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

in a matter of course way a. merely per
sonal. and above all as not warTanting
the eli xhtest exhibitlon OF rancor or hit
tsrness
Among my lest and closest friends
are many Catholics Ths respect and
regard oT those Of my fellow Americans
who are Catholics are - dear to me a.
the respect and regard ~ those who are
Protestants On INV journey through
Africa I visited many Catholic an well
a. many Protestant missions. and ] look
forward to telling tire people nc home
all that has been done nv Protestants and
Catholics alike a. I saw u in the fleld
Of missionary endcavOr II would cause
me a real pang 60 have anything said
or done that would hurt or give pain 10
nv friends. whatever their religious
belief but any merely personal considera-
tons are Of no consequence in this matter
The important consideration ~ the
avoidance q harsh and hitter comment
such as NAV eycite mistTusi and anger
between ami among good men The
more an American secS Of other countries
the more profound must he his feelings
Of gratitude that IN his own lard there
n no, merely complete federation hut
the heartiest good will and sympathy
between sincere and hon~s' men of diff
ferent faih good will and sympathy 80
complete thai n sic inevitable daily re-
lations Il our American M" tathol'Is
ana Protestant meet together and work
together without the thought of diver
eaos ~ creed rc,nS even present in their
minds
This il condI ,Gn 40 vital To our
National vel icing that nothing should
be permitted to leopard II Brter com
ment and critIcia-n acrimonious attack
and defence are not only Prot'iess hut
harmful. and ~ EeiIo upon 'Ich an in
ciccn' as this as an occasion for cnntro-
ve-sy would =" wGollv ,rdcfens;ble and
should I've frownc1 upon hy Ca,hol,c-
and Professionals ahsc very earnestly
hope that what I nv will rppell to all
good Americans PAINFULLY yours.
-THEoDokr ROOSEVELT
II -bortive s:tsmpt ~ p rrc age an .u-
dierc" Is not vet generally known in Rome
bet II - alre1 DIV evident ~ - when u does
become known IL will Cause an immense
sensation. One gathers that the line 81
argument ~ ken hy the Vatican ~ that
Mr. Roosevelt demands too much what
in feet 'te NrtlcEn could grant TO no
individual N STIMULATING absolutely for
an unconditional audience
TIE Vatican. like every court. has GER
sAin regulations. n certain protocol that
IL must insist upon The vaticans
friendly hint 20 Mr.. Roosevelt not To
make the mistake thar Mr Fairba nks
made vas not suggested nv fear that
Mr.. Roosevelt contemplated anything
OF the kind. either before or after 'hs
audience II was given him in case the
Information was needed
Mr. Rooseveit's r~ply was apparently
req rded not perhaps - suggesting thai
he contemplE ted any action which might
hurt the Popes feelings or c'usa HMM
to repent ~ granting en- audience but -
~ any rate ressrvinx 20 himself the right
To do SO II ne pie7 ssd
II IL pointed ON that 'her d stiREushsd
Protests nj visitors conform 10 the Na'i-
cans well known regulation often do nR
Whist IL unnsCess. ~ IN order TO svoid
hurting the s'i-cey' ,hlhjIes ~ The papaI
court pr Won Re'hmnnn- n ollwes the
German Imperial chancellor. took such
precautions the other dsv Ne WIS
ST. yinR = the German Emlss sy To- the
Quir1nal. hut he drove from there 20 the
German Ya'Icsu Embassy. a. GIFTED from
The royPl embassy rarrage ami an
tered she Vatican Units -sy's carnage To /,
drive % the Ns'ic8n
Similarly the kal-ar hims='f some :
ye1rs ego look .ani irslv Different suites !
NJ attendants With him hen hc clli-.d I
on the Ming and or th.. Pope
'So far - the ns't"r discussed thus
Ter the shortest WGv ~ summarizing
The feeling seems 20 10. to ~sv that the
Pope r"fuse- 80 meet Mr. Roosevelt quite
On equal Terms
Nr Ro, i.@ls.f Intend@l - VISIT The p
Iamilv nf the lac Marion Crawford. rhe
novelist. ~ Naples tefors. coming Jo
Rome. hut n" f,uui time ioT n"thinE but 4
= shoTr waik H.. correspondence. ocCu- ,
pied all me rest - his time me rovai
waiting room ~ the Naples station was
placed at VA. rrtrtys disp,.-tl \ crowd
" seventy uT -I2hty D-r-ons wit messed 4
her departure from The hotel. hu' az the
station IN" Roosevelt, pushed their wav
through IN" crush IN the platform nm
noticed
AnhasSadnT IeSnmsn and the stan !
" me embassy one Of the. Cu,irt chamber
aims, TepreSsn, aIiv"s II the Ministry 81
Foreign AHair-. ~ Garrtn. director -
he Classical School. and Mr Crownln-
,hIeld ~ m" American academy met /
W Roosevelt and hls faniIv here a. did
llso Mrs Roos-velt's sister. Mis- Caro~
They drove dIrec' 30 the Bsau Site
Hotel. escorted Ivy royal cyclst police
IN the evening the Colonel dined with Mr.
LsishmAn.
AZ the dinner given in Mr. Roossvslt's
ionor last might he read q letter from a
london friend enclosing PUrehs cartoon
iepicting the Colonel drawing . bead on
he Sphynx and the Pyra mids and saying
% HE 500 Kermit We must have one Of
hsee Col Roosevelt laughed heartily.
he 10 80 pleased with ne cartoon that
le has eVprssssi desire to Obtain the
original
Col RoossveI' has accepted an invi-
alton from Sir Rennell Rodd. the British
ambassador. To dine AZ the British EN-
,Assy on Tuesday.
ROME. April The morning papers
lere comment favorsbly on Mr. Rooae-
'slt refusal 20 see the Pope
The Wa. a Radical organ. praises the
n President for not allowing his free
iop tn b~ cur'ailsd II says he has no,
Oct much by not seeing the Pope. while
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