Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-09

Colonel Roosevelt Declares He VIII
Be Used In No Way TO Disparaae
Any One and Deplorea Religious
Animssities-
Rome April S.-Former President
ROosevelt's wish that the Vatican in
eident be regarded as personal TO him
has not been respected and he is in
tensely annoyed.
About the first thing be did Was %
call on the reception to the American
colony.
This action. as stated was due di.
rectly 70 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 disparase-
ment Of any one else.
Mr.. Triple called upon Mr. Roose-
Welt and then made statement in
which he gave the Vatican incident a
worldwide significance. saying.
Mr.. Roosevelt has struck a blow
for twentieth century Christianity.
The representatives OF two great re-
pubiics have been the ones 20 put the
Vatican where Il belongs.
The Vatican Is incompatible with
republican principles. This Is bitter
dose for patriotic Catholics IN Amer.
lea 10 swallow, I wonder how many
doses OF this sort they Will take before
they revolt
rs Catholicism I'm America 10 be
American or Romish2 n Romlsh. then
every patriotic American should rise
70 crush Il. for Roman Catholicism Is
the uncompromising foe OF freedom
The world advances. but the
Vatican never"
when the Triple pronouncement
was shown 10 Mr.. Roosevelt ne said:
Il had made no arrangements 10
speak at an church or clerical organi-
zation In Rome. I have received
number OF gentlemen OF all religious
faiths who have called at my rooms or
az the American embassy.
Under the circumstances have
requested the American ambassador
not 10 hold the reception which he
had intended 10 hold on Wednesday
afternoon.
AS regards all efforts BY whomso.
ever made to bring about and infame
religious animosities because of what
has occurred in connection with the
Vatican and myself I can do no more
than to refer to the emphatic state
ments contained in my open letter to
DIR. Lyman Abbott
All that I there said I desire TO
reiterate with my whole power"
Ambassador Leishman had arranged
the reception that Mr.. Roosevelt
might meet Americans IN Rome re-
gardless 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 II the Methodists OF the organiza-
ton represented by Mr.. Triple were
to be present
The matter was carried to Mr..
Roosevelt, who. after hearing both
sides, asked Mr.. Leishman to cancel
the whole AFFAIR. and this was done.
The sensation caused by Mr. Roise-
velt's decision not TO be received by
the pope upon terms made by Car.
dinal Merry del Val continues I'M
abated. The press is filled with col
umns on the subject
Papers OF all shades of political
opinion. except the clerical organs.
support Mr.. ROOsevelt's attitude Some
violent anti-clerical sheets intimate
that the affair may result in the down.
fall of the papal secretary.
These papers are apparently trying
TO arouse a great anti-clerical demon
stration at the railway station when
Mr.. Roosevelt leaves the city Wednes-
day night