The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-04

One Of the former president American
friends. who had been with him in Egypt.
came 70 Rome yesterday without authOri-
cation from Mr.. Roosevelt and iDterceded
with Cardinal Merry del Val. the papai
secretary, in an endeaYOr 10 avoid a stu
alton which. as it now stands. has caused
a real sensation in Rome. although il was
not entirely unexpected But his efforts
were unavailiug.
While AT GOndokorO. in February last.
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote 10 Ambassador
Leishman, saying he would be glad OF
the honor of an audience with King Vic
tor Emmanuel and the pope The audi
ence with the king was promptly ar
ranged. Before an arrangement could be-
reached relative 10 an audience with the
pope, several kilograms We're passed, and
the negotiations were ended by Mr.
ROOseYelTs refusing in any way TO be-
limited as to his conduct and announcing
that an audience with the pope under tina
circumstances was now impossible.
But Few Engagements.
AS a matter Of fact. Mr.. Roosevelt.
while declining TO accept any conditions
in connection with his audience with the
pope. has neither directly or indirectly
before, during Or after the negotiations
made or considered any engagements in
Rome except those OF an official char
acter, and me actually entered Rome to-
night with but two definite engagements
the audience with the king and the dim
ner TO be given in his honor by the mu-
niCipality.
The history Of the negotiations is about
as follows
While at Cairo. bIr. Roosevelt received
the following telegram from Ambassador
Leisnman, dated March 3;
Mgr Kennedy, rector of the American
Catholic college, in reply 10 an inquiry
which / caused TO be made. requests tho
following communication TO be transmit
ted to You: The holy father Will be de-
lighted TO grant an audience 10 MIR. RoOse-
welt on April ;, and hopes that nothing
viii arise to prevent It, such as the much
regretted incident which made the recep-
ton OF Mr. Fairbanks impossible
Replying by cable e. Ambassador Leish-
man, on March p, Mr.. Roosevelt said;
Please present the following to Mgr
Kennedy It would be a real pleasurs
20 me to be presented to the holy father,
for whom L entertain high respect, both
personally and as the head of a great
church. 1 fully recognize his entire Tighf
TO receive OF not receive WhOnsOeVer he
chooses, fOl any reason that seems good
to him. and If he does not receive / shall
not for moment question the propriety
Of his action. On the other hand l. ia
my turn, decline TO make any stipuations
or TO submit 20 any conditions which in
any way would limit my freedom Of con-
duct. 1 trust on April he viii find it
convenient TO receive me.
Certain Terms Made.
On March p Mr. Roosevelt. at afro,
received a cablegTam from Ambassador
Letshman giving the message from Mgr
Kennedy, which concluded by saying:
The audience cannot take place except
on the understanding expressed in the for
meT message
The following day Alr. Roosevelt sent
another message to the American am
bassador, saying: "The proposed pressn-
tatiOn is of course now impossible.
MIR. Roosevelt particularly desires the
incident shall be regarded by his friends.
both Catholic and Protestant. in Amer
lea, as personal, and that ii shall not
give rise to any acrimonious controversy.
with this end in view, he cabled today
the following statement to the Rev. Ly-
man Abbott editor Of the Outlook, ar
New York.
Through the Outlook 1 wish TO make
a statement to my fellow Americans re-
garding what has occurred in connection
with the Vatican. | am sure that the
great majority of my fellow citizen Cath
lies, quite as much as PrOtestants, will
feel that / acted in the only way pos
sible for an American to act, and be-
cause of this very fact ] most earnestly
hope that the incident viii be treated in
a matter-Of-cOurse way as merely per
s0nal. and. above all. as not warrantina
the slightest exhibition Of rancOr or Bit
terness.
Among my best and closest friends are
many Catholics The respect and regard
OF those of my fellow Americans who are
Catholics are as dear TO me as the re-
spect and regard of those who are Pro-
testants. On my journey through Africa
visited many Catholic as well as many
Protestant missions AS I look forward
TO telling the people at nome all that
has been done by Professionals and Cath
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