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

Roosevelt and the vatican.
Rome, April 5.-Mr. Roosevelt today,
displessed with the s'a'emen! is uad
last night BY Rev. B NJ. Triple, OF the
Methodist Church in Rome, which be
characteriz I'd as an 1called for attempt
to launch sectarian controversy, called
of the public reception for tomorrow, at
which he vas to act IS host at the
American Embassy.
This reception was to be public
affair, open to all regardless of nation
ally or creed, ard, while not 80 az
nounced, was looked upon es taking the
place OF call by Ne. Roosevelt! upon
the Methodist Church.
The prime purpose OF the reception
was to emphasize the religious liberation
for which Roosevelt stands. and In view
OF this purpose the iormer president
took tfsase st Rev. Mr.. Tipp'e's tt,te-
mept, In which be 6ercely attacked the
vatican 10 conne,t'on wirh its treatment
Of Roosevelt, the very thing that Roose.
welt was trying to avoid.
While officially Colonel Roosevelt
looks upon his controversy With the
ysticsn az o close incidelt, 1t is no
betrayal of confidence to say that the
affair hes worried him and Is worrying
him today probably more than any
former controversy In which be Wss
ever involved.
Mr.. Roosevelt has reItars tsd bis state
ment that he was willing torres! his case"
on Cardinal Merry del Vaps statement,
which vas to the effect that he the
cardipa) would have allowed the colonel
to Claim in public the right to 90 to
the M,t5oditt College the day sitter bis
audience With the pope, on condition
that the colonel would privately sssure
the cardinal that be really would not
90. 1t is not going TOO far TO ssy thst
Mr.. Roosevelt looked upon this p:opossl
as insincere tu! as insiucerity in which
he expressly stir ulated Ihst he did mol
believe the pope had anv part.
Mr.. Roosevelt and King Victor welt
riding together this morning.
London, April 5.-E0g'ish politicians
are apprebensiVe to-day Leaf Theodore
Roosevelt spring his next sensation on
E lglish soil aud that somebody is going
to be tearfully hard bit by It.
For publication English politicians
uniformly and intentionally express ex-
treme pleasure regarding RooseVel's
coming visit to London on May 10, but
The truth is they can II! conceal the fesr
That POSSESSES most of them that Dir
Roosevelt will let loose another bolt
while hers.
At Khsrtlun 1t was Dol. R9osevel!s
j vigorous appeal for submission to Egg
lish rule that stirred the press OF the
world; at Cairo 1t Vaa bis severe cassiga'
ton of the pationalists and at Rome bis
refusal to be received by the pope upon
| TIE rules laid down by the vatican.
TodaY's London papers 20 into tle
| Roosevelt vatican incident more folly
than on yesterday and they are practically
unanimous ia the opinion that lhs Vsti-
! cans explanation Of its course is IN.
satisfactory. TIA! the vatican acted
| WITH extreme lack OF let is the concensus
OF opinion OF the Eoglish press, which Ia
| lost as unanimous in delSriDg t1at Mr..
] Rooseveits course was proper from frst
to last. ,s.u
rarls, april 5.--Uol. Roosevelt t1csy
sent word to President Faliieres thu! he
you'd be pleased to present The French
executive with tbs sk,ns OF soce CT the
animals be shot 10 his African tu t.
] presidelt Fsllieres was delighted With
the clier sud tclrgrsphed his aceeFt'nce
10 the colonel st Rome. 1t Is inferred
1 from this offer that Roosevelt Will re:
member all the European rulers and
presidents whom he meets viva similar
souvenirs OF bis hunt.
! Paris, April 5.-The Fourier News
Agency's Rome correspondent wireS that
| The American colony there, Catholic and
Prtt ,stants alike, severely criticize TIE
a!t:r1de of The vatican 10 the Roosevelt
matter aud insist that tbs pope vas II
advised. They have decided j, boyco
the vatican and are writing wealthy
friends and relallves alike in America to
do likewise. The French papers gen.
orally are t,kiDg little notice of the inc:-
/ dent.