The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-02
EX-PRES|DENT DID
NOTG|VEvAT|CAN
SQUARE DEAL
SO Declares Archbishop 0'Con-
nell of Boston
AN INSULT TO POPE
O'Loughlin Denounced as Catholic
Who Tells the World His Church
Is Wrong

Lowell, Mass. May 2.-Theodore
Rocsevelts action in not meeting
Pope Plus X on the former presi-
dents recent visit to Rome was call
ed insulting and a violation OF Mr..
Roosevelts principle of square
deal by the Most Rev. William II. o.
Cornell, archbishop of Boston, at a
public meeting of the American Fed
CREATION of Catholic societies Of the d.
,ocese in this city yesterday. John
tCallan O'Loughlin, former assistant
secretary of state, who conducted the
negotiations between Mr. Roosevelt
and the vatican, was likewise severe
lly castigated by the archbishop who
declared that Mr.. O'Loughlin had
''.played the part of Judas" and was
1.-THE sort of Catholic that we are
ashamed OF"
glhe .archbshop's general subject
wan Loyalty" In bringing up the
Vatican incident he spoke as follows:
In what ] am going to say | have
absolutely no personal feeling about
Mr. Roosevelt, nor any political feel
ing. Personally, | know Mr.. Roose-
welt quite well, and until very short
time ago had good deal of friendly
feeling toward him. | am talking
upon the thing as an abstract princi-
pie. II the one who did II was of a
high station, SO much the worse for
him. because people in high stations
must be careful in what they do"
After describing the Vatican as the
oldest and most honorable court in
the world, to which a man "iD decen-
ICY must go at least In a friendly atti-
stNde," Archbishop O'Conneil spoke OF
the visit of ex-Vice President Fair
banks to Rome and discussed the
Methodist College in Rome, making
lit clear that he was making no refer
eence to Methodists in the United
States
III am holding responsible those
wlhs ARE in charge of that institution
ana that institution has for many
years btean the center of the most
which hNqpened apout the Methodist
of the vers ,vilest kind against the
Holy Father, She Church OF which he
Is the head ans OF the Catholic prin'
ciples, forgetting that the state relig
ion of Italy is the Catholic church.
"The Cardinal Secretary OF State
Merry del Val. when asked for an
audience for Mr.. Roosevelt, said the
Holy Father would be very happy &C
receive Aim, because he has been
the head OF a great nation, and fol
which the Holy Father has every res
pect. He also said: When you com
municate that 90 him please say We
hope nothing will interfere with thi.
desire on behalf OF the Holy Father
and Mr.. Roosevelt OF seeing eacf
other, as. for instance, this rlciden
you would have said. No, Holy Faith
College to Mr.. Fairbanks.
THE answer was oh, well, | can
,.ng enter into any conditions. Tn,
:. audience is now on That is insult
ing Mr.. Roosevelt when you wer,
PRESIDENT In the White House did vol
stand at the door welcoming into you
parlor, and your dining room the riff
ran OF tle street who hurl stones a
your head and insult your family
Would you do that? These are tn,
conditions, Mr. Roosevelt You wer
mot strictly loyal. even to your owl
principles, Mr.. Roosevelt: you VIII
taKy so much about the square deal
Mr.. Roosevelt. you could have at leas
vwaiteC til you came to Rome and In
formed yourself well OF the position
o0f this alstltution. and. having don
$50. II you really meant the squar
IDEAL which men now begin to doub
you would 'haye siad, No. Holy Fatl
Ger, come 70 YOU. ] stand for homo
and reverence and the right and
cannot. as an honest man. In any wa
participate or have anything TO d
with this institution
Now. Mr.. Roosevelt has Away
said and has given us to understan
that he Is very fond OF Catholics an
he liked them very much. We wi
let that pass. We suppose Il is tru,
II Il were true. then, Mr. Roosevelt
why did you dare Insult the Hol
Father, the Pope? Why did 20
dare to pass over the common right
OF man. 70 turn down an offer OF no
pltallty from the Holy Father. N
head OF the great Catholic churc
whom we revere as the Vicar
Christ? Now, Mr.. Roosevelt, do yo
really love usg II so. you hay
shown your affection for us In a vei
strange way. The Vatican knew pc
feetly we'll that It's action would |
miTepresented. The Cardinal Sc
Rotary OF State. Merry del Val. kne
perfectly we'll that at once thei
would be oceans OF vlllihcations hea
ed upon him and Mr.. Roosevelt allo'
ed him 90 take the blame
The Vatican Is loyal. and yet thei
Is an example OF dsloyalty In tn
very incident which stands forev,
rs history
ct Ia the case OF John Callan
langhln. Who Is he9 He says |
Is Catholic and he boasts OF Il nj
in the same breath he cables all ovl
the world that the head OF his chur,
is wrong, and Mr.. Roosevelt Is n
greatest thing in creation. That
the sort OF a Catholic that we a
ashamed Of John OIaughlin. wi
seems TO be looking for a job and
rr.inine 70 sacrifice the things IN
holds most sacred FOR this pa
- lr work. which he hopes MI
his way
.'..' will live to see the day that
regret these words. for there ne
vas a man yet In the history OF n
who played the part Of judi