Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-10

stand her turning Catholic than she
can understand Catholics turning
protestant Il cannot stop, and t,
cannot urge the stopping of mission
aries going any where they choose."
What He Did Say About the Church.
He told her how In his opinion the
Catholics could better the Catholic
of the tropics and con-
tinued: Now I very earnestly wish
that Archbishop ireland. ana those
who are most advanced among the
priests-men like the paulist
fathers, for instance should be given
a free hand in the islands and should
be advanced in every way-but you
must remember how hampered am
in writing from the fact that do not
like to see anyone admit for mo-
ment the right of a foreign potentate
to interfere in American public poll
icy. For instance, you speak of the
pope being angry with Archbishop
Ireland for not stopping the war with
Spain. AS far as en- concerned, I
would resent as an impertinence any
European, whether pope, kaiser, car
or prince, daring to be angry with any
American because Of his action or in
action as regards any question be-
tween America and outside nations.
No pretension Of this kind should be
admitted for one moment. II any
man clerical or bishor or archbishop.
priest or civilian, was In any way
guilty Of reasonable practices vita
Spain during our war. he should be
shot or hung, and 1t is an outrage on
justice that he should be at large.
But cannot write in q way that win
seem TO defend q man for not avert
ing war with Spain. or cannot rec
ognize for single moment the right
or any European 30 much AZ to think
that there is need Of defense or ex-
cuse in such case
The letter concludes with an as
surance that while Mr.. Roosevelt was
willing to do all In his power for the
Storers, he did not see now he could
do anything in this matter. Mr..
Roosevelt says that as soon AZ he be-
came president Mrs. Storer began to
beg for promotion for her husband.
Eight days after President McKinley's
death Mrs. Storer wr.te him asking
that Mr.. Storer be given cabinet
position. specifying the war or navy
department. When Mr.. Roosevelt
wrote to her saying that he did nos
intend to make any cabinet change.
ne says Mrs. Storer wrote him sug-
costing the embass1 at London or
Paris as mt places for her husbani.
and stating that Mr.. Choate and Gen.
eral Porter were not proper persons
to be ambassadors.
Mrs. storsr's Plsadinss.
I'm view Of the intense indignation
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Storer at his being
removed from office now" says the
| president, there is a certain element
of the comic in their attempt to thus
get me to remove either you (refer-
ring to Mr.. Root Or Mr.. Choate or
Porter for the purpoce of giving Mr.
Storer either cabinet position or the
embassy in England or France"
Answering statement made by
Storer in his pamphlet that fresh
lrnark of the presidents approval Of
IS.orer's conduct, was promise te
lie made special ambassador at ths
marriage Of the king OF Spain, Mr.
Roosevelt says that the promise wa.
made In response to one from Mrs
Is:torer begging for the appointment
her letter saying in part: please
please send US to Madrid as specia
ENJOYS to the wedding. 1t would b.
very appropriate. and 1 would Low,
ill.,"
| 1T is hard says Mr.. Roosevelt
I"to find the exact words in which I,
c-:ticise Mr.. Storer's effort to twis
the meaning Of my granting such /.
request couched In such style
THE president continues:
There remains for me to discus
hut one matter. and that is Mr.
S'orer's assertion In his pamphle
that. although in my letters I per
s.stentw refused to ask the pope t,
promote Archbishop Ireland to be ,
cardinal. 1 nevertheless gave him .
trs rbal message commissioning him t
make the request on my behalf o
the pope. Mr.. Storer also asserts
that Mr.. Mckinley took a simila
Icourse, commissioning a gentleman
'vnom he named to ask the appoint
rent of Archbishop Ireland as car
dinal as a personal favor to him,
Che president) and as AN honor t
lthe country This Is the direct con
trary OF what President McKinIey
told me was his attitude in the mat
Ter, and Mr.. Cortelyou, who was hi
| private secretary. writes me as fol