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Roosevelt refuses to accept
Although definite negotiations rela
tive to the meeting ended before
Roosevelt left Egypt. the announce
ment was withheld until after Roose-
Welt reached Rome, at the soic.ta-
tion of his American Catholic friends.
who believed in the meantime that
the vatican might change its atti-
tude. One Of Roosevelt's American
friends, who had been with him in
Egypt, who came to Rome without
any authorization from Roosevelt, in
terceded with Cardinal Merry del Val,
papal secretary. In an endcavOr to
avoid the situation which has caused
the sensation. Ills efforts were un-
availing.
While in Gondokoro In February
last. Roosevelt wrote 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 ar
ranged. Before an arrangement
could be reached for an audience
with the pope. several kilograms pass
ed. and the negotiations ended by
Roosevelt refusing IN any way to be
limited as to his conduct.
Mr.. Roosevelt, while declining.
had not made nor considered any
engagements in Rome except those
of an official character.
The Negotiations.
The history Of the negotiations fol
lows:
Mgr. Kennedy, rector OF the
American Catholic College. In reply
to the inquiry L made. requests that
the following be transmitted TO you:
"The holy father would be delight
ed TO grant an audience TO Roosevelt
April 5, and hopes nothing will arse
to prevent, such as the much re
gretted incident which made the re-
ception of Fairbanks impossible"
Replying Roosevelt said:
Present the following to Ken
nedy: II would be real pleasure
to be presented 10 the holy father
for whom entertain high respect.
both personally and as the head of a
reat church. l fully recognize his
right to receive or not whomsoeyer
he chooses, for any reason that seems
good to him. and IL he does notreceive
me | shall not question the propriety
of his action. On the other hand. |
must decline TO submit to any condi-
tions, which would limit my freedom
of conduct trust that on April 3
he will find 1t convenient to receive
me-"
Roosevelt at Cairo then received
a cablegram from Leishman giving
the following from Kennedy:
"The audience cannot take place
except with the understanding ex-
pressed in the former message"
Roosevelt then sent message to
Leischman saying: "The proposed
presentation of course, is now i'm
possible"
statement 10 Public.
Roosevelt particularly desires that
the incident be regarded by his
friends as purely personal, that 1t
shall not give rise to acrimonious
controversy. He cabled today a state
ment TO Rev. Lyman Abbott, editor
of the Outlook. at New York. saying:
"I wish to make a statement to my
fellow-Americans. am sure a great
majority of my fellow citizens. Cath
olics as well as Protestants, Will feel
that / acted in the only way possible
for an American. I earnestly hope
the incident will be treated as merely
personal and above all, not warrant
ing the slightest exhibition of rancor
or bitterness. Among my best and
closest friends are many Roman
Catholics. The respect and regard of
those are as dear to me as the re-
'spect and regard for the Protestants.
"The more an American sees OF
other countries the more profound
must be his feelings of gratitude that