives Feared
It is greatly feared here that the
extraordinary courtesies shown Agli-
pay by the American presidents
daughter will have a damaging effect
among the natives of the islands, many
of whom are already a t odds with the
church authorities, and that it will
encourage Aglipay followers in their
rebellion and defiance.
Some prelates in Vatican circles.
among them Cardinals Satolli and Mar
tinelli, formerly apostolic delegates in
the United States, We're called into con-
sultation by the pope as soon as Mgr.
Agius' report came They expressed
the opinion that the whole matter was
prearranged by island interests mimi
cal to Rome, probably by prominent
Professionals, who are known to be very
active in the Philippines in trying to
convert the natives to their churches
and beliefs.
1t is highly probable that the Vatican
authorities will officially ask for some
explanation from Washington, and,
when this is obtained, if satisfactory.
they will give 1t wide publicity in the
archipelago in order to destroy the
temporary elation caused among the
schismatics in the islands because of
the Difference shown to their chief by
the American presidents daughter It
is deemed important that the natives
should know that Miss Roosevelt's ac-
ton was an oversight due to her inno-
cence in diplomacy and probable ignor-
ance of local conditions, without a
thought of giving encouragement to
the Aglipay rebellion.
Plus x was upset for several days
after hearing of the affair, and is said
to have remarked that just when he
was about to write a personal letter
of congratulation and praise to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for his successful eff
forts in behalf of peace, as many Eu-
ropean sovereigns have already done,
this complication will make him post
pone cherished duty until some ex-
PLANTATION of the whole affair is forth