The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-04

cident in which former Vice Presiden
Fairbanks was the principal,
Although the negotiations were tech
ncally between Embassador Leshmal
and Monsignor Kennedy II is well uu
derstood In Rome that Monsignor Ken
nedy was acting under the instructions
OF Cardinal Merry Del Val The tele-
grams. therefore, were in reality between
Colonel Roosevelt and the papal secre-
tary.
When the correspondent called at tho
vatican this evening general surprise
was expressed when II was learned Mr..
Roosevelt had given out tho text of the
messages exchanged between Monsignoi
Kennedy and the American ambassador,
as they were regarded by the vatican in
the light OF diplomatic documents.
Monsignor Kennedy explained that on
March 2I, John w, Garrett, first secre-
tary of the embassy. called upon him to
an audience with the ponun on April ..
lie said that Mr.. Garrett insisted upon
uy informed the secretary that he imme-
dately would present the request to the
proper vatican authorities and promised
a response as soon as possible.
THE following day satd Monsgnor
Kennedy, II was authorized to send Mr.,
Roosevelt the lirst message which is
quoted in his statement The references
TO the Fairbanks Incident was intended
by the vatican only friendly inii-
nation. l notice my second message Is
not fully given. II ran thus:
Basis OF Disagreement
His Holiness Will be much pleased to
grant an audience TO Mr.. Roosevelt, Tor
whom he entertains great esteem boti
personally and as president OF the Unit
ed States. His Holiness quite recognizes
Mr. Roosevet's entire right as 10 free
dom of conduct ON the other hand, in
view OF the circumstances for which
neither his Holiness nor MIR. Roosevelt
cur except upon the understanding eX-
pressed in the former message.
After this no further communication
reached me from Mr.. Roosevelt"
II further appears it was John Callan
OLoughlin who was assistant secretary
OF. state In 1909 and great personal
attempted TO intercede with Cardinal
Merry Del Val. The following semi Of
fetal version OF what transpired at that
interview has been furnished TO the AS
ISOLATED Press by a vatican authority.
Cardinal Merry Del Val said to Mr..
C'Loushlin:
Welt will not visit the Methodists here
Mr., o'Loughl!n replied: Il cannot.
indeed. believe Mr.. Roosevelt Is just the
man to go there, He will do as he
1T is indefensible.' said the papal sec
retary, for any person to be asked TO
be received by a great parsonage whose
feelings he would be unwilling TO re-
spect."
In the course of further conversation.
the cardinal declared no court in Europe |
granted unrestricted SuqleNCeS.
Mr., Roosevelt" said the cardinal |
when he was president. declined 10 re- |
ceive persons unconditionally at the
White House"
Other Side Of the Case.
Without giving the name of the per-
son. the cardinal recalled a case whore
President Roosevelt. having been errone-
ously informed that certain person was
visiting him by the authority OF the vat
lean; Immediately, sent a cabinet officer
Il. tt,
to inform the delegate he could not re-
celVe this parsonage. but he meant no
discoGrtcsy TO the pope by his refusal.
The, Pontiff. when informed OF this, re-
piled:
Il esteem President Roosevelt more
than ever
Returning TO the present incident. Car
dinal Merry Del Val remarked; 1T is
not in any sense "A question OF religion, |
Mr., Roosevelt might have gone TO an
a Presbyterian or any 9TH
livered an address there. and he would
have been received by the pope even on
the same day. But he could not be re-
ceived when IL was suspected that after
the audience he Intended To go TO the
Methodist church in Rome. which is car
rying on a most offensive campaign Of
and detraction against the
pontiT"
The papal secretary even recognized
Mr.. Roosevelt's right 10 claim the priv
ileGe OF visiting the Methodists the day
Merry Del Val, receive private assurances
that he would not actually do so.
The vatican emphasizes the statement
IL did not receive from the American en-
bassy any notification OF Mr.. Roosevelt s
final message that an audience had be-
come impossible.
After being apprised Of the contents
>t the vatican's statement. IL was eN-
planned on Mr Roosevelts behalf that
MS final message had not been commu :
licated to the vatican because Monsignor
Il talz.
the matter 90 far as he was concerned. | ,
cut he wished To keep the door open, not
-or his own sake. but for the sake of
The Catholic church in America.