Milford chronicle., 1910-04-08
Methodist Pastors Statement
Cause Of Action.
BITTERLY ASSAILED VATICAN
Colonel Roosevelt Declares He Will
Be Used In No Way to Disparage
Any one and Deplores Religious
Animosities."

Rome. April 6.-Former President
Roosevelt's wish that the Vatican in
cident be regarded as personal to him
has not been respected and he is in
tsnsely annoyed.
About the first thing he did was to
call OF the reception to the American
colony.
This action. as stated was due d.
rectly to the issuance OF a statement
by Rev b. NJ. Triple attacking the
Roman church.
Mr.. Roosevelt does not propose to
be used by any one to the disparage-
ment OF any one else
Mr. Triple called upon Mr.. Roose-
welt and then made a statement in
which he gave the Vatican incident
worldwide significance. saying:
Mr. Roosevelt has struck a blow
for twentieth century Christianity.
The representatives of two great re-
publics have been the ones to put the
Vatican where it belongs.
THE Vatican is incompatible with
republican principles This is a bitter
dose for patriotic Catholics in Amer
lea to swallow [ wonder how many
doses Of this sort they will take before
they revolt
rs Catholicism in America to be
American or Romish? If Romish, then
every patriotic American should rise
to crush ii. for Roman Catholicism is
the incorporating foe of freedom.
The world advances. but the
Vatican never"
When the Triple pronouncement
was shown to Mr.. Roosevelt he said:
Il had made no arrangements to
speak at an church or clerical organi-
cation in Rome. have received a
number of gentlemen of all religious
faiths who have called at my rooms or
at the American embassy.
Under the circumstances have
the American ambassador
not to hold the reception which he
had intended to hold on Wednesday
afternoon.
"As regards all efforts by whomso
ever made to bring about and inhame
religious animOsities because of what
has occurred in connection with the
Vatican and myself can do no more
than to refer to the emphatic state
ments contained in my open letter to
Dr. Lyman Abbott.
"All that I there said l desire to
reiterate with my whole power"
Ambassador Leishman had arranged
the reception that Mr. Roosevelt
might meet Americans in Rome re-
of their faith on the neutral
ground of the embassy.
The appearance, however. Of the
Triple statement displeased many
American Catholics. who showed an
Intention of not attending the recep- /
ton If the Methodists of the organiza-
ton represented by Mr.. Triple were
10 be present.
The matter was carried to Mr.
who. after hearing both |
sides, asked Mr. Leishman to cancel |
he whole affair and this was done.
The sensation caused by Mr.. Roise- |
relt's decision not to be received by
he pope upon terms made by Car
tinal Merry del Val continues I'M |
lbated. The press is filled with col
aims on the subject
Papers of all shades Of political
opinion. except the clerical organs,
Iupport Mr.. ROosevelt's attitude. Some
Tiolent anti-clerical sheets intimate
hat the affair may result in the down.
all of the papal secretary.
These papers are apparently trying
o arouse a great anti-clerical demon
tration at the railway station when
dr. Roosevelt leaves the city Wednes-
lay night