The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-07
ROOSEVELT WROTH;
RECEPTION OFF
Methodist Pastors Statement
Leads to Action.
WILL NOT MEET AMERICANS
His Wish That Vatican Incident Be
Regarded as Personal Is Not
acknowledgement to
Religious Strife.

! Rome, April 6.--Speclal: After MS
departure from here tonight Col.
Roosevelt intends to drop out of the
public view as completely as posi-
Bile until he and his wife arrive at
this plan he has asked the correspond
ents who have been with him to leave
the party temporarily and not to join
them until he reaches Genoa. There
/ is sentimental side to their desire
for privacy, as they wish to retrarel
along the shores OF the Mediterranean
between Scezra and Genoa. So strong
is their desire for isolation that even
Kermit and Ethel will be with them
hut little bf the time Tonight the
family will be the guests of honor at
dinner rendered by the municipality
which will probably be one of the
most noteworthy functions arranged
for them.
Rome, Italy. April 6.-Mr. Roose.
velt's planned reception to the Ameri-
can colony has been called off as a
result of an anti.Vatican statement Is
sued by Rev. B. NJ. Triple of the
American Methodist church in Rome.
| Mr. Roosevelt was not in his happi-
est mood. His wish that the Vatican
audience incident be regarded as per-
sonal to him had not been respected
and he was intensely annoyed.
Mr.. Roosevelt does not purpose to
be used by anyone to the disparage-
ment of anyone else.
Statement That Caused Trouble.
MIR. Triple called on Mr.. Roosevelt
and on his departure made public a
statement in which he lifted the Vat
lean episode out of the realm of the
personal and gave it a worldwide sig
nificance.
'Mr. Roosevelt has struck blow
for twentieth century Christianity
said MIR. Triple THE representatives
OF two great republics have been the
ones to put the Vatican where it be
longs The Vatican is incompatible
with republican principles,
This is bitter dose for patriotic
Catholics in America to swallow.
wonder how many doses of this sor
they will take before they revolt.
is Catholicism in America to bt
American or Romish? II Romish
then every patriotic American shoult
cism is the uncompromising foe o
freedom. The world advances, blu
the Vatican never"
Opposed to Religious Strife,
, The statement in full was shown II
Mr.. Roosevelt, when he said:
II had made no arrangements Il
speak at any church or clerical or
. ganization in Rome. I have received
a number Of gentlemen of all relig
, ious faiths who have called at m.
rooms or at the American embassy.
Under the circumstances I have re
, quested the American ambassador no
, to hold the reception which he ha'
, planned.
, las regards all efforts by whomsC
ever made to bring about and infiam
, religious animosities because of wha
, has occurred in connection with tn
, Vatican and myself, ! can do no NOR
+ than refer to the emphatic statement
, contained in my open letter to DR.. Ly
man Abbott. already published
" IAN that there said desire to RI
iterate with my whole power"
Comment Fills Roman Press.
Y The sensation caused by the dete
mination of Mr.. Roosevelt not to b
received by the pope on the term
made by Cardinal Merry del Val col
tinues undated. The press is file
with columns on the subject.
The papers of all shades of polit
cal opinion, with the exception of tn
clerical organs, support MIR. Roos
velt's attitude. Some of the violer
: anti-cierical sheets intimate that tn
:, affair may result in the downfall {
e the papal secretary. These papers a
r parently are trying to arouse gre'
h anti-clerical demonstration TO be mad
l. at the railway station when Mr.. Roos
l. welt leaves the city.
s None of these partisan movement
has the sympathy of Mr.. Roosevelt
. who is much put out that a persons
incident should have melted an exh
4 bition OF that very religious HOSTILE
4 which he 50 greatly deprecates.