Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-05
GUEST AT oUIRlNAL.

Rome, April 4.-Twice today Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the guest of King
Victor Emmanuel. The King received
the eX-President at an early hour at
the QUirinal with particular warmth
and they talked for nearly an hour.
This evening q grand dinner was given
at the palace by the King and Queen
in honor of Col, Roosevelt and his fam
ilv. The Queen herself directed all the
arrangements for this event.
In all Mr.. Roosevelt had a strenuous
day. After MS meeting with the King
he visited the Pantheon, where he was
the object of a popular demonstration
He lunched with Ambassador Leish-
man, and received the Italian Journal
lists in the afternoon.
Tomorrow will be less busy. In the
morning he will drive with the King,
and will probably pass the afternoon
sight seeing. He will be the guest of
the British ambassador at dinner III
the evening. The Vatican incident
which has aroused considerable bitter
comment in the newspapers. has made
Mr.. Roosevelt the subject of intense
popular interest, and the crowd is
constantly before the hotel, where he
is staying. awaiting a chance to get a
glimpse of him.
The ex-President and his party ar
rived at the Cuirinal palace at 8 p. NJ.
After short conversation all the
guests, who included the American am
bassador and Mrs. Leishman and tho
staff OF the embassy, adjourned to the
private dining room of the king-a
spacious hall hung with modern tap
eStrv and decorated with immense
plants and flowers The dinner was en-
livened by the Military Band in the
gardens below
The Queen had at her right Col
Roosevelt and then Princess Helena
of Servia. Major J. f. Landis military
attache Of the embassy, Countess
G,Iicciardini, John w. Garrett. first
secretary. Princess 'Paterno. Kermit
Roosevelt and Count Tozzoni. At her
left sat Ambassador Leishman, Prin-
cess Vera Of Montenegro, Commander
Andrew II. Long, naval attache. the
Duchess Gra2iOle-Lanlc, G. f. Wilson.
second secretary, and Count Gucciar
dni
At the right of the King sat Mrs.
the foreign minister Mrs. Lands, Gen.
Bruzati Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Count
Rramblla and Duke Cito. commander
of the Royal Cuirassiers. At the left
Of His Majesty were Mrs. Garrett
Count Mattioli. minister of the royal
household. and Princess Vivaro
After the luncheon. Mr.. Roosevelt
received DR. Carlos Manuel Cespedes
the Cuban minister, who presented a
message and greetings from the Cuban
government. He also received Dr.
Walling Clark, head OF the Methodist
organization in Italy. and the Rev. DR.
B. NJ. Triple. pastor of the American
Methodist church in Rome.
A number of Italian journalists call
ed on the ex-President this afternoon
but Mr.. Roosevelt declined to discuss
the Vatican incident. To a Swiss cor
would be unable to stop at Berne to see
President Comtesse.
Mr.. Roosevelt's mail is enormous
He says with the best intentions it is
impossible for him to answer the hun
dreds of communications he is receiv'
ing.
The Rev. B. NJ. Typple. pastor of the
Methodist church in Rome. after beine
received by Mr.. Roosevelt issued 9
statement expressing the greatest sat
staction that the Ely President did not
have an audience with the Pope.
THE representatives of two great
republics have been to the ones to put
the Vatican where it belongs. Presi-
dent Loubet refused to accede to Vati-
can conditions and now Mr.. Fairbanks
and Mr.. Roosevelt come to maintain
the dignity and independence of Ameri-
lean manhood in the face of Vatican
tyranny. This is a bitter does for
patriotic Catholics in America to swal-
low.
81 wonder how many doses of this
sort they will take before they revolt
Is Catholicism in America to be Ameri-
can or Romish? If Romish, then every
patriotic American should rise to
crush it, for Roman Catholicism is the
uncompromising foe of freedom.
After the Fairbanks episode. the
Methodists never dreamed that the
Vatican would commit a similar blum
der with Mr.. Roosevelt. That 1t has
done so is added proof that he policy
prevailing there is the same yesterday
today and forever The Vatican Is the
Vatican. The world advances, but the
Vatican never.
Americans can now better understand
how it is that the Roman church has lost
France, the men of Italy and is losing
Spain and Austria"
Commenting on Mr.. Roosevelt's can.
celled audience with the Pope, the Gior-
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