Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-11

REPLIES
Quotes Letter From
Roosevelt
Flatly Denies Presidents
Assertions
Asks the Calm Perusal Of His First
Statement, Which, He Says, Was
Written for Cool Careful,
Deliberate Judgment
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Arch-
bishop Ireland, who was a central
figure in the correspondence of
President Roosevelt and Bellamy
Storer, just made public, is in the
city at the Murray Hill hotel.
When visited by reporters last
night the archbishop stated that
everybody should understand the
delicacy of hisN position and the
impropriety on his part of doing
any talking in regard to the sub
ject.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 10.-Bel-
lamy Storer, former United States am
bassador at Vienna, today gave to the
Associated Press the following state
ment in reply to the letter of the presi-
dent made public yesterday:
my letter to the president and his
cabinet was written for the cool, de-
liberate judgment Of men who should
be kept informed of the true facts in
the conduct of the administration. 1t
was not written for the public or hur-
riedly given to the press to anticipate
public opinion. 1t stands, when taken
in full, as my statement and should be
taken as an entirety, and as such L ask
its calm perusal In itself 1t is an an
swer to many things the president has
seen fit to say, but as new matter has
been put forward by Mr.. Roosevelt 1
feel compelled to speak.
There was no need of violent aud
insulting abjectives to show that the
president dislikes me and did not wish
me to remain in the service or retire
in the customary way.
while the past has shown that few
men can differ with either the wishes
or the memory OF Mr.. Roosevelt with
out 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 General Porter
were not proper persons to be ambas-
sadors is news to both of u.s. For
both these distinguished men we have
and have had nothing but respect and
good will, personally and officially
"AS to Mr.. Root, the press of 1901
was full Of statements that he might
not be able to remain in the cabinet
owing to poor health and might be sue
ceeded by Mr.. Porter, which would
leave Paris vacant.
IT give a letter from the president in
answer to what he said was written by
my wife. 1 do this both because it is
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it's full appreciation of eminent public
men (apart from any reference to my
self, and also to show that my wife's
letter, to which this was an answer,
now spoken of with a sneer, was con-
sidered differently by Mr.. Roosevelt at
the time it was received.
Roosevelt's Letters
" Executive Mansion, Washington, Oct.
4, 1901.
My Dear Maria-You need never
be afraid of writing me or asking any
thing. If 1t is in my power to grant it
I shall do so. If for any reasons.
whether political in the narrow. or in
the larger sense, I cannot, I shall tell
you so frankly. Personal reasons can
never exist when I do not do anything
you say. Bellamy was right about its
being needless to write me In order to
keep him in Madrid.
IT think of both of you all the time
and have gone over several times pos
sible plans. First, as to the cabinet,
it is very unlikely now that l shall
change any member OF the present
cabinet. You have probably seen that
have asked them all to stay. Secre-
tary of War Root is the very strongest
man before the people in our whole
party. His Canton speech was the
tn, hn
paign last year. His advice is invalu-
able. not merely in reference to his de-
rartment but in reference to all
branches of the service.
"It may be that If after carefully
looking over the matter / should con-
slude that Bellamy was the man for
the purpose 1t may be that / should
have to conclude that some one else of
whom I have no thought at present
would be the best man. and If so 1
should be in honor bound to take him
and not to consult any personal prefer
ence of mine in matter so vital to the
country.
"'As to foreign affairs, my inquiries
sneedilv develop the fact that Cath
oiic lust at present would not be man
whom II would be wise to send to Ger
many. For wholly different reasons 1t
would not be wise to send him to Italy.
I had not thought or or known eltner
of these facts when l advocated Bel
lamy going to italy AS soon as
made Inquiries to the effect both here
and abroad of appointments to Ger
many and italy. I found what the facts
We're In no other country would the
question of Catholicism cause any seri-
Gus trouble but I have not the
slightest idea whether any man ihtehus
at present to leave lis position
Praises Porter
"Of Porter In France l hear nothing
hut the strongest praise. He seems to
have done particularly well. 1t would
be injustice of a hagrant kind to turn
him out at the present time. II Is, or
course. always possible that / may
make shift, and If in doing so France
should become vacant l should offer 1t
to Bellamy at once, unless 1t happened
that l was oble to offer him cabinet
position; but as things are just at this
time / do not see the likelihood OF such
"A condition arising. | have written i'm
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