The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-17
ROOSEVELT VISITED
BY PAPAL NUNCIO
Neither Gives Hint as to It's
Significance.
VIENNA IS PUT BEHIND
After Day of Receptions and Audi
cnces and N Trip with Prince Won
and sporting Exhibition Buildings,
Party Starts for Budapest.

Vienna. April 16.-Mgr. Pignatelli, the
papal nuncio. clad in his scarlet robes and
accompanied by his secretary, made an
official call on Col. Roosevelt this after
noon. The colonel received the nunciO in
the big drawing room Of the hotel. where
he held a reception.
Neither Roosevelt nor tho nuncio viii
say a word as regards their conversation
of half an hour at the Hotel Bristol, but
1t is clear that the call pleased Roosevelt.
The nuncio not only went TO the Hotel
Bristol to Ambassador Kerens' reception.
but. with his auditor. Mgr. Rossi, he left
cards at ROOsevclt's hotel Roosevelt's
secretary left the eX-President's cards at
the nunciature a couple OF hours later.
Significance Is Conjecture.
When the audience at Rome was re-
fused. the Vatican clearly and specifically
pointed out that 20 the last moment there
had been no actual request for an audi
.cnce before the Vatican. as all the cor
respondence and interchange OF commu-
nications Of any kind were, to use Car
dinal Merry del Walls own words, only pre-
liminary. The cardinal also pointed out
that the Vatican would not have published
word of the abortive negotiations. The
nuncio's call may therefore have been
Of little Importance Roosevelt did not
offend the Vatican by countenancing the
MethOdists IN Rome His application for
on audience was never formally and
actually made. so there is no reason for
the papal nuncio in any capital not pay
ing the couTtesies which the courts TO
which they are assigned are paying
After Mr.. Kerens' reception, Roosevelt,
using the royal phaeton. drove with
Prince Won Fuerstenberg. who took him
10 the hunting and sporting exhibition
buildings in the Prater. These are in a
chaotic state Of incompletion. From here
Roosevelt drove to his hotel. where he
made quc6 change. and then went in
closed carriage from the Emperor's stables
TO the palace OF SChoenbrunn to dine with
his majesty at o'clock The dinner was
private. Thirty-fve covers were laid. The
guests included Kermit Roosevelt. the
staff Of the American Embassy. Prime
Minister Won Aehrenthal. the minister Of
war and minister Of finance: Baron Won
Hengelmueller. Austrian Ambassador at
Washington, and the Princes Of Monte
nuovo and Pal1y. The dinner occupied
exactly an hour There were no toasts.
Hears Opera Briefly.
From the palace Col Roosevelt dashed
20 the opera, where he spent a short time.
Then he went to receive the American
colony at the embassy Offices. Never
was the need Of an embassy building so
emphasized. Long before Roosevelt ar
rived the small rooms were blocked by
an almost impenetrable mass Of people
He pushed his way through into a room
that was practically filled with members
OF the Vienna Mems Choral Society. who
sang for him at the White House. To-
night they sang three glees. during which
a majority OF the guests were ignorant
Of Roosevelts arrival.
Larger crowds than ever gathered to-
day 10 watch Roosevelt's arrival and
departure. Scattered "Hoehs'' were now
replaced by quite hearty "hurrahs' for
''The President" He Is recognized and
saluted wherever the royal carriages or
automobiles, with imposing coechman.
footman. or chauffeur, in the royal liver
les, take him. When the carriage calls
at the hotel the coachman always goes
to the door or Roosevelt suite and pre- |
cedes him to the carriage. a whole pro-
cession In himself.
Roosevelt will start for Budapest at /
9'05 tomorrow morning. He will break |
his journey to lunch with Count Appenyi. |
ex-premier of Hungary who will send an |
automobile to meet him at an intermedi-