THE ROOSEVELT TROUBLE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 April 1910, Page 3

THE ROOSEVELT TROUBLE.

»— —- HOW IT AKO.SIi. [ISY HMiCrniC TKLHC; It A I'll —CO I* VIC !(• Hi', j [l'Kll I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION, I{O.M iO, April 5. Tlit» Vatican authorities .art' astoiriided nt tin; action of .Mr Roosevelt in publishing his correspondence with the Vatican, the li'tte-rs being rugardeil as tiiplomiitic- documents. Air .Roosevelt's «seretar.v, who is n Roman Catholic, interview"ut! Cardinal Merry Del \'al, Papal Heeretary. The latter asked lor a. guarantee that .Mr Roosevelt would not visit the -Methodist Church in Rome, which, Cardinal .Merry Del Val stated, was countenancing a most offensive campaign of caliininioii.s detraction against the Pope. Mr , Roosevelt's secretary refused to give the required guarantee. The real cause of the Pope not receiving Mr C. W. Fairbanks (formerly Vice-President of the United States wa.s the fact that he addressed the Roman Methodists. The King and Queen of Italy bnnqnetted Mr Roosevelt and family. Mr Roosevelt deposited nvrentlis on the tombs of the Kings Victor Emmanuel and Humbert in the L'iuitheon.