Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08
TAKE ROAD ALONG SUNNY SLOPES
WHICH THEY FOLLOWED AS
BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.
BOTH IN RARE GOOD Sf.RlTS.
italians, with Barred Heads, Watch at
Respectful Distance and Are Re
warded with Smiles.
EXPECT TO END TRIP SATURDAY

SPEZIA. Italy, April I. = Theodore
Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt began to-
day the carriage drive along the sunny
slopes of the Liguarian Alps, the road
they followed as bride and bridegroom,
twenty-four years ago. The day was as
beautiful as could be wished. They eN-
pect to reach Genoa late Saturday.
a carriage was in waiting when the
ROosevelts arrived here by train from
Rome, at $50 o'clock this morning.
Within few minutes, their baggage had
been transferred and no time was lost
in making the start. A little group OF
Italians, who, with barred heads, watched
the two from a respectful distance, was
rewarded with mods and smiles, and as
they drove away Col. Roosevelt looked
back and waved his hand in farewell.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt appeared
IN excellent health and rare good spirits.
Stops will be made at the little taverns
II the Old Roman towns that are perched
plctureSquely on the SUBMITS OF the foot
hills. Mr.. RooSevelt's request to the
Italian as well as the American CORE
spondents that he and Mrs. Roosevelt be
allowed to enjoy seclusion during the
drive will be observed.
On the evening of ADril u the Roose-
velts will leave Porto MauriZiO for Vi
emma, stopping at Venice for a day.
Discuss Vatican Incident.
ROME, April Some of the prom-
nent ecceSiaSticS who were received by
The Pope today managed to Introduce the
subject of the Roosevelt incident. To
these the pontif expressed the deepest
regret that he had been prevented from
meeting and speaking with the former
President, but he gave utterance to no
opinion regarding the negotiations or the
deadlock that followed.
The incident continues to be q live top
ic of popular discussion and is empha
sized by what the Liberia press calls the
new mistake of Cardinal Merry del Val,
who had before prevented the Choral So
ciety of Cologne being received by the
Pope because the socetv visited the
Quirinal and sang before the Italian SOW
ereigns, in spite of the fact that every
year hundreds of persons are received
by King Victor Emmanuel and after
wards admitted to the presence of his
holiness.
Comment of Newspaper.
The Messagero today says: Within a
few days Cardinal Merry del Val has
shown discourtesies to the most beloved
American citizen and to q gathering of
the most beloved persons of Germany,
and indirectly to the King of Italy AS
long as this young and audaciOus Span
ish cardinal dominates the Leonine city
the Italian Liberals must be on their
guard"
What the Matin Says.
PARIS, April THE Matin today
claims that the treatment of Mr.. Roose-
Welt by the Vatican meets with disap-
prevail in the highest and most import
ant ecclesiastical circles, including many
members of the Sacred college, who hold
Cardinal Merry del Val and not the
Pope responsible. These prelates point
out that Mr.. Roosevelt has always
shown the most profound respect for the
Catholic church, and now that church
has offended him. The Matin thinks
that the adversaries of the papal secre-
tary will seize the incident as a weapon
with which to break down his authority
and prestige.
Catholic Papers Comments.
BERLIN, April THE Germania,
Catholic daily, discusses the Vatican
Roosevelt incident today in a dispas-
sionate editorial that occupies two col
umns. This is the first authoritative
Catholic view of the matter expressed in
Germany. The paper considers that
Mr.. Roosevelt was over-punctilious and
too sharply emphatic about his freedom
and independence. The Vatican. The
Germania says, had no desire to do Mr..
Roosevelt an injury or to embarrass his
movements, but it could not omit a prop
er understanding in advance so as to
make sure the Avoidance of an incident
similar to tLat which marred the visit
to Rome of former Vice President Fair
banks. Were the Methodists' society in
Rome not extremely and militantIy anti.
Catholic, says The Germania, but only
Il medium for the worship of Protestants
residing in Rome. the Vatican would
have raised no objections. The paper
wonders what will happen when Mr..
Roosevelt arrives in Berlin.