The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-05
DiNED TOGETHER AT PALACE AT
ROME LAST EVENING"
PoMPous DISPLAY.
THE VATICAN INCIDENT
Subject Of Comment by Italian Jo.:-
mails Which have Taken Sides
Crowds Greet Rooae-
velt Everywhere

Emmanuel The King received
Roosevelt at an early hour at Quiri-
nal with particular warmth. They
talked together nearly an hour This
at the palace given by the king and
Queen in honor of Roosevelt and his
family. The queen herself directed
all the arrangements,
Roosevelt's party was received
with great pomp at the palace and
they were greeted by the soyerigns,
surrounded by their military and
civil households.
After a short conversation all the
guests, who included many of the
Italian nobility, American Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Leischman, adjourned
to the private dining room of the
king, which was magnifcently deco
rated. The dinner was enlvened by
a military band
The queen had Roosevelt and Ker-
NIT on her right and Mrs. Roosevelt
and Ethel sat at the right of the
king.
Ambassador Leischman earlier
gave a luncheon to Roosevelt.
After lunch Roosevelt received DR..
Carlos Manuel Cespedes, Cuban min
lister, who presented a message and
greetings of the Cuban government,
He also received DR.. Walling Clark,
head of the Methodist organization
in Italy. and Rev. Dr., b. NJ. Nipple,
pastor OF the American Method st
church Of Rome.
A number OF italian journalists
called upon Roosevelt this afternoon
but Roosevelt declined to discuss the
Vatican incident During the course
of the conversation he spoke OF the
great change in Rome since he was
here on his honeymoon.
Rooseyelt's mail was enormous. He
says that with best intentions it is
impossible for hiIM to answer the
hundreds Of communications he IS
receiving. Earlier in the day Roose-
welt visited the Pantheon where he
was the object of a popular demon
stration.
Tomorrow morning he will drive
with the king. He will be the guest
of the British ambassador at dinner
in the evening. The vatican incident
has made Roosevelt the subject of
intense popular interest. A crowd is
constantly before his hotel awaiting
a chance to get glimpse of him.
Commenting On RooseyeH's can
celled audience with the pope, the
Gionarnle D'Italia, the organ Of ex-
Premier Sonnino, says that the Vati-
can incident demonstrates that Car
dlnal Merry del Walls permenence
will not augment the cordiality be-
tween the Vatican and the United
States.
The Vatican paper, Ragione, SAYS
the incident shows the narrowness of
mind of the papal secretary of state,
while Roosevelt admirably maintained
his decorous dignity, and says the
"rudeness of the Vatican diplomacy
will argment his popularity among
the American people"
The -1hole Vatican press takes as
d basis for comment the statement
appea ing tonight in the Observatore
Romano, official organ of the Vatican,
which explained that the Vatican
could not risk its reputation on the
Fairbanks incident, 1T being noto-
rious to all Rome and foreigners
continues the paper, what the Meth
odist church here is"
There was not any oflense against
Roosevelt's freedom of action and
conscience, as he could freely attend
elsewhere to the duties of his re-
ligion (Roosevelt is not a Methodst)
What was asked was only that Roose
Welt abstain from placing the author
ity and prestige Of his name at the
service of the very institution which
directs by calumny AMI open rebellion
a war against the Roman Catholic
church in its own metropolis. Thus
there was no imposition, no minimiz-
ing anybody's liberty, but simply ac-
accomplishment and defense on the
part of the supreme of the duties and
rights strictly connected with his own
spiritual power"
GIBBONS VISITED TAFT.
washington, ApriI 4.-The coinci-
dence of call by Cardinal Gibbons
at the White House so closely follow
ling the Roosevelt incident at Rome
occasioned no little excitement in
washington today. 1t developed that
Ithe prelate's visit was the result of
an engagement made week ago.
Taft and the cardinal say the Incl
dent" was not discussed. The cardi-