New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-02
MGR. O'CONNELL
DEFENDS VATICAN
Archbishop SAYS Roosevelt De-
parted from His Principle
Of Fair Play.
CALLS O'LAUGHLla JUDAS"
Catholics Urged to Keep Former
Assistant Secretary of
State Out of
Office.

Lowell. Mass. May Theodore
Roosevelt's sction in not meeting Pope
Plus y on the former Presidents recent
visit to Rome was called insulting and
a violation of Mr. Roosevelt's principles
of square dear by Archbishop Will
lam II. O'ConneH. of Boston. at public
meeting of the American Federation OF
Catholic Societies Of the diocese. in this
city to-day John CaIlan O'Iaughlin.
formerly Assistant Secretary of State.
vino conducted the negotiations between
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Vatican was Sc
Vere1y castigated by the Archbishop.
who declared that Mr.. OLaughlin had
played the part of Judas" and is "the
sort of Catholic that we are ashamed
Of"
The Archbishop-s general subject ~a-
Loyalty" In bringing up the Vatican
incident ne said:
lin what I am going TO say have alb
soIutely no personal feeling about Mr..
Roosevelt. nor any political feeling. Per
sonaIIy know Mr. Roosevelt quite well.
and until a very short time ago had a
good deal OF friendly feeling toward
him
"I am talking upon the things as an
abstract principle. If the one who did
II was of a high station. so much the
worse for him, because people IN high
stations must be careful in what they
do
After describing the Vatican as the
oldest and most honorable court in the
world. to which man ''in decency must
go at least in a friendly attitude" Arch
bishop O'COnneII told of the visit Of
President Fairbanks TO Rome and
of his request for an audience at the
Vatican. In this connection he dis
cussed the Methodist College in Rome.
and while making it clear that he was
making no reference to Methodists and
Methodism in the United States. said:
II am holding responsible those who
are i'm charge Of that institution. and
that Institution has for many years been
the centre of the most virulent cam
paign of. lies and abuse of the very yilesr
kind against the Holy Father. the
Church of which he is the head. and ~
the Catholic principles, forgetting that
the state religion of italy IS the Cath
Ole Church
The Roosevelt Incident
Coming now TO the Roosevelt incl
Dent. the Archbishop said:
The Cardinal Secretary of state.
Merry del Val when he was asked or
an audience for Mr.. Roosevelt said We
are cry happy to receive him. Inc
HOLY Father would be very happ. to re
ceive him. because he has been The bead
of a great nation for whom the Holy
Father has every respect He also SAID;
when YOU communicate that 70 aim
please say We hope nothing viii inter
fere with this desire on behalf Of the
Holy Father and Mr. Roosevelt Of
seeing each other. as. for instance. this
incident which happened about The
Methodist College To Mr. Fairbanks
The answer was: ron. well, I cannof
enter into any conditions. The audience -
now of. =" That is insulting. Mr., Roosevelt
when you were President in the White
House did YOU stand at the door wei
coming into your parlor and your dining
room the riff-raff of the street who nuri
stones at your head and ln5lli- your
family? Would you do thatE Ihese arc
the conditions. Mr. Roosevelt You were
not strictly loyal. even 20 your own
principles. Mn Roosevelt. you who tax
SO much about The square deal M
Roosevelt. YOU could have at least
waited until yo,, came 70 Rome and in
formed Yourself Well of the position o.
this institution. and. having done 50. y
You really meant che square deal which
men now begin to doubt you would
have said. NO. Holy Father, come
70 YOU 1 stand for honor and reverence
and the right. and I cannot as an hon
est man. in any way participate or have
anything to do with his institution.
Talks Only Of Principle
And remember am talking really ard
truly on principle. not personalities u
am talking as I would to any man Now.
Mr. Roosevelt has always said and has
given us 10 understand that he il very
fond of Catholics and he liked them very
much We VIII let that pass. We sup
pose il is true Ii it were TRUE then. Mr.
why did YOU dare Insult the
1Olv father. the Pope? Why did you
dare 10 pass over the common rights or
man. 10 turn down an offer Of hospitality
from the holy father. the head 81 the
great Catholic Church whom We revere
rs the vicar Of Christ? Now, MIR RooSe-
vaIt do YOU really love u.s. II sc. you
have shown your affection for us in a
very strange way. The Vatican knew
well that its action would be
The Cardinal Secretary
VI state Merry del Val knew perfectly
that az once there would be oceans %
heaped against him. ana
Mr.. Roosevelt allowed him to take the
blame Tlse Vatican is loyal and there n
an example of disIcyaIty in that very in
,ident which stands forever as history
II is the case of MI John Callau
DTaughlin. Who is he He says he ~
4 Catholic and boasts of IT, and in the
same breath he cables all over the world
hat the head OF his church is wrong and
Mr.. Roosevelt Is the greatest thing III
.reation That is the sort of a Gath
1f',- that We are ashamed cf-Nr. john
who seems to b. looking foe
, lob and is willing to sacrifice The THINGS
hat man holds most sacred for this psS~
ocular work which he hopes may come
Ms WAY We viii live To see the day
hat ne viii regret these words. foe there
,ever was a man Yet In the history OF the
world who played the part of Judas that
didn't i'm the end pay for IL. and Mr..
~aIIan OIaughIin, who is tnstncere. VIII
Jva an. Mr. Roosevelt il ShreWd ana
knows that that kind of Catholic is
rot a catholic at all and We Know that
he federation will keep out of public
,fF1ce such men as this. II our neighbOrS
,-lsh 10 honor Catholics by high positions
m their gifts. then W. insist that they
,,,,sr BE- real Catholics and not John
OF .aughlins
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