Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-04
The Roosevelt Vatican Affair,

Dcur,sbment.
The Roosevelt Vatican Affair,
Rome, April 4.--OsrdInal Merry del
Val, pspRl secretary Of state, today
placed The blame for the vatican contro.
versy upon the shoulders of Thto1ore
Roosevelt
Without Issuing any formal statement,
he indicated that II Mr.. Roosevelt had
quietly scquiesced In the plans made for
his reception by the pope, The vatican
would have been ooly TOO glad to make
1t plain that bis acquiescence was 10 no.
wise a submission or yielding on his
part, and q worldwide discussion that
hiss already reached the dimensions Of a
reIIgicu,-p political tempest, could thu,
have been avoided.
When 1t was suggested to the csrdinsl
that the vatican had really opened the
way for the breach by its initial sugges-
tioD, contained In Mgr. Keunedy's mes-
sage II Ambassador LeishmaD, that Mr..
Roosevelt avoid the "mislske" COM
mltted by Mr.. Fairbanks, when The vat
lean hsd already been unoficially mott
tied that Mr.. Roosevelt was contemPlst-
log nn address TO the Methodist, the
cardinal admitted that possibly Mgr.
Kennedy had not worded his message as
automatically as he might have done.
There vas no denial, however, from
the cardinal that Mgr. Kennedy's mes
sage, In tone st least, was dictated by
the vatican.
Rome, April -Everywhere in
Rome, except amOrg the Catholics Of
the most sttict type, The feeling Is mani.
fest today thst Mr.. Roosevelt acted
wholly within, no! only his rights, but
in conformity 10 bis dignity and posi-
ton, 10 refusing TO accept an Invitation
to lave an audience with the pope
tomorrow as long as the invitation car
iied With it such restrictions upon bis
conduct SIS was impii'd in Manager
Ksnnedy's 6ual telegram ID Mr. Roosevelt
delivered to him at Cairo.
Summed up, this restriction Was that
Roosevelt could not be received by the
pops If he contemplated q prior addusI
to the Methodists OF Rome. This was
the Fairbanks incident" that Manager
Kennedy referred to.
Mr.. Roosevelt cor t;mplsted NJ such
address, Int he resented the implied
diclstion.
The vatican authorities express amaze.
melt at Mr.. Roosevelt's publication
of the text of the message, thst Passed
hi geen him and Ambassador LeIshman
and OF Mspager Keunedy's correspon-
dence With the ambassador. These
messages, 10 The opinion Of vatican su-
lhorltles, we're confidential aud should
have been 80 treated.
The sff4ir. conceded 10 be regretable
by the Catholics, apparently made no
difference 10 King Vicior's attitude,
for he received Mr.. Roosevelt at the
palace t1is morning with unusual
warmth,
Mrs. Roosevelt aud Miss Ethel will
be received by Qusen Helena this even
log, at which reception the DoTpger
@ aeen MsrgherIts will also be present.
Later the king will give dinner for
The colonel and his family, which, ss
planned, will be the most notable func-
lion sVer given BY the king to other
han foreign kings aud members OF the
Italian nobil ty.
London, April 4--The coucensus OF
opinion 10 England, where hostility to
he pope is more or less general, Is that
The Roosevelt vatican stair will work |
n inquiry to Catholicism The world
over, particularly In America. Al
nost without exception public exprets
lions on the Incident, including those
oi the press, warmly commend Roost
7elps stand.
New York, April 4.-ArchbiShop |
Farley today declined to discuss the
Roosevelt incident st the vatican.
Through HE private secutiry, Rev.
Father William J. sinnot, Archbishop
Farley declared that The incident was
me with which ths vatican alone bad
O zeal and that IS the vatican had
ItaIt with 1t, It would be ont Of place
or HIN 10 discuss the afsir OF sill.
further than that nothing would be
iven ont, he said.
Ia an interview at Indianapolis, Iod
odsy Mr.. Fairbanks said {: "No AMER
can can accept an audience ct the vatiy
an upon the condition that he shall not
peak when he likes, regardless OF church
r creed"
Baltimore, Md, April 2.-Cariiral
ibbons left B fillmore tIday for Wash
ngt>p. No impression regarding The
consolidation controversy could be
ad from his eminence before his depsr-
ure for the capital. No one at the archie
scopal residence would slate for what
urpose t5e cardinals journey to Wash.
ngt)n was made.
Washington, April 4.-Eforts 10 OBJ
sin sn Interview With Cardinal Gibbons,
cad OF the Catholic Oturch In Americs,
PgardIng the Roosevelt incident were
reproductive. The cardinal called at the
ate Department and then went 10 the
,ctory OF St Pstricb's church. There
3 declined 10 receive any callers. Rev.
ather Russell, who turned wtuld-be
away, said: 81 am gut,
ire that the cardinal will make no
atement on the subject "
Wanted to Kiss the President.
Philadelphia, Pa, April 4 An sged