Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-04-08
VICTOR EMMANUAL
GREETSROOSEvELT
KING OF ITALY RECEIVES THE
Ex.PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT
ED STATES IN ETERNAL
CITY.
COLONEL WON'T VISIT Pope
Her Majesty, Queen Helena, Grants
an Audience to the Distinguished
American Visitors, Including
Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Ethel.

Rome.-Col. Roosevelt, who arrived
in Rome quietly April 2, was received
in the Quirinal April by King Victor
Emmanuel. Ambassador Leishman
accompanied the distinguished Amer
lean and introduced him to the king,
who talked with the colonel for some
time. Kermit Roosevelt shared with
| his father the honor of the royal au-
dience.
In the afternoon the Roosevelt fam
lily, including Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Ethel. were received by Queen
| Helena
Roosevelt Will Not Visit Pope.
Rome. = Theodore Roosevelt will
not pay visit to Pope Plus X.
| The arrangements for an audience for
| the eX-president of the United States
tomorrow, made with the greatest
| diplomatic skill and delicacy, have
been cancelled at the instance of Col.
Roosevelt, who declined to accept the
conditions imposed by the Vatican.
The definite negotiations which
practically were concluded on March
10 were ended before Col Roosevelt
| reached Rome.
1t has just been learned that one of
J Col. Roosevelt's friends who had been
I, with him in Europe, without any au-
| thoriZation from the former presi-
| dent, came to Rome and interceded
with Cardinal Merry del Val, the
papal secretary, in an endeavor to
avoid the situation created by the re-
| fusal of Col Roosevelt to meet the
| conditions under the arrangements
made for his audience by Bishop Ken
nedy, rector of the American college
at Rome, and Ambassador Leishman.
The efforts of this self-constituted
Major Domo were unavailing. The
history of the negotiations conducted
| by Ambassador Leishman are told in
the cablegram that passed between
| Mr.. Roosevelt and Ambassador Leish-
man. The position of Col Roosevelt
in the matter is explained by his cable
to DR.. Lyman Abbott as follows:
Colonel Explains His Position.
Lyman Abbott, editor of the Out
look: Dear DR.. Abbott-Through the
| Outlook / wish to make a statement
| to my fellow Americans regarding
what has occurred in connection with
the Vatican. am sure the great
majority of my fellow citizens, Catho-
| lies quite as much as Protestants,
| will feel that l acted in the only way
| possible for an American to act and
because of this very fact / most
earnestly hope that the incident will
be treated in matter of course way
as merely personal and, above all, as
not warranting the slightest exhibi-
| tion of rancor or bitterness. Among
my best and closest friends are many
| Catholics. The respect and regard 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 Catho-
lie as well as many Protestant mis-
sions and / look forward to telling
the people at home all that has been
done by Protestants and Catholics
alike, as l saw it, in the field of mis-
sionary endeavor. 1t would cause me
a real pang to have anything said or
done that would give pain to my
| friends, whatever their religious be-
lief, but any merely personal consid-
| erations are of no consequence in
this matter with the important con-
sideration, the avoidance of harsh and
| bitter comment, such as may excite
mistrust and anger between and
| among good men. The more an
| American sees of 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 faith-good will and
sympathy so complete that in the
can life Catholics and Protestants
meet together and work together
without the thought of difference of
| creed being even present in their
minds. This is a condition so vital
to our national well being that moth
ing should be permitted to jeopardize
| it. Bitter comment and criticism, ac-
rimonious attack and defense are not
only profitless, but harmful and to
seize upon such an incident as this is
| an occasion for controversy would be
wholly indefensible and should be
frowned upon by Catholics and Pro-
testants alike. ] very earnestly hope
that what say will appeal to all good
| Americans. Faithfully yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
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