The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05

= replied: Mr. ROOSEVELT 10 entirely
free To GO where be- plsASsn. but the Holy
Father - certainly fres IN rsfuas u
receive any me who reserves the right
Willingly IA offend him
The CARDINAL then gave examples On
Illustrate the Satiran's point ~ view IN
the matter suppose. he suggested. that
Mr. Roosevelt wera to g. ~ Berlin. lie
certainly would not go To Polish clubs
nit were pointed nat 20 him In al plomaii 70
way that such action would h. offensive
90 the Kaiser This bsrcEs or after beiBg
received 10y his Majesty
Another example he gave MIR O'Iaugh-
lin. to quote his own words was a. follows:
You ara free IA take on your coat when
you visit me and Won may SIT in your
shirt sleeves now II you desire nut Il
you werr To do ~ | would certainly no,
receive Won again
-ConcludinE my talk with Mr. OLauRh-
hn.- the Cardinal aid. I rcna rked IN
ElIi@Llnce. 10 I or any prelate from the
Vatican went Co America we should CON
slider ourselves obliged IN conform To the
laws and customs Of that country 10
] wished an audience at the White House
] should feel obliged to inquire about
the etiquette to be- observed I would
NATURALLY he anxious. II only "a a matter
OF delicacy. IN abstain from any act that
might he interpreted a. Offensive. The
Holy Father expects IN. same from all
Who desire to 49, him"
This ended the statement 81 the Papal
Secretary of State to TYR Sun
IL is clearly apparent that the Vatican
incident has not been without its effect
on Col Roosevelt Yesterday and to-day
he has no, hecn the same Roosevelt who
landed at Naples fresh from his African
experiences The well known smile IL
no longer ready and spontaneous as 81
old; the words no longer pour forth in
that easy now that 80 many Americans
know
When the Colonel speaks now IL IL with
q certain air 81 he~i,ancy and thought
fulnees The smile also comes on more
a. n IL were prompted nv thought than
80 u IL were the result - feeling alone.
IL h evident On all observers that the
Vatican incident has hit the ex-President
hard.
Even IA late as this afternoon there
were those who still thought that the
audience with the Pope might he arranged
but IL can he stated with authority that
when Cardinal Merry del Val reported
% the Pontih the facts 81 his interview
with MIR. Roosevelt's enissary the Pops
said that the audience could never take
place. Mai! Mai, Matt he exclaimed.
Great surprise 10 oppressed by the
Vatican authorities At the action of Col
Roosevelt in publishing the me~sag c-
exchanged by Ambassador Leishman.
Mgr. Kennedy of the American College
and himself The Vatican authorities
say these messages were diplomatic
Documents and should not have been
printed.
Some Of the newspapers' common,
strongly on the Popes refusal to accor I /
the Colonel an audience except on certain /
conditions. The papers say that II will /
result in a loss TO the Holy See oI millions .
of American dollars The conservative ,
sheets take a different view
The CoTrlSrs d'Ifaiia prints the t@la- /
grams which passed IN relation To the |
proposed NPtlcan visit and adds the brief y
comment: Mr.. Roosevelt and not the
Pope IL responSible for the incident
IL makes no other reference tn the mF tier.
The OsseTraiorc Romano prints a YER
sion Of the incident similar 20 that given
out by Cardinal Merry del Val II says.
1t " notorious 10 everybody. Romans
a. we'll a. foreigners, Jhst TIE Methodist
Church ~ nothing hut a mF nufactory Of
tnsidious hostilitIes directed against the
spiritual power Of the Pope IN his own
see IL conducts a props gHnda 81 = pos-
tacy and helps 10y every me Ms within
its power TO incite rebellion against the
Church
Col. Roosevelt could have accommodated
his religious duties anywhere eRe. Il
was q question only Of preventing him
frrun h..
Of his name for the service end cncour-
asemsnt of an institution who's. work
consists Of making open war on tho
Catholic Church Th-re was no attempt
60 limit any ones liberty: IL IVES simply
q defence 81 his rights and a perform
ance of his duties by tire Pope A.,
TIE OaserrdtorC remarks that u WIS
after the receipt n tho second maSss GO
that Col Roosevelt thought NJ 70 abstain
from presenting . formal request for I'm
audierc" In the Fairbanks case u WAS
after J." had obtained an audience or the
promise 81 on" that he announced ms
irtsnfinn Ca visit the Methodists II
was owing - this fact ;ha paper says.
~ the Pop" WAS compelled 10 announce
thst he could not see the former Vice
President
LONDON, April 5 The English press {
N giving IN unusual amount Of SPACE 10 =
the incident which l"d To the breaking
on Of Col. RooSevelt's plan To 500 the
Pope. The London correspondents NJ
Rome tHks neither side. hut recor-i the :
matter from en- entirely impartial stand
point
The Rom" correspondent 81 the Morning !
Post says that To unbiased Observers 4,
there seems 10 he fault on both sides 1
The quarrel. he ndda. was due 20 an ex- Z
enasive amour propre on both sides He b
adds that what hes made the occurrence
particularly unples sant in the eyes 81 the . |,
Vatican authorities Ia thrt Col. Roosevelt
the whole correspondence !
70 the press without notice He goes on h
60 say =
1t must 10 admitted that a numh.r .
of the Clericals hero condemn Cardinal q
Merry del Walls action a. tactless md a. .
calculated Co offend American Catholics.
but col Roosevelt has for a long time
besn looked upon aAkance NJ the Vatican
because ~ his advocacy % Archbishop
claims 90 tho rcd hat