The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-05
|LERIC's ATTACK.
N VATICAN Anglers.
i ROOSEVELT
|ormer President Says Rev. B. M.
Triples Statement Is Uncalled-
for Attempt To Launch Sec
tartan Controversy.
Calls Of Public Reception at Which
n He Was To Act as Host At
American Embassy.

ROME, April 5.-Col Roosevelt to-
day. displeased with the statement is
sued last night by Rev. B. NJ. Tippie.
/ OF the Methodist church in Rome,
which he characterized "a an uncalled-
4 Cor attempt TO launch a sectarian con.
{troversy. called off the public reception
4 Tor tomorrow. at which he was 10 act
as host at the American embassy.
N This reception was 10 be public AZ
|fair. open TO al regardless of national
[ity or creed, and. while not so an
[Aounced. was locked upon as taking
4 the place OF call by the colonel upon
the Methodist church.
The prime purpose of the reception
was to emphasize the religious toler'
|ntion for which Roosevelt stands and
4 IN view or this purpose the colonel
took offense at Rev. Mr.. Triples
statement..-in which he fercely at
! hacked the vatican in connection with
4 ITS treatment of Roosevelt, the very
\ thing that Roosevelt was trying 70
Il avoid. 49,.
The following statement was made
by the colonel in connection with the
Fcalling of OF tomorrow's reception
Il had made no arrangements 10
4 epeak at any church or clerical or
n ganization in Rome. have received
Ia number of gentlemen OF all religious
faiths who have called, ar my rooms
or at the embassy. Under the cir
4 cumstances have requested the
American ambassador not to hold the
Exception which he had intended TO
hold on "Wednesday afternoon.
AS regards all efforts by whomso-
Eever made to bring about and intiame
Religious animosities because of what
has occurred, in connection with the
vatican and myself. can do no more
than refer TO the emphatic state
ments- contained in my open letter TO
DIR. Lyman Abbott. editor of the Out
look. All that there said desire To
|reiterate with my whole power
Rev. Mr.. Triple. in his statement.
baid Col. Roosevelt, in refusing 70
visit the vatican owing 10 the condi-
Mons imposed by Cardinal Merry Del
Val, had struck a blow for twentieth
eentury Christianity. He continues:
1.-The representatives OF two great
Republics have been the ones TO put
the vatican where IL belongs Presi-
dent Loubet refused TO accede TO vati-
lean conditions, and now Mr.. Fairbanks
/ and Mr.. Roosevelt come TO maintain the
dignity and independence of American
[manhood in the face OF vatican
4 kyranny.
"The vatican is incompatible with
! republican principles. This is bitter
lose for patriotic Catholics I'm Amer
/ yea TO swallow. wonder how many
loses of this sort they will take before
hey revolt. Is Catholicism in America
10 be America or Romish? II Romish.
hen every patriotic American should
rise to crush 1t, for Roman Catholi-
D1sm Is the uncompromising foe OF
L freedom.
After the Fairbanks episode the
Methodists never dreamed that the
vatican would commit a similar blum
der with Mr.. Roosevelt That IL has
done so is added proof that the policy
. prev ailing there is the same yesterday.
kxOday and forever The vatican is the
vatican. The world advances. but the
{xatican never"
While officially Col Roosevelt
looks upon his controversy with the
/vatican As a closed incident, it is no
<betrayal of confidence TO say the az
I fair has worried him an6 is worrying
4 him today probably more than any for
XElkH tOn~iONCASS III NAANi AAC "fo v -
T 1nyolved.
There Is not the shadow OF doubt IN
! the ex-president Ilind as TO the pre-
<.briety of mis- ccuree. What worried
him, however, is the fear that his most
|'of Catholic friends ia America may not
[fully under stand thc situation from q
lack of Information
The colonel expressed his doubt TO
day 10 The United Press correspon
|kdent and then asked:
"You fellows have carried enough
i OF this 10 set me right with my friends
I at home, haven't your"
Even my statement that The story
had been fully covered failed wholly
( 10 reassure the colonel and he added
"Well. do hope my friends under
etand the situation and all the deter
mining causes.
Roosevelt then reiterated his state
>nent that he was willing to rest his
case" on Cardinal Merry Del Walls
! ofatement, which was TO the effect
Thai he (the cardinaD would have al
1owed the colonel to claim In public
E<he right to go to the Methodist col
}ege the day after his audience with
4 he pope. on condition that the colonel
would privately assure the cardinal
I that he really would not go. IT IS not
xoing too far TO say that Roosevelt
n hooked upon this proposal as insinccre.
but an insincerity in which he ex-