Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-05
Ms Wish That Vatican Incident
Be Regarded as Per-
sonaI, Ignored.
He CALLS OFF RECEPTION
Action Traced Directly to Rev. B.
N. Triple. Pastor Of Meth
odiSt Church.
Colonel Docs Not Propose TO be Used
By Any one Co Disparagcmcut
OF ANY One Else.

Rome. April 5-Mr. Roosevelt was
not boz his happicst mood today His
wish that the vatican audience inci-
dent be regarded as personal TO him
had not been respected. and ne was in
t.nsely annoyed. About the first thing
the former president did today was 90
ell OF the reception to the members
Of thc American colony which had been
SET for tomorrow night This action
cam Boz traced directly 10 the issuance
yesterday Of "A statement by Rev Il.
NJ. Triple. pastor OF the American
Methodist church. in which opportunity
was taken Tor an attacl. on the Roman
church. Mr. Roosevelt does not pro-
pose % be- used by any one 20 the dis
paagemcut Of any one else.
MI Triple called on Mr.. Roosevelt
yesterday afternoon and on his dcpar-
ture made public statement IN which
Do lired the vatican episode out of the
realm of the personal and gave IL
world wide Significance
WHAT MR.. Triple SAID.
"2lr Roosevelt has struck blow Tor
twentieth century Christianity" said
Mr Triple. THE representatives OF
two great republics have been the ones
90 put the vatican where IL belongs
.. The vatican is Incompatible with
republican principles.
"Th.s is o. bitter dose Tor patriotic
Catholics in America 60 swallow.
wonder how many doses OF this sort
they win take before revolt Is Cathol-
ic.sm BOO America Co be- American or
hemishf II Romish. then every pa
uiotic American should rise 10 crush
o. Tor Roman Catholicism is the I'M
compromising foe Of freedom
The world advances but the vatican
never"
WHAT COLONEL SAYS
The statement Ia fun was shown TO
Mr Roosevelt today when hc said
II had made no arrangements To
speak at any church or before any
clerical organization in Rome. / have
received number Of gentlemen OF all
religious faiths who have called az my
rooms or az the American embassy
Under the circumstances have re-
Qucstel the American ambassador not
On hold ine reception which he had in
tended to hold Wednesday afternoon
'As regards all efforts. by whomso-
ever made. 20 bring about and inname
religious animositiCs because OF what
has occurred between the vatican and
myself ] can do no more than to refer
% the emphatic statements contained
30 nay opcn letter 10 DIT Lyman ABB
bott already published
'Au J there said I desire 10 reiterate
with nay whole power"
MT Lcishman. the American ambas-
sador, had arranged the reception at
The American embassy in order that
Mr. Roosevelt might meet the Ameri-
cans I'm Rome. regardless Of their re-
iEi1us faith, on the neutral ground OF
the embassy The appearance. how
ever. of Mr Triples statement DIS
pleased many American Catholics. who
forthwith manifested an Intention Or
abandoning their purpose 20 attend
me reception 10 the Mcth0dists Of the
organization represented by Mr., Triple
were i1 De- present
INCEPTION IS OFF.
The matter was carried 20 Mr Roose-
ven who. after hearing both sides.
Promptly asked Mr. Leishman To cam
&C.. ihe whole affair. This was done.
The sausdtion caused by the detcr-
m.nalion ~ Mr. Roosevelt not 10 be re-
S.l'ed hy the pope on the terms made
hN cardinal Merry del Val continues
undl3i 20 The press today is filled
WIN columns Gu the subject. The IA
l.- 90. al shades OF political opinion.
.Nl ODE exception OF tho clerical or
ti'. sunpurt Mr. Roosevolts attitude.
so.le Hi me violent anti-clcrical sheets
ilOmata that the affair may result In
' downfall OF the papal secretary
papers apparently are trying o.
great outi-clcrical demonstra
N.H DOB Do made ~ the railway station
w,."'o wv Roosevelt lcIves the city ~
",I'.sd'v night
Nol. 90 these partisan movements
nt' i1' sympathy o. Mt Roosevelt.
VINO .F oHceclilgly put out that per-
s.nal incident should have melted an
.,.N.io,ln'iIon NJ that very religious hos
'''y which De So greatly deprecated.