Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-05
RooseyeIt and the Vatican.

night, but SCENE somewhat better today.
Roosevelt and the Natican,
Rome, April 5.-Mr. Roosevelt today,
dispIessed with The sa'emsnl Is I'd
last night by Rev. D NJ. Triple, Of the
Methodist Church In Rome, which be
chsrscteriz ID as &C 1called for attempt
to launch a seciarisn controversy, called
of ths rnblic reception for tomorrow, al
which he vas to AIT as host at tht
American Embassy.
This reception was to be public
affair, open to all regardless OF nation
ally or creed, ard, while not 90 az
nounced, was looked upoa ss taking the
place OF call by Me. Roosevelt upon
| the Methodist Church.
The prime purpose OF the reception
was to emphasis the religious liberation
for which Roosevelt stands, and 10 view
OF this purpose the former president
took tffsnse st Rev. Mr.. Tippe's ttitc-
unent, In which be fercely attacked the
vatican 10 CONNECTION with Its treatment
Of Roosevelt, the very thing that Roose-
welt was trying to avoid.
While officially Colonel Roosevelt
looks upon his controversy With the
vatican az close d incidedt, 1t Is DO
betrayal of confidence ID say that the
| affair hes worried him and Is worryis g
him today probably more than any
former controversy In which be WIS
ever involved.
Mr.. Roosevelt hiss reItsrstsd bis state
meDt that he was willing to "resl his case"
on CARDINAL Merry del Vaps statement,
which was to the efstt that he (the
cardipa) would have allowed the colonel
to clsim in public the right to 90 to
the MttaodItt College the day after bis
| audience with the pope, on condition
tbtt the colonel Wonld privately sssure
the cardinal that be really would not
20. 1t is not goiog 100 far to ssy that
Mr.. Roosevelt looked upon this proposal
ss insincere tn. as insiuceflty 10 which
be expressly stipulated hist he did not
believe the pope had snv part.
Mr.. Roosevelt and King Victor welt
riding together this morning.
London, April 5.-Esglish politicians
are spprehensiVe today leat Theodore
Roosevelt spring his next sensation on
E lglsh soil and that somebody Is going
to be iesrfully hsrd bit By 1t.
For publication English politicians
uniformly and conveDtlouslIy express ex-
treme pleasure regarding Roosevel?s
coming visit to London on May 10, but
The truth Is they can il!.conceal the fesr
That possesses most of Them that Mr
Roosevelt will let loose another bolt
while here.
At Khsrttun 1t was Dol. RoosevelTs
/ vigorous appeal for submission to Egg
lsh rule that stirred the press OF the
world; at CAIRO 1t vas bis severe casliga'
ton of the pationalists and at Rome bis
refusal 10 be received by the pope upon
tae rules laid down by the vatican
Todas's London papers go into the
| Roosevelt vatican incident more folly
than on yesterday And they are practically
unanimous Ia tho opinion that The Vsti-
cans explanation Of lie course is an.
satisfactory. That The vatican acted
WITH extreme lack OF tact lie the coneensus
of opinion OF TIE Epglish press, which Is
| lost as unanimous 10 declaring that Mr.,
RooseveiPs course WAS proper from hnt
to last. ,,..
rarIs, april 5.--Uol. Roosevelt t)csy
sent word ID President Fsllieres ihs! he
YOU'D be pleased to present The French
executive with tbs skIns OF sone OF The
animals he shot 10 bis African tu t..
Presidert Fsllieres WAS delighted With
| the oler aud telegrsphed bis acoeFtince
10 the colonel st Rome. II Is inferred
from this offer that Roosevelt Will re.
member all the European rulers and
presidents whom he MEETS VITA similar
souvenirs OF bis hunt.
Paris, April 5.-Tbe Fournier News
Agency's Rome correspondent wireC that
| The American colony there, Catholic and
Pr ,stants alike, severely criticize TIE
ali t1de of the vatican 10 the Roosevelt
! matter aud insist that the pope sas IL
advised. They have decided - boyco {
the vatican and are writing wealthy
friends aud relatives alike 10 America TO
do likewise. The French papers gen.
orally are t,kipg little notice OF the inc,-
dent,