Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-11


dents related during the Interview. While
unable to deny that such an interview had
been given, she said that 50 Incorrect and
garbled a report had been published that il
did not give her views Or statements ana
she did not want it to be considered as
coming from her. Beyond this she refused
to discuss the matter.
The interview was as follows: MY hus-
band and 1 created President Roosevelt"
said Mrs. Bellamy Storer last night to
a representative of the Commercial Fri
bune. President Roosevelt owes much to-
day to Mr.. Storer and myself" she contin-
ued. 1T was through my influence that
Mr.. Roosevelt was made assistant secretary
of the navy, and it came about In this
way: Mr.. Storer and 1 went to Canton
to pay President and Mrs. Mckinley a WIS.,
it. 1 told the President that 1 was not
there to ask for anything for myself, but
that 1t would be a great personal favor
If he would make Mr.. Roosevelt assistant
secretary of the navy. He at first opposed
it by saying that Mr.. Roosevelt was too
much Of a fighter but eventually granted
my request
Wanted Them to Know.
After The Star had gone to press yes
terday afternoon Mr.. Storcr gave out the
following statement:
My letter to the President and his cabI-
net was written for the cool, deliberate
Judgment of men who should be kept in
formed of the true facts in the conduct of
the administration. 1t was not written for
the public nor hurriedly given to the press
to anticipate public opinion. 1t stands
when taken in full. my statement, and
should be taken as entirety and as
such ! ask its calm perusal. In itself II is
an answer to many things the President has
seen fit to say; bat as no matter has been
put forward by Mr.. Roosevelt feel COM
PEELED to speak.
There was no need of violent and in
sulting adjectives to show that the Presi-
dent disltkes me and did not wish me to
in any customary way.
Praises Choate and Porter.
while the past has shown that few men
can differ with either the wishes or tie
memory of Mr.. Roosevelt without at once
becoming a scoundrel and a liar, / must
make some comments on what he has given
out at the White House.
THAT anything was ever written to the
President by my wife to the effect that
Mr.. Choate and Gen. Porter were not
proper persons to be ambassadors is news
to both of us. For both these distinguished
men we have, and have had, nothing but
respect and good will, personally and Of
ficially. 1t would have been an honor to
anyone to take any post ever filed by
either of them after they ceased to occupy
1t. And the only feeling possible is one OF
regret that both of them have been lost
to the public service since Mr.. Roosevelt
was reelected.
las to Mr.. Root the press, in 1901, was
full of statements that he might not be
able to remain in the cabinet on account
of health, and would be succeeded by Gen
Porter. which would leave Paris vacant.
A Personal Letter Given Out
II give In full letter from the President
in answer to what he said was written by
my wife, / do this both because 1t is a
letter for him to be proud of from its full
appreciation of eminent men (apart from
any reference to myself. and also to show
that my wife's letter. to which this was
an answer, now spoken OF only with
sheer, was considered differently by Mr.
Roosevelt at the time 1t was received:
/" Executive Mansion, washington October
4, 1903.
afraid of writing me or of asking me any
thing II II - In my power to grant 1t J