The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-12-11
WHY STORER
WAS DISMISSED
Makes Public COTespon-
denceWith Former Ambassador.
DIDN'T TRY TO MAKE A CARDINAL


Mr.. Roosevelt Declares Statement
That He Authorized Appeal to Pope
70 Elevate Archbishop Ireland is
Untrue and Says Storer Was Dis
missed For Refusing to Answer His
Letters.
Washington. Dec. 10. - President
Roosevelt made public long letter
addressed 10 Secretary Root n ing
correspondence between the president
and former Ambassador Storer. al VI
emma. aud Mrs. Storcr, in when ne
saws that Mr.. StOror's refusal To an
swcr his letters and the publication OF
various private letters justified the
ambassadors removal. that MI Stor-
cr's publication of private correspon-
dencc was peculiarly ungcntlemanly
and that he Othe PRESIDENT has stat
ga with absolute clearncss his posi-
ton and the reason why II was ont OF
the question Tor him as president 10
try To get any archbishop made car
dinal though expressing his admira-
ton for Archbishop ireland as wen as
leaders of other denominations. lie
saws he thinks II well that the mem
hers of the cabinet should know Ger
tain facts which he (Storer) either
suppresses or misstates. lie says
he did not resent the action OF the
Storcrs until it became evident they
we're likely 10 damage American inter
ests." lie SAYS Mrs StOrer urged him
10 give her husband a cabinet place
and that she stated Mr.. Choate at
London and General Porter at Paris
were no, proper persons TO be amDas'
sailors. suggesting her husband IN
that connection.
The president incorporates letter
from Postmaster General Cortelyou
contradicting the statement that Pres
f4eut Mckinley had commissioned
gentleman 10 ask the pope as per
sonal favor to him and AN honor to
the country" To appoint Archbishop
SAYS the late president never made
any such request The president de-
clared that Mr.. Storers statement that
ne authorized any such message 10 De
delivered TO Pope Plus is untrue. He
saws that he never received letter
from Ambassador Storer giving an ac-
count Of his visit to the Vatican and
of the message he personally gave the
pope on behalf of Mr. Roosevelt
The presidents action follows the
publication Of the confidential pam
phlet" which Mr.. Storer LAST week sent
tn the president. the cabinet and the
senate foreign relations committee.
Storer was dismissed because OF his
wiie's interference" in the affairs OF
the Roman Catholic church. II was
also charged that Mrs Storer meddled
with French politics boy taking part in
an anti.Republican intrigue To promote
the marriage OF Victor Bonaparte with
a member of the Orloanist family
Both OF these charges Mr. Storor
cmphatically denies. and he declares
that his interest in the selection OF
Archbishop ireland as a cardinal was
not due to him or TO his wife. but to
President Roosevelt alone. ana tnat II
was because the effort failed that
President Roosevelt turned against
him.
The Presidents Letter.
Tho praeidaDt'S letter ~ Secretary
D., j., nov, 10 &c e,,ilo,,s.
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thi-h u as W." 'nat you anu 'H' "'"e'
members ~ the cabinet should know GER
tam iaris "hi'h ne ei'h'I SuppI' $50 OF
ini~-taies. rs 10 lnr he''s@iy lot re-
moving MN from 'hi7 l''sil'"" SUP
pose theIe II no h',u OF u'S' NSS''"' -"
ambassador VINO refuses /" answer ln'
letters OF The president cannot remain AN
ambassador HIS statement that my let
tiers 10 him were OF character such mat
be could not answer them needs no tur-
their comment tnan 10 point Out thdi III
such cases II was his clear duty Instant
ly to resign. His publication OF the var
ious private letters between ms WIG
ana himself ana me Wouiu luihl7h any
additional justification. were such need
cd for his summary separation from the
service. lie does not give the state de-
partmeut's final letter TO him. which
runs as follows
90 opfcmberl0. 1906.
Hon. Bellamy Storcr Paris, France.
Your letter OF August .. does not
B require any comment as "a whole but 10y
direction Of the president ] answer 1t ~
regards one point You assume that IN
the letter Of December II the president
wrote you not rs one oihcial OF the
United States 90 another, but purely
personal and private letter. ana you state
that this letter shows Oh its face that no