The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-11

latnys going to Italy. As soon ss made
inquiry as to the effect both here and abroad
OF appointments to Germany and Italy I
FOUND what the facts were. In no other court
would the question Of Catholicism cause any
serious trouble. but I have not the slightest
IDEA whether any man intends at present 70
leave his position.
of Porter. in France, ! hear moi hing but the
strongest praise. He seems to have done
peculiarly well. It would be en- injustice OF
a nagrant kind TO turn him out al the present
time. II is OF course always possible that |
may make a shift and if in doing so France
should become vacant I should offer it TO
bellahy at once unless it happened that / ives
able TO ofer him a Cabinet position; but as
things are, Just at this time, | do not see the
likelihood Of such a condition arising.
! have written with minut est detail for !
want YOU TO understand exactly how ths
things no" stand. Faithfully yours.
THEODORE ~RoosEvRLr.
The President says: The assertion that
l authorized him to make such a statement
as he says he was authorized to make to
the Pope is untrue. ] CAV. him no such
authorization
He omits TO note that he himself told
Archbishop Ireland that he had done so,
aud the letter of the latter to me. which
l had quoted. l have ready 10 submit. and
OSH' VIZ III VIM IA EICS0nuL tOld
Archbishop Ireland relative to his mes
sage through me TO the Pope. He says,
and It is supported by Mr.. Loeb, that he
tail my visit To the Vatican.
That letter was written aud mailed at
Meran, within the Austrian frontier, at
my first moment OF stop. long enough to
write after leaving Rome, The date is the
4tb or 9Th Of Dacopohar taNa ,ul A. i~..o-
is the one referred to by me in my own
letter to the President OF January 10, 1909,
where | say: As ] wrote you exactly
what l did and said. you may Judge whether
o~verstepped.' II Is a pity the letter in
question CANNOT be found.
The President charges me with dis
ing~enuineness' in the matter of my r~esigna-
ton in January, 1904. the one which was
refused by him, and says that my resignation
was based on another reason entirely than
my going TO the Vatican to convey his
message and his treatment Of the matter
afterward. He had, in the strongest terms.
already forbidden me TO refer to that matter,
and already forbidden ne to quote him
again in reference 10 il. IL was therefore
quite proper and natural not TO speak of it,
but simply 10 leave it to him TO accept my
ieSlSudtlOn on any gTOunu ne CnOSe, or no
ground at all if he saw fit.
The Hurst incident. ia which IN principle
! was right, | felt had been wrong in dc.
tail and was not afraid TO say SO. az
ne a perfect opportunity TO tender my
resignation without again troubling the
Presidents susceptibilities regarding his
messages to Rome. II the word Vatican
was not mentioned IN my letter OF resig-
nation the facts were In existence within
the knowledge Of IL" President all tina
same.
1T was FIVE months only before the re-
nominating convention and was desir-
Gus OF avoiding any possible embarrass-
ment TO Mr.. Roosevelt in any way. This
now becomes particular peridy" on my
part in the view and language of the Prssi-
den OF the United States.
As L have already said, my original
letter is really an answer 20 everything else
that is contained in the Presidents conf
munlcation to the press. ask deliberate
Judgment on it in reply to what he has seen
1T to charge upon me and mine.
-BELLAMY STORFR."