The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-04
WILL NOT
MEET POPE
Ex-preSident Roosevelt viii
Not Accept
THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED
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He Does Not Question the Pope's Right
to Receive Whom He pleases, but
Declines to Limit His
Freedom.
THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED

Rome, April 4.-The audience which
II was believed ex -PreAdent Roosevelt
would have with the pope on Tuesday
viii not occur, owing 70 conditions which
the Vatican has imposed, and which
Mr. Roosevelt refused to accept
Although the definite negotiations rela
tive to the audience ended before III
Roosevelt left Egypt, the announcement
was withheld until after Mr.. Roosevelt
reached Rome last night, at the soIicita
ton Of his American Catholic friends
here, who believed that III the meantime
the Vatican might change It's attitude.
While at Gondokoro IN February last
Mr. Roosevelt wrote to Ambassador
Leishman, saying that he would be glac
Of the honor 81 an audience with King
Victor Emmanuel and the pope TIL,
audience with the king was promptly
arranged. Before an arrangement could
be reached relative 70 ali audience Will
the pope, several kilograms were passed
and the negotiations were ended By Mr.
Roosevelt refusing in any way to b
limited az TO HE conduct, and announe.
ing that an audience with the pope, nn,
der the circumstances. was now impos-
sible.
The history Of the negotiations i.
about az follows
While at Cairo, Mr.. Roo evsIt received
the following telegram from Ambassador
Leishman, dated March %.
Mgr Kennedy, director Of the Amer
lean Catholic college IN reply 20 an
inquiry which I cansed to Be made, re-
quests that the following communica
ton Be transmitted 70 you; The holy
father will be delighted to grant an audi
enoe TO Mr.. Roosevelt on April S and
hopes that nothing will arise to prevent
ii. sneh as the much regretted incident
which made the reception Of Mr. Fair.
banks impossible :"
Replying By cable to Ambassador
Leishman on March rs, Mr. Roosevelt
saidi--
"Plsaec present the following to Mgr
Kennedy: Il would be a real pleasure
70 me to be presented to the holy father
for whom ! entertain high respect. both
personally and as Che head Of a gIea.
church I fully recognize bis entire right
10 receive OF not receive whomsoeycr he
chooses. for any reason that seems good
TO him; and Il he does not receive me
| shall not for a moment question the
propriety Of his action. On the ether
hand I ia my turn must decline 10
make any stipninti9ns or submit To ans
conditions which ia any way would limit
my freedom 0f conduct / trust That Oh
April 5 lie win find It convenient 70 r.
ceiye me-
On March % Mr. Roosevelt At Cairo
received a cahlegran from Ambassador
Leishman, giving q message from Mrf
Kennedy. which concluded by saying
The audience cannot take piacs except
On the understanding expressed in the
former message
The following day Mr. Roosevelt sent
another message to the American ambas-
sador saying: The proposed pFesenta.
tion il Ct course now impossible
Mr.. Roosevelt particularly desires that
the incident shall be regarded hy his
friends. both Catholic and Protestant. ia
America, as personal. and that Il shall
mot give rise to an acrimonious contro.
versy With this end III view, De cabied
yesterday the following statement 10
the Rev Lyman Abbott, editor 81 The
Outlook at New York:
Through The Outlook | With To make
4 statement to MY fellow Americans. re-
eerding what has occurred III connection
with the Vatican. / am sure that the
great majority Of my fellow citizens
Catholics quite al much a. Pr9testants
viii feel that / acted III the only way
possible for an American to act. and
because Of this very fact most earnest.
N hope that the incident be treated IN 4
matter of course way AZ merely personal
and, above all as not warranting the
slightest exhibition Of rancor or bitter
ness. Among ny best aud closest friends
are Catholics The respect aud regard
Of those Of my fellow Americans who
are Catholics ARE rs dear to me as the
respect and regard Of those who are
Professionals On my journey through At.
RIGA I visited many Catholic. as well
as many Protestant missions AZ lool,
forward to telling the people all home
all that has been done By Catholics and
Protestants alike, as [ saw It, in the field
Of missionary endcavor II would cause
me feal pang EFF pain To have anything
said Of done that would hnrt or give
pain to my friends, whatever their re-
iigious belief But any merely personal
considerations are Of no consequence IN
this matter Thu important considera
ton IS the avoidance Of harsh any bitter
comment. such as may excite mistrnss
and anger between and among good
men.
"The more an American sees 81 other
countries, the more profound must be
his feelings Of gratitude that IN his own
land there is not merely complete tolera-
tion. but the heartiest good will and
sympathy between sincere and honest
men of different faiths good viii and
symp thy SO complete that in the in
Vulnerable daily relations Of our Amer
lean life Catholics and Protestants meet
together without thought IF the differ
ence Of creed being even present in their
minds
~This is condition so vital to our
national wel-being that nothing should
be permitted to jeoparaize II Bitter com
ment and criticism, acrimonious attack
and defense, are not only proiitless, but
harmful and to seize upon such an incl
dent as this as an occasion for contro.
vefsv would Be wholly indefensible and
should be frowned upon by Catholics
and protestants alike, and all good