The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-04


Arrange Reception at the vatican
CerdiaI Resps0se Coupled win
Hint ~ To ''ReEre'tsd'' Fairbanhs
AFFAIR Then the EN-Isre~lsient BaIked
and the Arrangement Was Al on On
March M Secret Kept Untm He
landed In UsD Radical Papers IN
Rene Praise ISIS Course Hls PIans.
spsct1i CIAe D,spdieHes 70 THE SUN.
ROME. April ,. Col. Roosevelt Is not
to see the Pope after all. II was settled
onsNarch ~ that his presentation at the
Vatican should not take place. hut tho
news was only given to the public to-day.
The ex-President had expressed an
ardent desire tn meet Plus X. and the
Pope had reciprocated with expressions
Of a cordial desire to see him. Col.
Roosevelt declined. however. to give any
guarantees that he would avoid any in
cident such as prevented the prescnta-
ton Of Mr.. Fairbanks. Therefore the
arrangements which had been conducted
by Ambassador LeiShman and Mgr Ken
needy Of the American College in Rome
came to an abrupt termination
No explanation il given as to why tho
disclosure Of the facts was delayed until
after Col. Roosevelt's landing on Italian
soil Until this morning u Was though.
that Tomorrow would see his meeting
with King Victor Emmanuel and the fol-
lowing day his meeting with the Pope.
He will'see the King tomorrow and dino
with him. but he will not see the Pope.
Perhaps a more exact way Of putting u
would he TO say that the Pope will not
see Col. Roosevelt
As soon as the Colonel left the jungle
at Gondokoro in February he wrote to
Ambassador Leishman at Rome saying
that he would be glad 81 the honor 81 q
presentation to his Holiness. At Cairo
he received a despatch from Mr.. Lsish-
man dated AZ Rome March n and read
ing a. follows:
The rector ~ tho American Catho-
lie College. Bishop Kennedy. in re-
ply Ia an inquiry which ! caused 20
h. made. reuu~st% that the following
communication he transmitted tn you
Il bagins The Holy Father will be do
lighted to grant an audience To Mr.. Roose-
welt on April 5. and hopes that not hing
will arise to prevent il. such a. the much
regretted incident which mad" the recep-
ton - Mr.. Fairbanks impossible.
Mr. Roosevelt replied in a telegram
dated March 25. N which he said:
Please present the following To Bishop
Kennedy: Il would bs a real pleasure to
me 60 be presented To the Holy Father.
for whom I entertain high respect, both
personally and a. the head 81 q great
Church. fully recognize his entire right
to receive or noi receive whomsoever he
chooses for any reason that seems good
10 him. and 10 hs docs not receive me !
shall not for a moment question the pro-
priety Of his action.
-On the other hand. in nv turn must
decline 20 make any stipulation or submit
to any conditions which would in any way
limit my freedom 81 conduct. I trust
that on April he will find 1t conveniess
90 receive me.
THEODORE RoosEvxLr."
This reply was communicated 20 the
Vatican on the same day. and on March
n Rishop Kennedy was instructed to send
the following communication:
His Holiness would be much pleased 20
grant an audience 20 Mr.. Roosevelt. for
whom he sntertains high estesm. both
psrsonally and a. the former President
Of the United States.
His Holiness recognizes Mr.. Rooss-
velt's entire right TO full freedom OF oon-
duct. On the other hand. in view Of
circumstances for which neither his
Holiness nor Mr. Roosevelt ~ responsible.
an audience could not take piFcs except
on the understanding EXPRESSED IN the
former message
Mr.. Leishman telegraphed this 20 Mr..
Roosevelt at Cairo. and the latter on
March 20 tslegraphei to the Arnbs ssador:
The proposed pTc-ent.'ion 10 Of course
now impossible
This impozsibility diI rot receive pub
lioity until to-day. 10y WHICH time II was
evidently quite c-,ablisFei. shortly be-
fore leaving Maple ttis afternoon Mr..
Roosevelt cabled IN DR. Lyman AbSOtt
= statement for publication in the Outlook.
which reads a. follows
Lyman AbbOff. EfRor o me Outlook.
DEAR On. ABBOTT Through the Out
look I wish to make a statement u my
fellow Americans regarding what has
occurred In connection with the Vatican.
am auFo tbs great majority Of my fellow
citiBsns. Catholics quite a. much - Ru1ar