Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-08

the nobleness of his life. Tie liberty
which Mr.. Roosevelt is defending for all
he could not renOunce for himself
After pointing out that non-possurnus
could have been given without the ex
change Of notes, the paper declares that
the whole incident furnishes new proof
of the ''imperious intransigcntism of
Cardinal Merry del Val" and adds:
Gould Mr.. Roosevelt, a free citizen of
his own country. renounce his liberty in
Rome for the sake of an audience with
the Pope? 1t is time that the advisers
of the Pope should understand that a
certain imposition cannot be exacted."
The history of the negotiations is about
as follows:
While at Cairo Mr.. Roosevelt received
the following telegram from Ambassador
Leishman. dated March %:
Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the American
Catholic College, In reply TO an inquiry
which l caused to be made, requests that
the following communication be transmitted
to you: The holy father will be delighted
to grant an audience to Mr.. Roosevelt on
april ., and hopes that nothing will arise
to prevent it., such as the much regretted
incident which made the reception of Mr..
Fairbanks impossible"
Roosevelt Makes Reply.
Replying by cable to Ambassador
Leischman on March %, Mr. Roosevelt
said
Please present the following to Mgr. Ken
nedy: 1T would be q real pleasure to me
to be presented to the holy father, for
whom / entertain high respect, both per
sonally and as the head of a great church.
| fully recognize his entire right to receive
or not receive WhomsoeYer he chooses. for
any reason that seems good to him, and II
he does not receive me ! shall hot for
moment question the propriety of his action.
On the other hand, l in turn must decline
to make any stipuatiOns or submit to any
conditions which in any way would limit
my freedom of conduct. | trust that on
find liant
me.
Audience Is Declined.
On March % Mr.. Roosevelt at Cairo
received q c2blegram from Ambassador
Leishman, giving Il message from Mgr.
Kennedy, which concluded by saying:
The audience cannot take place except
on the understanding expressed in the
former message"
The following day Mr.. Roosevelt sent
another message to the American am
bassadOr, saying: The proposed pre-
sentatIOn IS, of course, now impossible"
Received by King.
King Victor Emmanuel received Mr.
Roosevelt at the Quirinal today. The
occasion afforded opportunity for another
exhibition of the admiration of the pub
lie for the former President and the pop
ular interest in his every movement
The hour Of his reception being known
! q considerable number of persons gath
cred to greet him on his way from the
| hotel to the royal palace.
| As he was alighting from his carriage
at the Quirinial the cuirassiers forming
| the bOdyguard of the King gave him a
military salute. A footman in blue vel
vet knickerbockers and red coat covered
with gold lace preceded Mr.. Roosevelt
| to the antechamber of his majesty, where
he was received by Rear Admiral Carol
Ii, aid on duty. County Tozzani and Duke
! Cito. masters of ceremonies.
Immediately afterwards the distin-
| gulshed guest was escorted to the door
Of the Kings apartment, which, when
| thrown open, revealed his majesty stand
! ing with arms outStretched and with a
smile upon his lips. His majesty wore
the uniform % a general of the italian
army. His words of welcome, spoken in
excellent English, were cordial. King
Victor and Mr.. Roosevelt shook hands
heartily, the monarch inviting the form
er President to sit at his side. The door
of the apartment was then closed and
the two remained in private cOnversa-
ton for about three-quarterS OF an hour.
Mr. Roosevelt, it is said, expressed the
pleasure that he felt in again meeting
his majesty following the short inter
| view which they had a year ago at Mes
| sina on board the battleship Reumberto.
! The King, it is learned, said he had been
| waiting with interest the return of the
eX-President, as he had desired to hear
from his own lips the report of his
African adventures which his majesty
| had followed as closely as possible. Mr..
| Roosevelt gave a brief account of his
! shooting experiences, and later express
! sionS of friendship on behalf of their
| respective countries were exchanged, the
Italian sovereign reiterating his admira-
! ton for America.
| Following the audience, Mr. Roosevelt
/ said that tbn X cd bnnO 60 yra
and t1attering both to him personally and
to his country that he felt that he should
not make public anything concerning
their conversation.
The fOrmalities of the reception con-
cluded, King Victor personally conduct
| ed Mr.. Roosevelt to the hall of the pal
ace, where the American inspected the
hunting trophies of the Kings father
and grandfather.
When the time came to say goodbye.
his majesty invited Mr. Roosevelt to
drive with him tomorrow morning. The
sovereign explained that though they
would dine together at the court tonight
he desired to see and talk with his guest
| further, alone.
Sees Tomb of Raphael
From the Quirinal, Mr.. Roosevelt
| drove to the Pantheon. Beyond the
charm of its ancient memories, this spot
Il
Raphael, King Victor Emmanuel Il,
the father of his country" and King
! Humbert. At the entrance 10 the tenn
pie Mr.. Roosevelt was saluted by the
veterans of the wars of Italian indie
pendence, who for thirty-two years have
guarded night and day the tomb of their
chief
| The guest shook hands with each of
the veterans, congratulating them on the
| honorable duty in which they We're en-
gagged and saying that he had wished not
| to leave Rome without paying tribute
of respect to the memory of the founder
of United Italy. He brought two
wreaths, which were placed upon the
tombs of Victor Emmanuel Il, and
Humbert.
Mr.. Roosevelt was received formally
| by DR.. c. Ricci, director general of the
| department of fine arts, who represented
the ministry of instruction. Others pres
ent were Mgr. Reccaria, royal chaplain
of the Pantheon; Commander Andrew T.
| Long, American naval attache; Prof
| Jesse Carter, director of the American
School of Classical Studies at Rome, and
several other Americans.
Rain was falling at the time, but out
| side the Pantheon a large crowd had
gathered, and as Mr.. Roosevelt left the
| place he was cheered. A pleasing Incl
| dent at the Pantheon was a chance meet
ing between Mr.. Roosevelt and the
| Queen Dowager Margarita, who detained
| the former President in conversation for
some moments.