Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10

phlet containing the correspondence be-
tween the President and Mr. and Mrs.
Storer was given out at the White House.
The former ambassador, the President
stated, not only sent his open letter to
members of the cabinet, but to at least q
dozen members of the Senate and House.
He added that Mr.. Storer had no desire to
keep the contents of the pamphlet q secret,
and that undoubtedly 1t was his desire that
the letter find its way into print.
A Cincinnati dispatch says that Beliamy
Storer on being shown what President
Roosevelt requested the Associated Press
to say In reference to the pamphlet Chat
the pamphlet was not given out at the
between the President and Mr.. and Mrs.
Storer. with an expression OF surprise. said:
Aha! understand: I understand"
Mr.. storer was asked: do you care to
He replied: NO. I have nothing to say
at this time
Some Of the Letters.
Here is some of the correspondence that
passed in relation to the Incidents in ad-
dition to that which was published in The
Star of last Saturday:
Gov. Roosevelt to Mr.. Storer.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
/ ALBANY, March n, 1893.
My Dear Mrs. Storer: I have your letter
not send you that cable Is that do not see
quite where tt would end If / began to
interfere directly In the election OF cardi-
nal.
II make a request or express desire in
such form as to make them seem like re-
quests, inevitably put myself under certain
obligations and I do not quite know what
these obligations are. 1 have written to
the President stating my belief that 1t
would be a most fortunate thing for this
country-and believe an especially fortu-
nate thing for the Catholics of this country
Ii Archbishop Ireland could be made a
cardinal.
feel this precisely because Of what may
be done In the Philippines and in other
tropic colonies. / am strongly Of the opin-
Ion that the uplifting Of the people in these
making them better Catholics and better
citizens; and that on the one hand We shall
have to guard against the reactionary
Catholics who would oppose the correction
Of the islands-aAd, on the other hand.
guard against Protestant fanattcisn which
will give trouble anyhow, and which may
be famed into q dangerous flame II the
above mentioned Catholic reactionaries are
put into control On every account should
feel that the election OF Archbishop Ireland
to the cardinaiate would be Q most fortunate
thing for us In the United States-Catholice
and non-Catholics alike.
white would not like to have this letter
published. you are most welcome to show 1t
70 any one you see ut- Win many 1e82T03
to Bellamy. Always yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Vice Elect to Mrs. atorer.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
ALBANY. November q. 1900
Mrs. Bellamy Storer, Madrid, Spain:
My Dear Mrs. Storer-It was awfuily
good to hear from you even In the shape
OF what you call . ''cry." Two members
Of the administration spoke to me about
extracts OF my letters to you, having been
shown a. coming from you They did not
speak to me until after the campaign be-
gan, telling me they did not think It was
any Of their business. but when the cam
paign began they were afraid that some
thing might be put In the papers which
could be twisted to the disadvantage Of the
party. Exactly what they said the extracts
were I have forgotten. but they had Inn
pressed them as being subject to miscon-
struction.
I understand absolutely. oh warmest OF
friends and stanchest OF supporters! what
your motives are: you want to do good to
the American commonwealth and to ele-
waite your church. You are quite right In
9th objects: but the President can no more
try to get a certain archbishop made car
dinal, because It would be good thing
from the standpoint of the body polite
here. than he can try to get q certain
Methodist minister made q bishop from
similar reasons. For instance, there are
any number Of Methodist clergymen who