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

| not merely to do what is right. put 30 "
carry ourselves as to show that we aIe =.
tnr what Ia right. I shall ask you hoe "
o1ote me to any person In any snaps .s oe
wsv IN connection with any AFFAIR OF tne
CatholIc Church, and yourself NOT 70 taAs
action OF any kind which VIII give sIoun"
for the belief that you. as an Amer.can a ~.
bassador, are striving 10 Interfere in e'
affairs of the church ,,.
sVith love to Maria. Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Tn r.,nonse to this Mr. storer wrote me
| letter rendering his resignation not az ne
asserts because Of anything IN connection
with his visit to the Vatican. but solely De-
cause Of his conduct in the Hurst matter.
In this letter in answer to nine OF Deceni-
Der 80 he makes absoiutely no 1o.,a a as 9o
| his call at the Vatican; this letter OF mime
shows that 1 had then never hearo from
| him that he called at the Vatican; and MS
absolute silence at the time SHOWS that
what he says now on the subject Is pure
afterthought. He never IN any way ois-
scented from the statements MADE IN these
three letters Of December 10, n ana ~
and in this letter of January 16, In which he
rendered his resignation, his whole con-
Germ was over his conduct in the Hurst az.
fair. His letter runs in part as follows (ali
the omitted parts referring also exclusively
to the Hurst me- teri:
storer Admits His Fault.
10 January. 1904.
MY Lear lHcOoofe.
''I find In answering your letter OF De-
cember-that I made an error of date. The
letter I wrote Hanna. as also the writing
to yourself on the consul general matter,
was after I'D February, 1903. instead OF In
January, as / inadvertently stated. Since
then I have received your second letter OF
30 December.
| "My writing any letter In the terms
did was inexcusable. and that admit fully
and with the deepest regret.
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Mr.. Hays eyes will you hand him the In
closed note Of personal apology? But L
beg you will do this or not. as you think
wise. as I must not appear to try to escape
Official censurs by personal repentance.
Therefore, give or burn this note. as you
deem best Not to justify my writing at
all, or in using the language did. but to
explain the AFFAIR mus can ATE a,ten conl
sular case as to what had supposed was
precedent = All this Il no excuse
for a public officer writing as did outside
of the department II in weighing the mat
lost the confidence Of the Secretary Of State.
you must. without regard to me- treat me
as you would any other public ofiicer for
ddence Of the department the work cannot
go ON. But for your own sake should
wish that my leaving the service might be
made to appear voluntary one. IN the e
would be better to have It known after
June. In spite Of everything. It might
make political gossip which I should
wish to postpone until the din Of the cam
paign is ON. I thank you. my dear Theo-
dore loyalty and sincerely. for your letter.
never doubt your absolute loyalty In
friendship TO me and mine. Faithfully
yours. "BELLAMx S1OAEtL
There could be no fuller confession Of
wrongdoing or more absolute throwing him.
self upon the mercy OF his superior. II
was this letter which answered saying,
as he has himself quoted. that I would
treat the Incident as closed. and would not
accept his resignation, and that was sure
that John Hay felt a. did With peculiar
perfidy Mr.. Storer now seeks to turn this
act of cordial. and think may add gen
erous friendship on my part into an att -
upon me by treating my refusal to acct
his resignation aS an Endorsement OF his
position In the matter OF the Vatican. to
which there was absolutely no aifusion
whatever of any kind or sort In his letter
of resignation.
This bare recital Of facts is in itself the
seyerest possible condemnation OF Mr.. Stor-
er's dis;ngenuousness. Very truly yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. Elihu Root,
Secretary OF State.
The Presidents Announcement.
President Roosevelt last night requested