El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-05

ing to arouse a great anticlericaL dem
onstration to be made at the railway
station when Mr.. Roosevelt leaves the
city Wednesday night.
|. None of these partisan movements
has the sympathy of Mr.. Roosevelt, who
is exceedingly put out that personal
incident should have melted an exhibit
ton, the religious hostility of which
he so greatly deprecated.
Vatican Incident.
The vatican incident. which has
aroused considerable bitter comment in
the newspapers, has made Mr.. Roosevelt
the subject Of intense popular interest
and crowd is constantly before the no.
tel where he is staying, awaiting
chance to get glimpse of him.
Now that Mr.. Roosevelt has made
public the documents which the vatican
had considered confidential, cardinal
Merry Del Val, papai secretary Of state
wishes the entire history of the negotia-
lions which the audience which the
former president sought Of pope Plus "
TO be known.
Cardinal Merry Del Val is credited
with the responsibility for the vatican's
part in the matter, and the following
may be accepted as his version:
Following the exchanges between mon
signor Kennedy and American ambas-
sador Leishman and Mr.. Roosevelt's de-
cision not to be received under the terms
imposed. John Callan OLaughlin. as
sistant secretary of state in 1909, and
a personal friend of Mr.. Roosevelt,
called upon cardinal Merry Del Val.
bearing an Introduction from monsfg-
nor Falconio, apostolic delegate to the
United States. Mr.. O'Laughlin said:
'1 do not come in the name of Mr..
Roosevelt, but on my own account as
an American Catholic"
Cardinal Merry Del Val said:
Then what are we here for? 1t is
useless to discuss the matter. If you
do not represent Mr.. Roosevelt you
cannot make any arrangements or speak
for him.
Mr.. O'Laughlin replied:
What I consider important is TO tell
your eminence that IL the two dis
patches sent by monsignor Kennedy are
Roosevelt will accept an audience"
Wanted Assurances
Cardinal Merry Del Val said:
"I will not discuss Mr. RooseveH's
rights, but give me confidential as
surances that, de facto, Mr.. Roosevelt
will not go to the Methodists and the
audience will occur"
Mr. O'Laughlin refused TO give this
assurance.
The cardinal then said:
Mr.. Roosevelt is free to go to the
Methodists, and do whatever he chooses.
but the pontiff is certainly free not to
receive a man who would claim the
right to insult him on the day after
having been received by him, or per-
haps on the same day, as. according to
your statement, he may leave Rome on
the same day of the papal audience.
thus having only between noon and
evening Tuesday in which to see the
MethodiSts-
he is a Catholic. Protestant. Israelite
or Buddhist. All religious persons
merit the same esteem. The impor-
tant thing is to be honest and sincere.
So far as the form of belief is con-
cerned, 1 believe all honest people will J
always be on good terms with God"
France Is Stirred.
Paris, France, April 5.-Nowhere in
Europe has the failure OF the pope to
grant an audience to Mr.. Roosevelt Gre
a1ed more interest than in France and |
it is expected to prove strong card !
for the government in the coming cleo |
tions as supporting the contention of
NJ BRAND. the premier. that the recent /
q citation Of the French Episcopate was |
inspired by the present intransigient and /
intolerant attitude of the vatican.
The Temps in its account of the in
cident recalls g conversation which the /
of that paper had with |
Mr. Roosevelt a day or two ago. in /
which, evidently thinking of the affair. I
Roosevelt extoled religious tolerance, /
pointing out how in America his friends |
included ministers of all denomination |
II have a particular sympathy" said /
Mr. Roosevelt, for those who esteem /
that religious faith is mystic. 1t even /
gives a man a dynamic value which |
becomes a benevolent force for him |
and others"
Roosevelt Has Occupied a Pulpit
Mr. Roosevelt also recalled. during |
the course Of the interview, the visit |
OF NJ. Tardieu. foreign editor Of he !.
Temps, to the United States, when he /
dined at the white house with high |
OF all churches, Catho-
lie bishops on that occasion fraterniz-
ing with Protestants and those Of Jew
ish faith. ''Tardieu must have noticed"
says Mr.. Roosevelt, that I was the
friend of ministers of all cults. I have
myself mounted a pulpit and delivered |
a sermon to the faithful Of your 1elig-
ion. who listened with the greatest sym
pathy."
That is thing that would be rather
in Europe" remarked the cor
Yes, I think So" responded Mr..
Roosevelt with a vigorous gesture OF
the head.
Pass Resolutions.
Spokane, Wash, April 5.-At the
of the general Ministerial As
ISOLATION Of Protestant Ministers of the
city last evening the following reso-
luton Of commentator was passed by
them:
Resolved. That we, the Ministerial
association of Spokane. do most heartily
commend Mr.. Roosevelt for his refusal
Of an audience with the pope under
the humiliating conditions imposed by
the vatican"
Approve of Course.
Binghampton, n. Y, April 5.-Former