The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-04
Vatican Incident Causes Great
Sensation and Is Widely
Discussed in the Roman
Papers Today.
COMMENT VARIES GREATLY
LlOgRAL PAPERS APPIAUD D
ROOSEVELT FOR HIS STAND.
ouT SOME OF THE OTHER
SHIFTS CRITICISED HIM.

especial cable from the international
News Service.)
Rome. April Ain spite Of the aban-
donment Of his projected visit to the
vatican. the populace Of Rome today
gave hearty greeting to Theodore
Roosevelt. when he was whirled from
his hotel to the Quirinal. There the
ex-president and Kermit Roosevelt
were received by King Victor Eman-
uel. Mr.. Roosevelt was accompanied
by Commander Long, naval attache
Of the American embassy here. and
The embassies Of the first secretary.
Mr.. Carrot.
BsCota tia hotsl Haan- 0ajour. .whars
the Roosevelt party II staying. crowds
gathered early and at the flrst ap-
pearance Of the former president
broke Into cheers. From the time the
party lett BY auto for the palace, till
they arrived and were received by
Cen. Brusati. aide to the king. Mr..
Roosevelt had not q moment In which
he was not s1ven IN ovation by the
curious and enthusiastic crowds on
the streets.
The vatIean Incident.
The comment Of most Of the morn
ing papers. particularly the Radical
sheets. on the abandonment OF the
VISIT to the Pope. II favorable to Mr..
Roosevelt
The blame for the break 10 placed
On Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal
secrstary Of state. by the Messagero,
which declares that the secretary
*ohould have known that free citi.
sen Of America never becomes q slave
q The Vatican"
TAo XltA one OF the leading radical
papers. goes even farther. declarins
that tAs former president. has not
l0st much by not seeing the Pope. .
anl predicting . wider following fol
NJ. Roosevelt - the result OF his
etAn0. The incident according 10
this paper. II m indication Of intoler
anco "even toward Americans, who
contributed generously to the Peter,
pence"
seen IN Other Light.
O the other hand. the papers II
sympathy with the Catholic church
View the matter from an entirely DIFF
teeo0t standpoint, the general attitude
bsong that Mr.. Roosevelt wished t.
foree himself to IN equality with thu
Pops. There u much adverse com
msot tor Mr.. Roosevelt, and the Of
fiesta Of his attitude on American
Caeholics 10 commented on widely
some predictions Of . lose Of suppor,
by NJ. Roosevelt being made.
Ifiends Of the Vatican to-day point
- emphaticaaly at statement made
~ Ngr. Kennedy. the rector Of thu
American college, In which he sale
tha4 10 word had come to him frou
Mr.. Roosevelt after the message fron
the Vatican saying that the audiences
could not take place except with tn.
understanding expressed In the form
er message. Il was thus made, an
passut today that efforts would b,
made 70 show that Mr.. Roosevelt haa
sliohtsd the Vatican By making I'll,
vnrsous communications public with
out consulting the Vatican or answer
Ing ies hnal message. The statemen
ce Agr. Kennedy In fun follows:
osaesmsnt o. Kennedy.
on March 20. First Secretary OF th,
1m6onsy Garrett. called on me I,
txannmie . request and express Mr.
9eooevelt's desire tor IN audience viii
the Holy Father ON April s. In
formed NJ. Garrett that I would imme
01aAoly present M. Roosevelt's n
G1eGe % the proper authorities Of th,
vat1ean. promising . response - 800,
- DoeG1ble.
TAe following day I Was authorize,
- eend the first message, which I did
tAro0gA tho American embassy.
sTAe rseerence 70 the FAirbanks IN
e16ent iA the first message was In
y eo04e0 By the vatican only a.
eS1sadly intimatioa to 1Gr. Roosevelt
y - @ his guard.
IAo megoago In reply from HI
s UDeoovolt, was communicated % u
fcone1nuoo a pN0o nlehfl