Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-04

Chowning. in attendance on Unitsd
Ststss Senator John W. DAME, OF Viz
ginia, stated today that his patient IL
progressing satisfactorily and taking
Dcur;shment.
The Roosevelt Vatican Affair
Rome, April 4.-OsrdInal Merry del
Val. pspsl secretary OF state, today
placed The blame for the vatican contro.
versy upon the shoulders of Theodore
Roosevelt.
Without iasuing any formal statement,
he indicated that If Mr.. Roosevelt had
quietly acquiesced In the plans made for
his reception by the pope, the vatican
would have been only too glad to make
it plain shat his acquiescence vas 10 no.
wise a submission or yielding on his
part, and worldwide discussion that
hiss already reached the dimensions of
religious political tempest, could thus
have been avoided.
When it was suggested to the cardinal
that the vatican had really opened the
way for the breach by its initial sugges-
tiop, contained In Mgr. KenDedy's mes
sage to Ambassador LeishmaD, that Mr..
Roosevelt avoid The i'mistske" COM
mitted By Mr.. Fairbanks, when the vat
lean had already been unoficially mott
tied that Mr.. Roosevelt was contemplat-
log 90 address to the Me!hodist', the
cardinal admitted that possibly Mgr.
Kennedy had not worded his message as
automatically as he might have done.
There vas no denial, however, from
the cardinal that Mgr. KenneGS's meg
sage, in tone at least, was dictated by
the vatican.
Rome, April 4-Everywhere in
Rome, except among the Catholics Of
| the most strict type, The feeling Is mani.
fest t,dsy that Mr.. Roosevelt acted
wholly within, 20. only h!s rights, but
in conformity to his dignity and pos:-
ton, 10 refusing to accept an Invitation
to lave an audience with the pope
tomorrow as long as the invitation car
ried With it such restrictions upon his
| candnc! So was impiisd 10 Manager
| Keonedy's final telegram ID Mr.. Roosevelt
delivered to him at Cairo.
Summed up, this restriction was that
Roosevelt C; uld not be received by the
! pops if he contemplated prior addrts'
to the Me,hodists OF Zone. This was
the Fairbanks incident that Manager
Kennedy referred to.
Mr.. Roosevelt cor :mplated Nd such
| address, Int he resented the implied
dictstion.
The vatican authorities express amaze.
melt at Mr.. Roosevelt's publication
of the text of the NETS ,ges thst passed
BIZ t geen him and Ambassador Lelshman
and of Mspager Keanedy's correepon-
dence With the ambassador. These
messages, in the opinion of vatican sl-
horIties, we're confidential aud should
have been 30 treated.
The affair, conceded 10 be regretable
By the Cathoiice, apparently made GO
difference 10 King Vicior's attitude,
for he received Mr.. Roosevelt at the
| palace giis morning With unusual
warmth,
Mrs. Roosevelt aud Miss Ethel will
be received by Qusen Helena this even
! iDe, al which reception the DoRpger
Queen Msrgherita will also be preaent.
Later the king will give dinner for
the colonel and his family, which, ss
planned, will bs the most notable func-
| zion a7er given By the king to other
than foreign kings sud members OF the
Italian nobil ty.
! London, April 4-The concensus OF
opinion 10 England, where hostility to
The pope IL more or less general, Is thst
the Roosevelt vatican stair will work
al inquiry to Catholicism The world
over, particularly in America. Al
| most without exception public expret=
! sIous on the Incident, including those
| Of the press, warmly commend Roose-
! velPs stand.
New York, April 4.-Archbishop
| Farley today declined to discuss the
Roosevelt incident It The vatican.
Through his private SECRETARY, Rev.
Father William J. siunot, Archbishop
Farley declared that The incident was
one with which lhs Vst can alone had
10 zeal and that IS the vatican had
dealt with 1t, 1t would be ont of place
for HIN 10 discuss the affair at sll.
Further than that nothing would be
given out, be said.
Ia an interview at Indiauapolis, lnd
todsy Mr.. Fairbanks said: mo Amsr-
icau can accept an audience at The vat'7
can UPON the condition that he shall not
speak when he likes, regardless OF church
or creed"
Baltimore, Md, April 2.-Cardir al
Gibbons left Baltimore t,day for Wash
ingi,p. No impression regarding the
Reconsideration controversy could be
had from bis emineuce before his depsr.
ture for the capital. No one at the archie
p;scopal residence would slate for what
purpose the cardinals journey to Wash.
ington was made.
Washington, April 4-Efforts 10 OBJ
tain sn Interview with Cardinal Gibbons,
head OF the Catholic Ctnrch 10 America,
regarding the Roosevelt incident we're
unproductive. The cardinal called 1.-THE
Safe Department and then went to the
rsctory OF st. Patrick's church. There
hs declined 10 receive any callers. Rev.
Father Russell, who turned wtuld-be
interviewers away, said: 81 am quite
sure that the cardinal will make no
statement on the subject -
Wanted to Kiss the President.
Philadelphia, Pa, April An sged
hysterical woman whom be had seen