The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
VARIED VIEWS ON ROOSEVELT
GENERAL OPINION SONE ONE
BLINDERED NEEDLESSI.T.

Protestant CIergymea Praise Roosevelt
Wakes talsa lm1ortaI. says Dr. Mac
Arthur Father nelforti lhnmplons
n@aseNelt-N0 General 90 Fceisng.
The news from Rome was a s.sls-ed
very generally here yesterday and opinion
was shaded all the way from the view
that Col. Roosevelt had acted in a char
acteristio impet0ous way to the view
that he had made himself immortal by
refusing to he bound by antiauated con-
ventions. The general opinion among
Catholics and Professionals was that
somebody. possibly in the Vatican. had
blundsred in tact. that the misundsr-
standing might easily have been avoided.
and that col. Roos evelt. though q bet
hasty and emphatic. took the proper
course.
Protestant ministers were for the most
part frankly iubilant. The more I'M
Z portant Catholic ecclesiastics declined
To express any opinion ~ 60 the misun
dersta ndinR which prevented Pope Plus
I X. from receiving the Colonel. and most
laymcn OF the Roman Church discussed
the contretemps mildly saying that
neither the POOe nor Col. Roosevelt should
he criticised. since both were within
their rights They were sorry that "a
diplomatic hlunder' prevented the meet.
ing Of two men 80 interesting and 30 i'm
portant IN the world AFFAIRS ac the Pore
and Col. Roosevelt
There was none OF the harsh and hitter
comment such AZ may excite m'strIst
and anger" a. Cot Roosevelt seemed 60
apprehend when he wrote the explana-
tory letter tn the Ousio~k the letter which
was published yesterday morning Here
and there the Colonel was Rirded at for
writing snrh a letter on the ground that
u was more calculated TO stir up feeling
tran to smooth q down There was
some comment also ~ to why Mr. ROose-
Welt n he did not intend 60 make q speech
before the Methodist brethren couId
not have assured the Pops privateiv
or given = hint az least thar nothing N
the nature Oi the Fairbanks ep -ode would
occur There wsre a few VINO went 10
TAR a. 90 say that the Colonel never had
anv serious intention OF beinr received
NV the Pore. and lst hImself nut =
difficulty With hts usual astuteness. avoid ]
ing oH~nce 20 the NIethodists and giving
comparatively little Ia the Catholics |
because n his insistencs. only on indie
pendenc~ OF RcIion
4 great many people were ANXIOUS To |
know what Archbishop Farley thought Of 4,
the incident. Al first. 50 " was said the I
Archbishop contemplated making n state /
Dent hut In the afternoon through Mgr. !
lavelle. rector Of the Cathedral. the .
Archbishop announced that he would /
have nothing To- say. The Archbishop
went u Washington IN the afternoon
10 attend a meeting of the hierarchy
Mgr IaNelle naturally had no comment
10 offer. aud Mgr Mooney vas not
accessible.
AZ the Catholic Club the -misunder-
standing as the incident was generally
!, -med was a matter 81 keen..st interest
Frank = Cannon. the president 1T the
rub. said he thought the hest thing
IN say was nothing at all Mrny ~ the
vest known members were unwilling To
nav" the'r names appear VA PRINT IN con- {
ieCtIon with any comment There !
'.-emcd TO he n pronounced impression
hat the Colonel should have conformed
q the Pope's wishes II he really had no -,
Intention II addressing the Methodists. n
anCe the Colonel must have been aware q
4 the intense bitterness the proselytizing 9
Methods Of that denomination had stirred 9
~ among the Roman Catholics On the
'ther hand there vas NO very sharp
criticism Of Mr. Roosevelt. He acted some J,
v ID. - he always does with impetuosty. a
hitting out before he was struck %
Commissioner of Charities Michael J.
)rummOnd who was appointed by Mayor r
iaynor tn serve on the Roosevelt reception q
did not think any ~ feeling =
.gainst Mr.. Roosevelt would be aroused :,
.mung the Catholics in this country
The Vatican has a right 20 impose II
my conditions 10 pleases when the rscep- a
ION % any individual. private citizen or 81
monarch ~ IN question. aaid Mr. Drum a
nond MIR Roosevelt had the right 20 "
ccept or reject any copditions I can't ,
80 how the incident has any hearing m !,
he attitude 81 Catholics II was unfor- !,
innate that such thing occurred and II
ONE attempt should have been made 90 n
VOID ~ =
y believe that the Catholics here will v
AXE that view % the matter. Catholics
re- a verv liberal minded set ~ people
do noe think they will critcise Mr.
ROOSEVELT for his action. hardly see
90 any had feeling could arise After
y the AFFAIR was . personal one. Just
etween the HOLY Father and Mr. n
a
Eugene 4. Philbin. who was appointed r
district Attorney Of this COUNTY TO sue n
eed Asa Bird Gardiner when Col Rooaa-
cit was Governor. said: =,
The whole incident -sens tn have been -
us To a Misunderstanding between Mgr -
.enns'dy. rector Of the American Catholic -
ollege and Ambassador Iyeishman Ap- ~
arently the assumption was that Mr. a.
Intended to do something that Al
Fould he offensive to the Holy Father, OF
Ihereae, any one who knows Mr. Roo.e- =,
cit would realize that IL would m lmpos~i- ~
10 for him Tn show disrespect Conse- ar
uently. after Mgr. kennetys note a W
ipIomatic situation was created which In
Ias impossible To remedy 90
The editor 81 the Catholic World, the bs
ev. John J. Burke. &. \. p. said the y.
oTDe had hooked forward eagerly % Col nj
visit. and that the Necessity =,