The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
A. Familiar as Il q. Lamentable.

In the Roosevelt version Of the Corre-
spondenCe which ended in the refusal III
the Pope Ia receive the ex-PTesideni the
Rector Of the American Catholic College
in Rome, il given in full in one Of Am
bas~ador I.EIsHMAN's dispatches. Mr.
, ROOSEVELT = answer To this il also given
in full Then. IN natural order, comes
the subinincd condensation Of the SEQ
ond communication from Monsignor
kFNNFDY.
" en- Mach = Ambassador i.EIsHNAN sent Mr.
EOusEvEtr c1hl" drspatch which endei by sAy
ING that thr Audience could not take place -
repunv on the understanding expressed IN the
former r.~s>asc
The effect producel on the reader 81
TINS sentence u that "A curt and not
courteous ult imn,um was served on Mr.
ROOSEVELT by tho Rector of the Amer
irau College. acting officially for his
Holiness the Pope. This impression il
increased bv the next paragraph Of the
Roosevelt statement:
VI RoosEvEi.r sent the following cable
Proposed pr->rntauon Il OF course nov Im.
possible
Thus the matter stands The Pope with
almost disCourteOus abruptness insists
on the observance Of certain conditions
winch are Incompatible with the dig
nifty AMI freedom Of the applicant for
a reception. and the applicant in inst
resentment property and most point
ellv refuses ~ submit \ laudablr atti-
uId" and sure 10 provoke the applause
81 right feeling and liberal men Of all
religious faith.
But this i not tho first time Mr.
ROoSFvEiT has given - the public cor
r,,~y,"ndenc" revealing himself in an
aimrabl" position. What was the CON-
plrte text II Mnnsignor kENSFpY'S
second message. Was IL abrupt. as the
Roosevelt statement would lead us To
believe ON tins aspect Of the case We
have III" statement ~ Monsgnor KEN
NEDY II - prcfac"d by a significant
remark
! notice that my second message Is not r.ly
given
With this as an introduction the Rec
tor of the American College disclnscs the
text II hiS second MESA age. win IA was
ILL., HOLMES, will he much pleased 20 gran, an
a lt r0r~ 20 Mr. RD1=EvTLr. 'or whom be enter
'1'-, great esteem both personally and A. T-~-i.
dent % ~ United states His HOLMES luiLe
recognizes Nr ROosEvELrs entire rgn, 20 free
dom of conduit tn the Other hand In view %
the circumstances for Witch neither NJ. Holiness
nor NJ RonsEvEIr i responsible. an audience
could nor p~rsr except on no understanding -
pressed In the former u1eS,ag~
This puts somewhat different face
on the correspondence There is no
c'Irtns-s. no di~cOurte~v. no ahr7Iptness
IN this message Instead. We find n
- MIR ROOSEVELT person.
ally. pheasant all'Ision - the country
oguiti"n ~ his Compl"t" fr"'siom IL
action, and what without violcuc" might |
y" Const r1i.si into "A regret that 'lrCum- /
beyond the power Of the Pops /
pr even Of THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Ia .
alter made u neC,-sssry for his Holiness /
not - r,,crde from a position already |
taken. This. We repea'. IL somewhat /
.lti-"r"ut from the idea conveyed by .
Mr. ROOSEVELT CONDENSED version Of /
Nun=ignor KENNEDY = note
The Roosevelt version Of this com
will be the more widely cir
rulatel Of IN" two. "A fact Of which Mr..
ROosEvFLT was well aware The Ken
ncslv correction will never overtake the !
nutlated statement. Suppression and |
sva-ion: they arc among the most used .
and highly valu~h weapons in the ar
-"ual If m. Mighty Hunter. They have
-"rved him well in his own country.
How will they answer his purpose in
foreign landsS