The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-01
Denies Abusing Letter Of Prssi-'
dent as Charged
TO AVOID DENOMINATIONS
Wife of Former Ambassador at Vienna
Makes Public the Letter Written
BY Roosevelt While He
Was Governor.

Vienna, March s1.-Mrs. Bellamy storer.
wife of the retiring American ambassa-
dor, has reconsidered her decision to
maintain complete silence in regard to
the controversy aroused over her hus-
bands recall. In the course of an In
terview today with the Associated Press
she said
After consultation and following the
advice of many of our friends, particu-
larly that of the Marquis de Reversaux,
the French ambassador. l have decided to
formally deny that | ever abused let-i
ter of President Roosevelt as has been
asserted The President has never writ
ten me concerning Archbishop Ireana
except in letter last December upd
another subject. Mr.. Roosevelt when go
ernor of New York wrote me letter
1900 to which the report presumably a
ludes.
Showed 1t to Rampola.
This letter was written TO me so tina
| might show it to Cardinal Rampolla
then papal secretary of state. In orde
to convince the vatican of the friend
attitude of prominent Americans towa
Archbishop Ireland's policy. 1t was
done to help our government In its
lations with the Philippines. | sent Carr
dinal Rampolla a copy Of only half Of
the letter because the other half wal
purely personal. That is all | wish I'd
say about the matter. ~
Neither my husband nor myself Is go-
Ing to indulge In recriminations against
the President We will walt and see what
the authorities at Washington mink right
to publish about the matter If they pub
lish their reasons for the recall OF Mr..
Storer, we may have many proofs of the
right being on our side
The letter of Mr.. Roosevelt. who was
then governor. dated 1900, is az follows:
Letter From Governor Roosevelt.
II have just received your letter
be for me to dc ag .-chhlshnn
| Ireland. You k'loW 4aE Nisga esA21
! have always fa HtH ~. srs
tfrs-r-sssro M ..fs.H ,ssH .ss4flQa feiii
| opinion musr 5--------z.Ha.l-- Is ~
| If the Catholic hire
full measure p faHe ui s.
our people arg iada nW
ernment.
u absolute. 14a thn
Taft says to you In his letter
20. with relation to that part Va
problem which affects the Philipplnes
States as whole A reactionary.
anyway anti-Amercan spirit In g
astical affairs. would In America
long run. reach disaster Just al
taInly as "A similar course In p
affairs. I may add that the bigote III
nents of Catholicism are those most an
ious to see triumph within the ranks
Catholicism this reactonary support, al
throwing out of men who have show
broad liberalism and Americanism
their policy OF course do not feel jus
fed in interfering in any way direc
or Indirectly. In the matter at the WiH0l
can, but 1t is only fair, In vesponse to|
your letter that I should write you fully|
and frankly of my great appreciation Qf|
Archbishop Ireland. and of my firm CO
viction that the real future of the g
Ollie church In America rests with,
who In the main work along his lin
Has Honored Many CathoIlcsl
You may be Interested to know OF
large percentage of Catholics without
ception, men standing as high In chu
as in integrity, whom | have placed oiy
various important commissions In this
state
so much for that part of my letter
that Is in direct answer to the main part
of yours | do not know whether 1t Will
hope II will be and / need not tell yt
It IL a pleasure to write II. or to do ans
thing else you desire me to do IL 1t
within my power.
You must have a very hard time ID
Madrid and / earnestly hope that the
signal devotion to the good OF the couf
try which you and Bellafy have show
Will result in its propeJ reward and II
your being transferred in the not dis
tant future to Rome. or better still,
Paris" -
Mr.. Rooseyelt's letter then refers to
efforts to avoid the nomination for
vice presidency and concludes:
with love to Bellamy, faithfully you
Theodore Roosevelt"
Mr.. Storer Much Improved.
Mr. Storer was much improved toda
His physicians have recommended IN
Carlsbad cure but Mr.. and Mrs. Store
have resolved not TO leave Vienna beforV
June.
Many members of the aristocratic and
diplomatic circles are paying visits to-
Mr. and Mrs. Storer Among the callers
today were Princess Radzivill. Count Won
KuefsteIn and NJ. Ghika. the Roumanian
minister.