The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-05
The Church Row Started at
Rome Will Not Down.
American Methodist Pastor
Makes Most of 1t.
ATTACKS CATHOLICS.
Calls Them UncomprOmising
Foes of Freedom.
The Fuss Results in Calling Off
Roosevelt Reception.

Rome, April 5.-Mr. Roosevelt was
not in his happiest mood today. His
wish that the vatican audience incident
be regarded as personal to him had not
been respected, and he was intensely
annoyed. About the first thing the
former president did today was to cali
off the reception to the members of the
American colony which had been set
for tomorrow night. This action can
be traced directly to the issuance ye.s-
terday of a statement by Rev X M
Triple, pastor of the American Meth
odist church, in which opportunity was
taken for an attack on the Roman
church. Mr.. Roosevelt does not pro
pose to be used by any one 10 the us
paragement of any one else
Mr.. Triple called on Mr.. RooseVel-
yesterday afternoon and on ms ue-
parture made public a statennsnt ~
which he lifted the vatican episode out
of the realm of the personal and gave
1t a world wide significance
Mr.. Roosevelt has struck a bloW TOT
twentieth century Christianity, salu
Mr. Triple THE representatives OIL
two GREAT republics have been the ones
to put the vatican where II Delol us
The vatican is Incompatible with Ike
publican principles.
Bitter Dose for Catholics.
This is a bitter dose for patr1otiG
Catholics in American to swallow
wonder how many doses of this sort
thew will take before revolt is Catn-
olicism in America to be American VI
Romish? If Romish then every pa
triotfc American should rise to crush
If for Roman Catholicism is the un-
compromising foe of freedom. M :,
world advances but the vatican never.
The statement in full was shown 10
Mr.. Roosevelt today when he salo;
II had made no arrangements 70
speak at any church or before any
clerical organization in Rome. nave
received q number of gentlemen OF All
religious faiths who have called at my
rooms or at the American embassy
s'ITnder the circum stances, 1 have re
ouested the American ambassador not
to hold the reception Whlcn ne neIA
intended to hold Wednesday afternoon
As regards all efforts, by whomso-
ever made. to bring about and intame
religious animosities because OF What
has occurred in connection with the
vatican and myself, I can do no more
than to refer to the emphatic staleo
ments contained in my open letter 10
DR. LYMAN Abbott, already pub1sneo.
s'AIi that 1 there said, desire TO
reiterate with all my whole power.
Reception Is Called Off,.
Mr.. Leishman. the American ambas-
sador. had arranged the reception at
the American embassy in order that
Mr. Roosevelt might meet the Amerl-
cans in Rome, regardless OF their re-
lisious faith on the neutral ground or
the EN- DaSSY. Inc appear e1lAOCs
ever of Mr.. Triples statement dis
pleased many American Catholics, VINO
forthwith manifested an intention OF
abandoning their purpose to attend the
reception if the Methodists of the or
ganization represented by Mr.. Triple
were to be present. The matter was
carried to Mr.. Roosevelt, who after
hearing both sides promptly asked Mr..
I.eishman to cancel the whole affair.
This was done.
The sensation caused by the determl-
nation of Mr.. Roosevelt not to be re
ceived by the pope on the terms made
by Cardinal Merry Del Val, continues
undated. The press today is hIled
with columns on the subject. The pa
pers of all shades of political opinion
with the exception of the clerical or
gans, support Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude.
Some of the anti-clerical sheets init
mate that the affair may result in the
downfall of the papal secretary. These
papers apparently are trying to arouse
a great anti-clerical demonstration to
be made at the railway station when
Mr.. Roosevelt leaves the city on
Wednesday night.
None of these partisan movements
has the sympathy of Mr.. Roosevelt,
who is exceedingly put out that a per-
sonal incident should have melted an
exhibition of that very religious hos
tility which he so greatly deprecated.