Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
IROOSE WELT DENIED
PAPAL INTERVIEW
Former President Refuses to
Accept Restrictions Placed
on Conduct
METHODIST MEETING CAUSE
Cardinal Says American, Having
Requested Audience, Should
Abide by Wish
METHODIST MEETING CAUSE
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that would hurt or give pain TO my
friends, whatever their religious be
lief But any merely personal consld-
erations are of no consequence III lils
matter. The important consideration
is the avoidance of harsh and bitter
scomment such as may excite mlstrust
and anger between and among good
men.
"The more an American sees of 9th
er countries the more profound must
he his feelings of gratitude that in ms
own land there is not merely complete
federation. but the heartiest good will
and sympathy between sincere ana
honest men of different faiths-good
will and sympathy so complete that IN
the innumerable daily relations OF our
american life Catholics and Protestants
meet together and work together WITH
out thought of the difference OF ereeo
being even present in their mlnds.
aThis is a condition so vital to our
national well-being that nothing should
Tbe permitted to jeopardize II. Bltter
comment and criticism, acrimonious at
tack and defense, are not only prollt-
less. but harmful and to seize upon
such an incident as this as an occa-
jndefensible and should be frowned
upon by Catholics and Protestants
alike, and all good Americans
WILL CAUSE BIG STIR
The failure To arrange an audience
between former President Roosevelt
tand the pope. which was known only
lin certain circles today is expected TO
l,,reate a tremendous stir here as Wen
las abroad, far overshadowing the I'M
tnortance of the incident in Whlch
Former Vice President Fairbanks was
kthe principal -
Although the negotiations were tech
fnically between Ambassador Leishman
Hnd Monsignor Kennedy, it is well uIl-
kderstood in Rome that Monsignor Ken
snedv was acting under the instructions
Eof Cardinal Merry Del Val, papal sec
kretary. The kilograms, therefore, We're
lin reality between Mr.. Roosevelt ana
kthe papal secretary of state.
When the correspondent called at
sthe Vatican this evening great surprise
was expressed when it was learned that
MIR. Roosevelt had given out the text
pof the messages exchanged by Mon
ysignor Kennedy and the American am
bassador, as they were regarded py
the Vatican in the light of diplomatic
documents.
TRANSMIT REQUEST
Monsignor Kennedy explained that
on March q John w. Garrett, hrst sec
,retary of the embassy, called upon MN
+o transmit" Mr. Roosevelts request
r. He said that Mr. Garrett insisted
1Ipon the word transmit" Monslgnor
Kennedy informed the secretary that
he Immediately would present the re-
quest to the proper Vatican authorities,
and promised a response as soon as
possible. .,.,.
Kennedy, II was authorized to send
Mr.. Roosevelt the first message which
IS quoted in his statement. The refer
.ence to the Fairbanks incident In the
message was intended by the Vatican
only as a friendly intimation. notice
that my second message Is not fully
given. 1t ran thus:
His holiness will be much pleased
to grant an audience to Mr. Roosevelt,
for whom he entertains great esteem,
both personally and as president of the
United States. His holiness quite rec
ognizes Mr.. Roosevelt's entire right as
to freedom of conduct.
BOTH BLAMELEss
"'On the other hand, in vie wof the
circumstances for which neither his
holiness nor Mr.. Roosevelt is response
Bile, an audience could not occur except
upon the understanding expressed IN
the former message.
after this no further communication
reached me from Mr.. Roosevelt
Ian O'Loughlin, who was assistant sec
retary of state in 1909 and a great per-
sonal friend OF Mr.. RooseVelts, who
Yesterday attempted to intcrcede with
Cardinal Merry Del Val The following
semi official version of what occurred
at that interview has been furnished
TO the Associated Press by a Vatican
authority:
Cardinal Merry Uel Val said to Mr..
OLoughlin, Can you guarantee that
i Mr.. Roosevelt viii not visit the Metho-
dists here? Mi. OLoughlin replied, I
cannot, indeed | believe Mr.. Roosevelt
IS just the man to go there. He will
do as he pleases.'
SHOULD RESPECT feelings
'It is indefensble," said the papal
secretary for any person to be asked
to be received by a great parsonage
whose feelings he would be unwilling
to respect.
In the course of further conversation,
the cardinal declared no court IN Eu
rope granted unrestricted audiences.
"Mr. Roosevelt said the cardinal,
"when he was president declined to re-
ceive persons Internationally at the
White House
Without giving the name Of the per-
son the cardinal recalled case where
President Roosevelt, having been err
roneously informed that a certain per-
son was visiting him by the authority
of the Vatican, Immediately sent a. cab
met officer to the apostolic delegate at
washington to inform the delegate he
could not receive this parsonage but
he meant no discourtesy to the pope by
his refusal The pontiff, when inform
ed of this, replied:
Il esteem President Roosevelt more
than ever
Returning to the present incl
dent. Cardinal Merry Del Val
remarked:
RELIGION NOT ISSUE
"It is not in any sense a question of
religion. Mr.. Roosevelt might have
gone to an Episcopalan, a Presbyte-
rian or any other church except the
Methodists the day after the audience,
there and he would have been received
by the pope, even ON the same day.
But he could not be received when it
was suspected that after the audience
he intended to go to the Methodist
church in Rome, which is carrying on
a most offensive campaign OF calumny
and detraction against the pontiff."
The papal secretary even recognized
Mr.. RooseVelts right of visiting the
Methodists the day aftetr the audience,
on condition that he, Merry Del Val,
receive private assurances that he
would not actually do so.
fs,..,., faYnla agrig a..