Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-04-08
ON HONEYMOON TRIP.
ROOSEVELT AND WIFE MAKE
JOURNEY ALONE ACROSS
COUNTRY.
PINcHoT MEETING PLANNED
Colonel Shows Displeasure at the Dis
regard Of His Plea for Avoidance
Of Bitter Dlscussion--Won't Be
Used by Either Side.

Spezia, Italy.-lmmediately after
their arrival here Thursday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt started in an
automobile for Genoa, traversing the
same route which they took on their
honeymoon.
American newspaper correspondents
who accompanied Mr.. Roosevelt from
khartum promised, at the former pres
ident's request, that they will respect
the privacy Of this sentimental jour
ney.
The carriage drive from Spezia to
Genoa, distance of IS miles, will oc-
cupy the greater part of three days.
Arriving at Genoa, the Roosevelts will
proceed at once by train to Porto
Maurizio. near the French frontier.
where they will visit for three days
at the villa of Miss Carow, Mrs.
Roosevelt's sister. Mr.. Roosevelt has
announced that he will receive no one
at Port Maurizio except Clifford Pin
chot, former chief forester of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture.
Rome.-Theodore Roosevelt called
of his Wednesday reception to the
American colony. This action was
caused by the issuance Of statement
by Rev. B. NJ Triple, pastor Of the
American Methodist church In Rome.
Mr.. Roosevelt was not in his happi-
est mood. His wish that the Vatican
audience incident be regarded as per-
sonal to him had not been respected
and he was intensely annoyed.
Mr. Roosevelt does not purpose to
be used by anyone to the disparage-
ment Of anyone else.
Mr.. Triple called on Mr.. Roosevelt
and on his departure made public
statement in which he lifted the Vat
ican episode out of the realm Of the
personal and gave it worldwide sig
nif1cance.
Mr.. Roosevelt has struck blow
for twentieth century Christianity"
said Mr.. Triple. THE representatives
Of two great republics have been the
ones to put the Vatican where it be-
longs. The Vatican is Incompatible
with Republican principles.
"This is bitter dose for patriotic
Catholics in America to swallow. l
wonder how many doses of this sort
they will take before they revolt.
rs Catholicism in America to be
American or Romish? If Romish.
then every patriotic American should
rise to crush it, for Roman Catholi-
cism is the uncompromising foe OF
freedom. The world advances. but
the Vatican never"
The statement in full was shown to
Mr. Roosevelt, when he said:
Y a'sI had made no arrangements to
speak at any church or clerical or
ganization in Rome. I have received
a number of gentlemen of all relig-
ious faiths who have called at my
rooms or at the American embassy.
Under the circumstances have re-
quested the American ambassador not
to hold the reception which he had
planned.
LAS regards all efforts by whomso-
ever made to bring about and intame
religious animosities because of what
has occurred in connection with the
Vatican and myself, can do no more
than refer to the emphatic statements
contained in my open letter to Or.
Lyman Abbott, already published.
The sensation caused by the deter
mination of Mr., Roosevelt not to be
received by the pope on the terms
made by Cardinal Merry del Val con-
tinues uEs.' ID. The press is filled
with ccl::..... II the subject.
Vienna, Austria. Francis
Joseph's state dinner at schonnbrunn
in honor of Mr.. Roosevelt will be
given April 16, The preceding evening
Count Won Ashrenthal, foreign minis
ter, will entertain the former presi-
dent at an official dinner at the for
eign Office.