Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-04-06
OPINIONS ON ROOSEVELT'S ACTION.
All Americans Cordially Approve His Re-
fuSaI to See the Old Pretender.

The Rev. Is. nj. I1pple,
pastor of the American Meth~
odist church in Rome, after
being received by Mr.. Roose~
welt, issued a statement, ex~
pressing the greatest satisfac~
ton that the ex>President did
not have an audience with the
Pope.
"While the work of Meth>
odism in Rome" says the
statement, "stalted the runs
pus, 1t is no longer Methods
ism, or any other ism, but the
great principle of liberation .
M. Roosevelt has struck a
blow for twentieth century
Christianity.
"The representatives Of two
great republics have been the
ones to put the atican where
it belongs, President Loubet
refused to accede to Vatican
conditions, and now Mr..
Fairbanks and Mr.. Roosevelt
come to maintain the dignity
and Independence Of Ameri>
can manhood in the face OF
Vatican tyranny.
The Vatican is %incompati>
bic with Republican princi>
Plies. This is a bitter dose
for patriotic Catholics in
Ameri a to swallow. | Won
der now many doses of this
sort they will take before
they revolt. Is Catholic sm
in America to be American
or Romish If Romish, then
every patriotic American
should rise to crush it, to1
Roman Catholicism is the un>
compromising foe of free
dom.
''After the Fairbanks cpl
sode, the Methodists never
dreamed that the Vatican
would commit a similar blum
der with Mr.. Roosevelt. That
it has done so is added proof
that the policy prevailing
there is the same yesterday,
to~day and forever. The
Vatican is the Vatican. The
world advances, but the Vat
lean never.
"Americans can now better
understand how it is that the
Roman Church has lost
France, the men of Italy, and
Is losing Spain and Austria.
indianapolis, April 4.
Former Vice President G. w
Fairbanks when asked to-day
for an expression of his view
of former President Roose,
velts cancellation of his APP
p%ointment with the Pope
said:
mo one can question the
absolute right of the Pope tC
extend his hospitality to OF
withhold it from whomsoevel
he likes. If he prescribes i'm.
possible conditions an Ameri'
can may refuse to accept
without intent to affront. IL
fact, no American can accept
audience at the Vatican upol
he condition that he shall
not speak when, where anc
10 whom he likes, regardless
Of Church or creed. The
principles Of religious liberty
80 dear to Americans must bt
upheld by us without falt-r'
ing, III the interest of CathO'
lies and Protestants alike. [
goes without saying that
fully comm"i.i Mr.. Rose
VHlt'S decision"
Binghamton, N. Y, Apri
4.-Ex~President Roosevelt
action in decllnating to NEE
the Pope under any restric'
tons received the approva
this morning of the annua
session of the Wyoming Con.
ference Of the M. &. Churcl
when a cahlegram was sen
to Colonel Roosevelt in pur
suance Of a resolution intro
duced by Rev J. H. Race
president Of Chattanoog;
University.
"The conference hearth,
endorses the courteous, cour
ageous and eminently Ameri
can spirit manifested TOWARD
the Vatican, thus associatin9
the names of Roosevelt anC
Fairbanks as splendid sam
pies of American courtesy
magnanim'ty and patriotism.
Paris, April 4.-Nowh9r'
III Europe has the failure O
the Pope to grant an audience
to Mr.. Roosevelt created