The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-08
SIORER ATTACKS
THE PRESIDENT
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dinal, who ordered the letters to he
returned to her. She Informed the
president she had them and received
from. him a letter In which he stated
that ne wanted her to keep them. q
Evidently some people at Rome
wrote, ITO TO my dear dear Maria ~ president
= A. most resolute effort has been
made to mix up facts and try to show
that as president I have been endeayor-
ing to interfere with ecclesiastical mat
ters.O .4. 4 I'M : 11'''
Oral Message to Pope. .- .
On Dec. 20, 1908, Mr.. Storer had an
audience with Pope Plus x and de-
llvered in French a memorandum which
he had taken of the presidents oral
message to the pope. !. ~ -
lie preserved this memorandum. and
1t reads as follows: :
He (the president) said to me and
ne authorized me to say to your holt
ness that the archbishop of st. Paul is
ms personal friend and that he Dos
sesses all his confidence as prelate and
as cltlzen; that he desires emphatically
for Mgr. Ireland all the honors If
the church, and that. he will see with
the greatest pleasure and satisfaction
the e.; elevation eva of Mgr. Ireland to the
Mr.. storer states he said nothing
which could enlarge the scope Of this
message or color it's import. He wrote
70 Mr.. Roosevelt Of what he had done.
he carefully avoided making known to
anyone that ne had received a. com.
mnunlcatlon from the president. I'm
in Rome telegraphed a report that Mr.
Storer had seen the pope connecting
the IN audience with Archbishop Ireland.
ih1s report was responsible for letter
from the president, who wrote to Mr.
otorer stating that few things could he
more embarrassing or, more mischiev-
"What has occurred, continued the
president, "shows clearly that. it is
hopeless 1, Tor you to expect that people
VIII appreciate the difference between
What you, as an American Catholic in
your private capacity saw and What
you as an American amha ssa dor SOW
Storer Is Warned. =. - -
II take it for granted that you sup
posed. you were speaking in your priyate
capacity to people who would not mis-
understand you and who would not re-.
peat what you have said.
Your faith has evidently been mis-
placed; In view Of what has occurred
7 ,ius5 as ask you, while you are in the
United States service, to take no part.
either directly or Indirectly, in such y
matter as this and hereafter to re.
peat to no man what'I have said to Won
concerning the subject of the artic1a
You, have doubtless yourself seen bv
what has occurred that such action can
only have mischievious results I must
request you not to quote. me in any
way or shape hereafter.
Still More Astonishing.
On Dec. 80, 1908, he received = letter
from the president which he saws was
stu more astonishing. The following
extract. is quoted: .>..-c.. - s
.Let me repeat to you that; in refer
ence TO matters affecting the, Catholic
church, events have absolutely shown
that while you are ambassador. Won
must St, keep absolutely clear of any word
or aeed IN Rome or. elsewhere which
would seem to differentiate your posi-
tion from that Of other ambassadors.
The mere. fact. Of a report in The
newspapers about your, calling at the
vatican had a very unfortunate effect.
l dare say you did not call. You NAV
merely have seen some cardinal pri
vaately, but the unpleasant talk over the
aHalr emphasizes the need of circum-
sp So; while you are in your present
HThis letter. Mr.. Storer states
".with" its virtual assertion that nv
visit to the vatican was not only I'M
authorlzed but was SO contrary to what
could have been expected that The
president hardly then believed that s.
had occurred was unintelligible excent
on the theory that he had resolved to
repud1ate all authority for my action
ana to appear ignorant of it and was
now writing a letter which would BE-
servlceable II needed later as evidence
was the use to which the letter was
atterWard actually put by him in quot:
ing it to persons not Informed Of The
facts. felt that the oniy thina fnT
me to do in this situation was to Tender
my resignation at once and this I i'm
mediately did, - -, = '1AA
Letter of Uensure.
., One letter of the president to Mrs.
efforts of the storers in behalf Of Arcb e
bishop Ireland began to attract atten-
tlon, contains the following passages :;
:" Your direct or implied Complaint
OF and reflections upon my! own per-
isonal conduct give me no concern, but
J. Lam very gravely concerned at the
m1lsehlevous effect your letters must
nave In misrepresenting the position.
OF the, United States government and
6y, the far-r1eaching government scan
cause. 80 :. - ~ :, =. ...s o1t..o :
"Your letters not only convey a -
tally wrong impression Of my attitude.
but they are such as you have no bust.
ness whatever to write, in view of The
position of your husband in the diplo.
matte service. =: - -. - l.
1.-THE letter Of Cardinal Merry del
Val to you, Of Nov. %, is a rebuke to