Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
Refuses to Consent to Any Limi-
tation of Freedom of Con-
duct in Rome
ECHO OF FAIRBANKS AFFAIR
Negotiations End Suddenly; the
Former President Advises
Against Controversy
Associated Press1

X 1t was believed former President
~ Roosevelt would have with the
pope on Tuesday next will not take
place, owing to conditions which the
Vatican has imposed and which Mr..
Roosevelt refused to accept.
Although the definite negotiations
relative to the audience ended before
Mr. Roosevelt left Egypt, the announce
ment was withheld until after Mr..
Roosevelt reached Rome tonight, at
the solicitation of his American Cath
olic friends here, who believed in the
meantime the Vatican might change It's
attitude.
one of the former presidents Ameri-
can friends, who had been with him in
Egypt, came to Rome yesterday with
out any authorization from Mr.. Roose-
welt, and interceded with Cardinal
Merry Del Val, the papal secretary, In
an endeavor to avoid a situation
which, as it now stands, has caused a
real sensation in Rome, although 1t was
not entirely unexpected. But his ef-
forts were unavailing.
While at Gondokoro in February last.
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote to Ambassador
Leishman, saying he would be glad of
the honor of an audience with King
Victor Emmanuel and the pope. The
audience with the king was promptly
arranged.
WOULDN'T LIMIT CONDUCT
Before an arrangement could be
reached relative to an audience with
the pope. several kilograms were
passed and the negotiations were ehoed
by Mr.. Roosevelt's refusing in any way
to be limited as to his conduct ana
announcing that an audience with the
pope under the circumstances Is now
impossible. =
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Roosevelt,
while declining to accept any condi-
tions in connection with his audience
with the pope, had neither directly nor
| indirectly, before or during the negotia-
tions. made or considered any engage
| ments in Rome except those or an OF
fetal character, and he actually en-
tered Rome tonight with but TWO oen-
mite engagements-the audience with
the king and the dinner to be given
in his honor by the municipality
THE history of the negotiations Is
about as follows:
While at cairo Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived the following telegram from
Ambassador Leishman, dated March 70:
Monsignor Kennedy, rector OF
+he American Catholic college, in
ren1v IN an inquiry which caused
to he made requests the follow
inc communication be transmitted
to you; ,..
"The holy father will be delight
ad IN grant an audience TO MT.
roosevelt on April 5, and hopes
that nothing will arise to prevent
II, such as the much regretted IN
cident which made the reception
of Mr. Fairbanks impossible.
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
penlving by cable to Ambassador
n vNt&
I,eishman, on March 20, Mr.. RooseVeie
said: ..,,ou,,,r %
Mgr. Kennedy: - -
me to be presented to the holy IA
ther for whom I entertain hlgh
respect, both personally and as the
head Of a great church. l luliy
recognize his entire righc TO re-
ceive or not to receive WnoHso-
ever he chooses, for any reason
that seems good to him, and II ne
a moment question the propriety
oP his action. On the other hand,
in NV turn decline to make any
s+inulations or submit to any con-
ditions which in any way would
limit nv freedom of conduct.
trust on April he will find 1t con-
venient to receive me. st.,
On March 2S Mr.. Roosevelt at Calro.
received a cablegram from Minister
T eisbman giving the message from
Monsignor Kennedy. which concluoed
bv saving: "The audience cannot take
MACE except on the understanding eN-
pressed in the former message.
The Following day Mr.. Roosevelt sent
another message to the American am-
bassador, saying: l., -
'"The proposed presentation 49, OF
course, now impossible"
BIDS AMERICANS HUSH
Mr.. Roosevelt particularly desired the
incident shall be regarded by ms
friends. both Catholic and Protestant,
in America as personal and that it
shall not give rise to acrimonious con-
troversy.
With this end in view the cabled to-
day the following statment to the Rev.
Lyman Abbot. editor of the Outlook.
at New York:
"lThrough the outlook I wish to
make statement to my fellow Amer
leans regarding what has occurred in
connection with the Vatican. am sure
that the great majority of my Fellow
citizens, Catholics quite as much as
Protestants, will feel that I acted in
the only way possible for an American
to act and because of this very fact l
most earnestly hope that the incident
will be treated in matter-of- f-course
way as merely personal, and, above all,
as not warranting the slightest exhibi-
tion of rancor or bitterness
among my best and closest friends
are many Catholics. The respect and
regard to those of my fellow Ameri-
cans who are Catholics are as dear to
me as the respect and regard of those
who are Protestants. On my journey
through Africa I visited many Catholic
as we'll as many Protestant missions.
WOULD BE GRIEVED
"As I look forward to telling the
people at home all that has been done
by Protestant and Catholic churches,
as 1 saw it in the field of missionary
enreavor it would caused me a real
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