The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-04

ROME, April 4.-AllnoueH va oe
as 4 private citizen, distinguished
nriyate citizen, it is true, but still, as
he constantly repeats, merely private
col. Roosevelt met with disappolnt
rnent for the first time Sunday. Until
that morning it was thought that TO-
day would see his meeting with hins
xy;ctor Emanuel and the following day
his meeting with the pope he VIII
sac the king today and dine with him.
hut Col Roosevelt will not see the
pope. -. ,,a
a. soon as Col. Roosevelt LETT the
i,np,e at Gondokoro in February ne
wrote to Ambassador Leishman
Rome saving that he would be glad OF
the honor of presentation 10 ms
holiness. At Cairo he received a dls-
patch from Mr.. Leishman, as folio~s,
Rome March 23.-The rector OF
the American Catholic College, Mlshop
Kennedy, in reply to an inquiry Whlcn me-.
/ caused to be made, requests .iias
the following communication pc Trans
mitted to YOU. 1t begins: Ihe hoiy
II tatber will be delighted to grant an
audience to Mr.. Roosevelt on April
e and hopes that nothing VIII ARISE
- Il prevent II. saeh as the Hiach Fe
pretted incident which made ire re-
cention of Mr.. Fairbanks impossible.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied In telegram
dated March %, in which he SAID
please present the following to
Rishnn Kennedy: 1T would be reai
Measure to me to be presented to the
boly father, for whom entertain hlgh
resnect. both personally and as the
bead Of great church. ] fully recog-
nize his entire right to receive or NOV
receive whomsoever he chooses LOT
any reason that seems good to MN,
and If he does not receive me | snail
not for a moment question the pro-
priety of his action. On the other
hand !. In nv turn, must decline to
make any stipulation or submit TO any
conditions which would in any way
limit my freedom of conduct. ! trust
that on April 8 ne will find it conyen-
tent to receive me-
This reply was communicated 70
the Vatican on the same day and on
March IS Bishop Kennedy was III
structed to send the following com
munication:
His holiness would be much pleased
to grant an audience to Mr.. Roosevelt
!. for whom he entertains high esteem
both personally and as the formel
president of the United States. Hii
holiness recognizes Mr.. Roosevelt''
entire right to full freedom OF con
duct. On the other hand, In view o
circumstances for which neither hi
holiness nor Mr.. Roosevelt is respons
ible. an audience could not take place
except on the understanding expressed
in the former message.
Mr. Leishman telegraphed this t.
Mr.. Roosevelt at Cairo, and the latte
on March 90 telegraphed to the am
bassador:
The proposed presentation is, o
course, now impossible
This impossibility was not givel
publicity until Sunday, by which tim
it was evidently quite established
Shortly before leaving Naples MI
Roosevelt cabled to Dr. Abbott state
ment for publication in the Outlook.
1t further appears that It was Johl
Callan OIoughlin, who was assistan
secretary of state in 1909 and grea
PERSONAL friend of Mr.. Roosevelt's
who yesterday attempted to interced
with Cardinal Merry del Val Tn
following semi-oficial version of VIVA
transpired at that interview has bee
furnished by a Vatican authority:
Cardinal Merry del Val said to M
O'Loughlin:
Can you guarantee that Mr.. Roos'
welt will not visit the Methodist
here?'
MIR O'Loughlin replied
II can not. Indeed, I believe thu
Mr. Roosevelt is just the man TO &
there. He will do as he pleases."
1T is indefensibe,' said the papa
secretary, for any person ODE aske
to be received by great personae
whose feelings he would be unwillin
to respect,
In the course of further converts
ton the cardinal declared that 4
court In Europe granted unrestricte
audiences. Mr.. Roosevelt himself
saidstbe cardinal, when he was pres