El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-04

| cept on the understanding expressed in
the former message.
The following day Mr.. Roosevelt sent
another message TO the American am
bassador. saying: The proposed pre-
sentation is, of course now impossi-
BILE"
Mr. Roosevelt particularly desired
that the incident shall be regarded by
his friends, both Catholic and Protes-
tants, in America, as personal, and that
it shall not give rise to an accrimOni-
Gus controversy.
Roosevelt Cables Statement.
With this end in view he cabled Sun
day the following statement TO the Rev.
Lyman Abbott, editor Of the Outlook,
at New York:
Through the Outlook 1 wish to make
a statement to my fellow Americans
regarding what has occurred in connec-
ton with the vatican. 1 am sure that
the great majority Of my fellow citi-
zen Catholics quite as much as Protes-
tantS will feel that l acted in the only
way possible for an American TO act,
and because of this very fact, l most
earnestly hope that the incident will be
treated in q matter OF course way as
| merely personal and above all as not
| warranting the slightest exhibition or
| rancor or bitterness.
Many Catholic Friends.
Among my best and closest friends
are many Catholics. The respect and re-
gard of those. of my fellow Americans
who are Catholics, are as dear TO me
| as the respect and regard of those who
are Protestants. On my journey through
Africa / visited many Catholics as we'll
| as many Protestant missions. AS look
forward to telling the people at
home all that has been done by Protest
ants and Catholics alike as 1 saw 1t, in
| would cause me real pang to nave
| anything said or done that would hurt
| or give pain to my friends, whatever
| their religious belief. But any merely
| personal considerations are Of no con-
| sequence in this The important consid-
| Grafton is the avoidance of harsh and
| bitter comment such as may excite mis-
| trust and anger between and among
| good men.
The more an American sees of other
| countries the more profound must be
| his feeling of gratitude that in his own
| lands there is not merely complete toll
Grafton but the heartiest good will and
| sympathy between sincere and honest
men of different fsiths-good will and
! sympathy of our American life, Cath
| olics and Protestants meet together and
| work together without thought Of the
difference of creed being even present
in their minds.
AVOID blttcr OOmmcnts'
This is a condition so vital to our
national well being that nothing
should be permitted to jeopardize it.
Bitter comment and criticism, acrimoni-
Gus attack and defense, are not only
profitless, but harmful and to seize up
On such an incident as this as an occa-
sion for controversy. would be wholly !
indefensible and should be frowned up
on by Catholics and PrOtestants alike |
and all good Americans"
Rome Aroused.
The failure to arrange an audience
between expresldent Roosevelt and the |
pope, is expected to create a tremendous |
stir here as well as abroad, far over |
shadowing the Importance of the Incl |
dent in which former vicepresidents was |
the principal. Although the negotiations |
were technically between ambassador |
Leishman and monsignor Kennedy, IT is |
well understood in Rome that monsignor /
Kennedy was acting under the ins1ruc |
tons of cardinal Merry Del Val. The |
kilograms. therefore, were in reality be-
tween expresident Roosevelt and the pa
pal secretary of state
When the correspondent called at the /
vatican great surprise was expressed
when il was learned that Mr. Roosevelt
had given out the text of the messages
exchanged by monsignor Kennedy and
the American ambassador. as they were
regarded at the vatican in the light of
diplomatic documents.
Kennedy ExpIeins
Monsignor Kennedy Explained that on
March 81. John W. Garrett, first secre-
tary Of the embassy, called on him 10
transmit Mr. RoOsevelts request for an
audience with the pontiff on April 5.
He said that Mr.. Garrett insisted upon
the word transmit" Monsignor Ken
nedy informed the SECRETARY that he at
once would present the request to the
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a response as soon as possible.
The following day" said monsignor
Kennedy, L was authorized to send Mr.
Roosevelt the first message which is
quoted in his statement The reference
TO the Fairbanks matter in the message
friendly intination. 1 notice that my
second message is not fully given. 1t
ran thus;
No Audience Can Occur.
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 recog-
sizes Mr.. Roosevelt's entire right as to
freedom OF conduct On the other hand
n view of the circumstances. for which
neither his holiness nor Roosevelt is
an audience could not occur
except upon the understa nding express
ID in the former message
After this no further communication
cached me from Mr.. Roosevelt" 4
It further appears that it was John
Sallan OLoughlin who was assistant /
ecretary OF state IN 1909 and a great
PERSONAL friend of Mr. Rooseyelts who
attempted to intercede with cardinal | !
derry Del Val The following semi-of-
icial version of what transpired at that
interview has been furnished TO the AS
ociated Press by a vatican authority:
Cardinal Merry Del Val said to Mr.
)'Loughlin:
Can you guarantee that Mr.. Poose-