The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
ROOSEVELT BLAMED
BY MERRY DEL VAN
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confidential and should have been 81
treated.
1t was explained that Mgr. Ken
nedys reference To the Fairbanks In
cident' was intended as friendl,
reference in the hope that an int
nation along this line would avoiC
| the possibility of anothe rsuch un
| pleasant situation arising.
Methodist Ministers Call.
Drs Triple and Clark. Of thu
Methodist College in Rome. called or
MT Roosevelt yesterday. During theil
visit Mr. Roosevelt purposely avoided
any discussion OF the Vatican affair
DR. Triple, however. who Is at th'
from warmly eongratulating the ex'
president on his course and told him
that 1t was in perfect harmony Wttr
new feeling that Is developing II
Rome that the Vatican is headed
around with too many restrictions
that are opposed even by the ma
| jority of Catholics.
Tomorrow morning King Victor
will take Mr.. Roosevelt driving. the
honor being almost unprecedented.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel will
be received by Queen Helena this
evening at which reception the
Dowager Queen Margherita will also
be present, Later the king will give
"a dinner for the Colonel and his
family. which, as planned. will be the
most notable function ever given by
the king to other than foreign kings
and mem bers OF the italian nobility.
Archbishop Farley silent.
NEW YORK, April 4.--Archi bish op
Farley to-day DECLINED to discuss the
Roosevelt incident at the Vatican.
Through his private secretary, Rev.
Father William j. Sinnot Archbishop
Farley declared that the incident was
one with which the Vatican alone had
TO deal and that as the Vatican had
dealt with 1t, it would be out OF
place for him to discuss the affair at
all. Further than that nothing would
be given out, he said,
Message Not Fully Sent
A statement by Mgr. Kennedy says:
II was authorized To send MIR. Roose-
Welt the first message. which is quoted
In his statement. The reference to the
Fairbanks incident in the message was
intended by the Vatican only as II
friendly intimation. ! notice that my
second message Is not fully sent. II
ran thus:
His Holiness VIII he much pleased
to grant an audience To Mr.. Roosevelt.
fol whom he entertains great esteem.
both personally and as President OF
the United States. His Holiness quite
recognizes MIR. Roosevelt's entire right
to freedom of conduct. On the other
hand, in view OF the circumstances.
for which neither His Holiness nor
MIR. Roosevelt is responsible, an audi
ence could not occur except on the
understanding expressed in the former
message
After this no further communica-
ton reached me from Mr. Roosevelt
''IndefensibIe," Says Del Val.
'Tt is indefensible." said Papal Sec
rotary Del Val. ''for any person to ask
to be received by great parsonage
whose feelings he would be unwilling
to respect"
In the course OF further converse
ton the cardinal declared that no
court IN Europe granted unrestricted
audiences.
'Mr. Roosevelt himself" said the
cardinal, when he was President, de-
clined To receive persons unconditlon-
ally at the White House.
Without giving the name of the per-
son, the cardinal recalled case where
President Roosevelt, having been erro-
neousiy informed that certain per-
son was visiting him by the authority
OF the Vatican, Immediately sent a
cabinet officer TO the apostolic deie-
Gate 4hath he cesil4 net xeceave .thi4 peE-.