The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-06
Former President Decides
N0ttO Attend Reception to
Americans In Rome
METHODIST PASTOR IS
CAUSE OF THE ACTION
Church Controversy Is Still Kept Alive
I'm Rome and Many Catholics Are
DispIeased With Attitude
the Vatican

Rome April 5.--The chief materiel
development in the Roosevelt-vatican
Incident today was Mr.. Roosevelt's re-
Ipudiation of an attempt of the Meth
odist organization here to interpret
Ills action as an Endorsement of their
v ork.
This reputation took the form of
calling off a reception to the mem
bers of the American colony which was
TO have been held tomorrow night at
the embassy and 1t resulted directly
from the issuance of statement yes
terday by the Rev. B. NJ. Triple. pastor
lcf the American Methodist church. IL
which lie severely arraigned the Roman
Catholic church.
Mr.. Roosevelt continues to deprecate
in the most vigorous fashion the fierce
eIigious tumult caused by the incl
dent, which he regards as personal to
himself and continues entirely conf
1ent that his countrymen, Catholic as
well as Protestant, when the facts in
the case are clearly and dispassor-
oteiy examined. will sustain his posi-
tion.
When the vatican sta cement, likening
the situation to what might occur in
Germany If he visited the Polish sep
aratsts after seeing the Emperor, was
called to Mr.. Rooseveles attention, nc
said:
"If the German Emperor should place
as condition to an audience that |
should not see the Poles, should make
a similar reply:
Upon that condition I shall be
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audience"
DisapprovaI of Catholics
A phase of the situation which is at
tracing more and more attention here
, ls the open disapproval of the vatican
action expressed by numerous Catholics.
This is not confined to laymen, bu.
extends to the hierarchy and even to
he sacred college itself. Some of tho
cardinals have privately expressed dis
sent from the action which places tho
church in a position in any way hostile
20 Mr. Roosevelt.
Catholics dwell on the many evil
oences of his friendship while he was
the occupant of the White Hor1,f 1t.
ceclare emphaticall that tho cAuICA
is being placed in false position ~
ward the ex-President and AMeti-4
Responsibility generally is PLACED rf
sonally on the shoulders of tfft'iA &f
Merry del Val. the papal secfetars sf
state.
An eminent ecclesiastic is rerrsq ~
have said:
'It is not the church. but p
,ate act of the Spanish sec ~
state against the colonel of t'o ~ 44
Riders in Cuba
4 Merry del yars father, foraltglv f1afS
Spanish ambassador to the va c8l, W
is now in Rome and who Q ier Nt
plained of the naughty and besstfii i,tF
titude of the United States II tSr
of. Spain's defeat, said to ~sie n1
1T seems providential tina
should be the to humble Ifest
president
! Mr. Roosevelt has received many mes
sages not only from friends in the United
States, indorsing his action, but from
people throughout Europe, many of whom
he does not know. Hundreds of tele-
grams from both Catholics and Protest.
ants in America, congratulating him on
his stand relative to the conditions i'm
posed by the Vatican have reached him
and this afternoon when he returned to
his hotel he found an American priest
now located in Rome. who warmly felici-
| tated him on what he had done, saying
he believed that American Catholics
| would indorse his action.
Telegram. Withheld
| The ex-president, however. declines to
| give out any of these kilograms on the
| ground that they would only serve to en-
| venom the controversy he seeks to abate
King Victor Emmanuel visited Mr.
| Roosevelt this morning and following n
| pleasant social chat they motored to the
barracks of the Cuirassiers, where they
| witnessed series of maneuvers.
| In the afternoon in company with Prof.
| Jesse B. Carter. director of the Ameri-
| can School of Classical Study at Rome,
| he spent considerable time exploring the
capitol forum. He was exceedingly en-
| thusiastic saying: mo man can inspect
| the institutions of classic Rome without
| feeling that he is visiting the birthplace
| of civilization"
| Returning. he stopped at an antique
| jcwelry store. which he visited 4S years
ago as boy The proprietor searched
the old register and found Mr.. Roose-
velt's name.
Signor Ferra sovereign grand com
mander OF the supreme council, Ancient
Scottish Rite. with a deputation, called
at his apartments and conferred upon
him a hirh Masonic title. Mr.. Roose
yelt delivered brief speech in which he
expressed qualification at the honor AMI
laid nsistence upon the principles or
brotherhood. liberty and tolerance which
he said form the basis OF regular free
masonry throughoqN s,s,, the world; d;rsa t,,s
evening at the British embassy as the
guests of Sir ]. Rennell Rodd. Tomor-
row they will have lunch with Guglielmo
| Ferrero, the historian, ana In tne even
ing Mr.. Roosevelt will be the guest or
honor at the municipality dinner.
The party will leave at midnight OF
| wednesday for Spezzia.
/ MIR. Tippie's statement
i Rev. b. NJ Triple, pastor of the Amer-
can Methodist church, called upon MT
roosevelt Yesterday. and. upon his dc
parture made statement in which NJ
lifted the vatican episode out of the
/ realm Of the personal and gave It a word
wide significance.
| "Mr Roosevelt has struck blow S
twentieth century Christianity" said
Triple. THE representatives of
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