The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-04

boiiie, hplll o.. HC "u"i@h~N
.,cn is was believed Roosevelt
luld have with the Pope Tuesday
Il not occur, owing to conditions
ich the Vatican imposed, which
Dosevelt refuses to accept.
Although definite negotiations rela-
e to the meeting ended before
|osevelt left Egypt, the announce
mt was withheld until after Roose-
All reached Rome tonight, at the
ticitation of his American Catholic
ends, who believed in the meantime
Rt the Vatican might change its at
ude. One Of Roosevelt's American
ends who had been with him in
Eypt, who came to Rome yesterday
thout any authorization from Roose-
t, interceded with CardinaM Merry
Val. papal secretary, in an en-
aver to avoid the situation which
caused the sensation. His efforts
IRE unavailing
While in Gondokoro in February
Et, Roosevelt wrote Ambassador
|lshman, saying he would be glad OF
honor Of am audience with King
ctor Emmanuel and the pope. The
dience with the king was arranged.
fore an arrangement could be
ached for an audience with the
pc, several kilograms passed, and
b negotiations ended by Roosevelt
fuslng in any way to be limited as
his conduct. and announcing that
audience with the pope under the
cumstances now is impossible.
Mr.. Roosevelt, while declining, had
made nor considered any engage
ents in Rome except those of an
icial character.
The Negotiations.
The history of the negotiations fol
VS.
Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the
nerican Catholic College, in reply
the inquiry made, requests that
g following be Transmitted to you:
THE holy father would be delight
to grant an audience to Roosevelt
)ril 5, and hopes nothing will arise
prevent, such as the much re-
cited incident which made the re-
ption OF Fairbanks impossible"
N Replying Roosevelt said;
M present the following to Kennedy.
would be a real pleasure to be
s esented to the holy father for whom
4 entertain high respect, both person
v and as the head Of a great church.
fully recognize his right to receive
not whomsoever he chooses, for
~ reason that seems good to him,
Id If he does not receive me shall
it question the propriety of his ac'
On. On the other hand, | must de-
inc to submit to any conditions,
hich would limit my freedom of con-
let. trust that on April 5 he will
Id 1t convenient to receive me.
Roosevelt at Cairo then received
cablegram from Leishman giving
following from Kennedy:
"The audience cannot take place
,cept with the understanding eX-
essed in the former message"
Roosevelt then sent message to
,isehman saying: "The proposed
,esentation of course, is now i'm
)ssible."
Statement to Public.
Roosevelt particularly desires that
,e incident be regarded by his
lends as purely personal, that 1t
aall not give rise to acrimonious
s1 ,ntroversy He cabled today a state.
ent to Rev. Lyman Abbott, editor
the Outlook, at New York, saying:
II wish to make q statement to my
llow-Americans am sure a great
aiority of my fellow citizens, Cath
ice az well as Protestants, Will feel
,at acted in the only way possible
5r an American. earnestly hope
lp 1UCluGUl Will bf hiNatNu 90 ihNiSAJ
srsonal and above all, not warrant
@ lg the slightest exhibition Of rancoi
u N bitterness. Among my best and
osest friends are many Roman
atholics. The respect and regard d
nose are as dear to me as the re
meet and regard Of the Protestants.
"The more an American sees O
ther countries the more profound
,ust be his feelings of gratitude tha
his own land there Is not merel,
omplete federation, but the hcartles
ood will and sympathy between thu
incere and honest men Of differen
aiths--so complete that In their dali,
stations the Catholics and Protest