Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-10
Roosevelt Replies 10 Letter of Former Ambassador r-Ac-
 cuses Him of Falsehood
IRELAND WlLNOTTALK

ton or various private letters Justified
 the ambassadors removal; that Mir
 storer's publication of private core
 spondence was peculiarly ungentle
 manly and that he (the president had
 stated with absolute clearness his post
 ton and the reason why 1t was out oi l the question for him as president to 1 try to get any archbishop made car.
 dInal, though expressing his admlra.
 ton for Archbishop Ireland as well as
 leaders of other denominations. He says he thinks 1t well that the
 members of the cabinet should know
 certain facts (which he (Storer) either
 suppresses or misstates." He says he
 did not resent the action of the Stor-
 CTS until 1t became evident they were
 likely to damage American interests.
 He says Mrs. Storer urged him to give
 her husband a cabinet place and that
 she stated MT. Choate at London and
 General Porter at Paris were not prop
 CT persons to be ambassadors, suggest
 ing her husband in that connection.
 Mrs. Storer is an aunt of Represents
 tive Nicholas Longworth, husband of
 Alice Roosevelt.
 The president incorporates letter
 from Postmaster General Cortelyou, contradicting the statement that Presi-
 dent Mckinley had commissioned a gentleman to ask the pope ''as per sonal favor to him. to appoint Arch bishop Ireland as cardinal. Mir. Cor telyou says the lnte President McKin- ley never made any such request. The president declares that Mir. Storer's statement that he authorized any such message to be delivered to Pope Plus is untrue. He says that he never re- ceived a letter from Ambassador Stor- CT giving an account of his visit to the Vatican and of the message he person ally gave the pope on behalf of MT. Roosevelt.
 My Dear Mir. Root-In view of the fact that Ir. Rsllamy Stossr has sent to each member of my cabinet as we'll as to myself pamphlet under date of November, 1906. purportlng to give an account of those relations of hls with me which led up to his removal from the position of ambassador at Vienna I think 1t as we'll that you and the other members of the cabinet should know certain facts which he either suppressed or misstates. As to the necessity for removing him from this position suppose there Is no need of discussion. An ambassador who re- fuses to answer the letters of the pres- ident cannot remain an ambassador. His statement that my letters to him were of character such that he could not answer them needs no further con- ment than to point that In such case 1t was hls clear duty instantly to resign. His publication of the various private letters between his wife and himself and me would furnish any additional were such needed for his separation from the service. He does not give the state depart ment's final letter to him. which runs as follows:
 Hon. Bellamy Storer, Paris, France:
 "'Your letter of Aug. 8 does not re. quire any comment as a whole, but by direction of the president answer 1t IS regards one point. You assume that In the letter of Dec. il the president wrote you not as one official of the United States to another. but purely and private letter. and you 'tate that this letter shows on It's face hat no answer from you was asked Tor. suggested or expected
 "'It is hard to understand your mak. ng such a statement in view of the act that the letter you quote derives ts entire importance from the accom-. 'anying letter. which you were asked o read and hand to Mrs. Storer. in which Mrs. storer was informed that | Inless she took certain definite action Tour connection with the diplomatic ervice would have to be severed. It . of course unnecessary to discuss and ought 10 be unnecessary even to al- ude to any proposition 90 absurd as hat this severance of you from the ervice would be asked for not by the resident as president. but in his pri- ate capacity The president was anx. DTS to trest both you and Mrs. storer rith the utmost gentieness snd consid- rstion. and 1t seemed to him that h,s nd could be schieved in the way asiest for yas by following the course rhich he actually did follow. The let er to Mrs. sforer of course becsue art of the matter of which you were equired fo take cornizsnce. Tn It Mrs torer vss astet to euffn certain cor Itions. fsiisre to fuifn which vouIi equire. she vrs informed. your sev- rxnce frorn the service. which condi- Ion she nerer frlfIiei You were re- u<<ted 10 re<d this letter ard k.ni It D her It is dIercait to s.i<rssi-e -ereiy ss folly the prsps<iticu that rter fhe<e coriItsn1s the rressSeaf-s .fser required no answer
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