The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-04

ROME, April although travelling
Y private citizen, distinguished
nriyate citizen, 1t is true, but still, as
he constantly repeats, merely private
Il r:ul. Roosevelt met with disappoint-
y $Ss y, esnt for the first time Sunday. Until
fhat morning it was thought that TO-
i sXSS would see his meeting with King
f7iktor Emanuel and the following day
meeting with the pope. He VIII
Sa2e the king today and dine with him,
issst Col Roosevelt will not see the
rope.
3 Is soon as Col Roosevelt left the
4 1ilngle at Gondokoro in FEBRUARY ne
yfrote to Ambassador Leishman at
K6me saying that he would be glad OF
sfHs honor of presentation to his
66Iiness. At Cairo he received as
pilfch from Mr.. Leishman, as follows:
Rome. March 23.-The rector OF
\ fhe American Catholic College, Mishop
Kennedy. in reply to an inquiry when
81 ss caused to be made, requests tnat
the following communication be trans
& na}tted to you. 1t begins; The holy
father will be delighted to grant an
audience to Mr.. Roosevelt on April
k:Mand hopes that nothing will arise
rs prevent it, such as the much re-
|sseretted incident which made TIRE re-
8ception of Mr.. Fairbanks impossible.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied in a telegram
& dated March 25, in which he said:
please present the following to
II pishop Kennedy: 1T would be a real
4 pleasure to me to be presented TO the
holy father, for whom entertain high
respect. both personally and as the
! head of a great church. fully recog-
s,fze his entire right to receive or not
rnceive whomsoever he chooses Tor
Any reason that seems good to him,
and if he does not receive me l snail
not for moment question the pro-
zSSir zSSsS3if,riety of his action. On the other
II 3iand, /, in my turn, must decline 10
& make any stipulation or submit TO any
sfs,n ditions which would in any way
limit my freedom of conduct. ] trust
HAT on April he will find it conven-
lent to receive me-
This reply was communicated to
s. The Vatican on the same day and on
March 2S Bishop Kennedy was In
structed to send the following COM
munication:
His holiness would be much pleased
to grant an audience to Mr.. Roosevelt
for whom he entertains high esteem
both personally and as the former
of the United States. His
B holiness recognizes Mr.. Roosevelt's
i entire right to full freedom Of con
Z duct. On the other hand, in view O
circumstances for which neither his
Z holiness nor Mr. Roosevelt is respons
aSsible, an audience could not take place
except on the understanding expressed
s$in the former message.
@ Mr.. Leishman telegraphed this tx
Mr.. Roosevelt at Cairo, and the latter
ON March 20 telegraphed to the am
bassador:
81 THE proposed presentation is, o.
course, now impossible"
This impossibility was not gfver
publicity until Sunday, by which timt
cat was evidently quite established
Shortly before leaving Naples Mr.
Roosevelt cabled to DR. Abbott a state
ment for publication in the Outlook.
1t further appears that 1t was Joh1
\ Callan OIoughlin, who was assistan
secretary of state in 1909 and grea
PERSONAL friend OF Mr.. Roosevelt's IS
&S who yesterday attempted to interced'
# with Cardinal Merry del Val Tn,
# following semi-offcial version of wha
# transpired at that interview has beer
id furnished by Vatican authority:
Cardinal Merry del Val said to MI
Vi O'Ioughlin:
@ Can you guarantee that Mr.. Roose
sSa velt will not visit the Methodist
ID here?"
~ MIR. O'Longhlin replied
u. Il can not. Indeed, believe tha
M Mr.. Roosevelt is just the man to g,
H there. He will do as he pleases."
1T is indefensible,y said the papa
# secretary, for any person ODE aske,
S to be received by great personag
# whose feelings he would ba unwillini
to respect,
SN In the course of further converse
stion the cardinal declared that nj
court In Europe granted unrestricte,
Saudiences. Mr.. Roosevelt himself
said the cardinal, when he was presi