Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-04

Il was believed ex-President Roose-
Telt would have with the pope on
Tuesday next. viii not occur, owing to
conditions which the Vatican has i'm
posed and which Mr. Roosevelt re-
fuses to accept
Unavailing Efforts to Prevent SEN
sation.
Although the definite negotiation
relative TO the audience ended before
Mr- Roosevelt left Egypt. the an
nouncement was Withheld until after
Mr. Roosevelt reached Rome tonight
at the solicitation of his American
Catholic friends here, who believed
that in the meantime the Vatican
might change its attitude. one of the
former presidents American friends,
who was with him in Egypt. came to
Rome yesterday. without however, any
authorization from Mr.. Roosevelt and
5nJerceded with Cardinal Merry del
Val the paDaI secretary in an en-
dsavcr 10 avoid a situation, which, as
II now stands. has caused a real SEN
Sa1iou in Rome. although ii was not
entirely unexnerted But his efforts
were unavailing.
No Audience with the Pope Under Any
Conditions.
While at Gondokoro in February last
Mr. Roosevelt wrote TO Ambassador
Ieishmsn. saying that he would he
GLAD Of the honor of an audience with
King Victor Emmanuel and the pope
promptly arranged Before an ar
rangemenr could be made relative to
an audience with the pope. several tel
eSrams were passed, and the negotia-
tons were ended by Mr. Roosevelt re-
1usin- IN any way to be limited as
To MS conduct. and announcing that
an audience with the pope, under the
circumstances, was now impossible.
As q matter of fact. Mr.. Roosevelt,
eithouEh declining TO accept any con-
ditions IN connection with his audi
ence with the pope had neither di-
-ectfE nor Indirectly. before, during, or
after the negotiations. made or con-
Eidered any engagements in Rome ex-
ce0t t1oSe OF an official character and
he actually entered Rome tonight with
but two definite engagements. the au-
dieuce with the king and the dinner to
hs given in his honor by the munich
paiity-
History of the Negotiations.
The history of the negotiations is
about as folioWs-
Whlle 1t Cairo. Mr. Roosevelt re-
ceived the following telegram from
Ambassador Leishman dated March
Mgr Kennedy. rector OF the Amer
scan Catholic college, in reply to an
inquiry which l caused to be made,
requests that the following communi-
cation be transmitted TO you The
holg- father viii be delighted to grant
an audience TO Mr.. Roosevelt on April
3. and hopes that nothing will arise to
prevent IL such as the much regret
ted incident which made the reception
% M Fairbanks impossible
Replying by cable to Amba ador
I.eishmsn on March %. Mr.. Roosevelt
said:
Please present the following to
- lEr- Kennedy. Tt would be q. real
pleasure to be presented to the holy
Father. 1or whom ] entertain high re
spsct- botn personally and as the head
of a g<eat church. I fully recognize
=
csive whomsoever he chooses, for any
reason that seems good to him, and
81 he does not receive me 1 shall not
Tor moment question the propriety
O fhis action On the other hand. L |
IN my turn, must decline to make any
stipulations or submit to any condi-
tiors. which in any way would limit
my freedom OF conduct 1 trust that |
on April 5 he viii find il convenient
20 receive"
On March IS. Mr. Roosevelt a Cairo
received a cableg-am from Anba |
dor Leishman. giving a message from |
Mgr Kennedy. which concluded: 1.-The |
audience cannot take place except on /
the understanding expressed in the |
former message
Proposed Presentation Now lmpossi- |
BILE.
The following day Mr.. Roosevelt |
sent another message TO the Ameri- |
can ambassaN.Sr. saying: The pro- |
impossible"
Statement to Fellow Americans.
Mr.. Roosevelt particularly desires |
that the incident shall be regarded !
BY his friends, both Catholic and
Protestant in America as personal |
and that it shall not give rise to an
acrimonious controversy. With this |
end in view. he cabled today the foil
lo=-inE statement. to the Rev Lyman |
Abbott, editor of The Outlook, at New
York
Through the Outlook wish to make
\ statement to my fellow Americans |
regarding what has occurred in con- |
rec1ion with the vatican / am sure |
that the great majority of my fellow |
Catholics quite as much as |
ProteStants, viii feel that 1 acted in |
the only way possible for an American
to act and because of this very fact I |
most earnestly hope that the incident |
will be treated in matter of course |
way. or merely personal, and, above
all as not warranting the slightest ex- /
hfhfttop OF rancOr or bitterness Among
nv best and closest friends are many |
Catholics The respect and regard of /
hose OF my fellow Americans who are |
Catholics are as dear to me IS the re-
spect and regard of those who are
ISrozestauts- On my journey through
a frica ! visited many Catholic as well |
zs many Protestant missions. AS 1 |
Ioos forward to telling the people at
r,r7r1s all that has been done by Pro- /
testau+s and Catholics alike. as I saw
Il. in the field Of missionary endeavor,
n you'd cause me a real pang to have
inviting said or done that would avert |
Dr. give pain to my friends whatever
heir religious belief But any merely
nr-<onal considerations are of no con-
sequence in this matter The impor-
.ar1 consideration is the avoidance of
,ar=h and bitter comment such as may
.xcfte mistrust and anger between and
nong good men
The more an American sees of other
.or,nrries. the more profound must be
is feelings of gratitude that in his
,pru Land there is not merely complete
.siera1jon but the heartieSt good will
nd sympathy between sincere and
5oneest men of different faiths-good
I'll and sympathy so complete that in
F1e fnnuu1erabie daily relations of our
, u1erican life Catholics and Protest
lr-.s meet together and work together
seF7ouf thought of the difference of