The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10

husband, and stating that Mr. Choate
ana General Porter were not proper
persons to be enbassadors-
The Comic Side.
In view OF the intense indignation Of
Mr.. and Mrs Storer at his being re-
moved from office now, there is a certain
thus to get me to remove either you or
Mr. Choate or Mr. Porter of the purpose
Poslton or the embassy IN Englano OF
France l received many letters OF the
general tenor of those mentioned, enum,
Grating their hardshiDs and services and
enemies AS Mr.. Storer in his pamphlet
quotes letter of November "A from me,
that he should be made special ambassa-
DOR al the marriage of the king OF Spain.
alleging that this was a fresh mark OF
my approval of his conduct I may mem
ton that the letter containing this state
ment on my part was in answer to one
from Mrs. Storer in which she begged
Tor the appointment of her husband, her
letter eI,, running in part as follows:
FleaSe, please send us to Madrid as
special ENJOYS to the wedding 1t would
be very appropriate, and would love It. ?
1t is hard to find the exact words in
which to criticize Mr.. Storer's effort to
twist the meaning of my granting such a
request, couched on such a. style.
Ihere remains for me to discuss but
one matter and that is Mr.. Storer'S as
sertlon In his pamphlet that although In
my letters Dersistently refused to ask
the pope to promote Archbishop Ireland
to be a cardinal. nevertheless gave him
a verbal message commissioning him to
make the request on my behalf of the
pope. Mr.. Storer also asserts that Pres
ldent Mckinley took a similar course,
commissioning "a gentleman whom he
named to ask the appointment.
say that never received such a let
wrote me. I may add that by no
means certain he ever sent me such
l am about to set forth which show that
when he now attempts to describe the
letters he sent me Mr.. Storers memory
becomes marvelously treacherous.
'On pages q to % of his pamphlet Mr..
Storer writes as follows Che having first
that l had resolved to reoudiate all au-
thority for his action and to appear igno-
. Shortly after writing this received
another letter from the president quote
the portions referring to this matter.
- Let me repeat to you that in refer
ence to matters affecting the Catholic
church, events have absolutely (and con-
clusively) shown that while you are am
bassador you must keep absolutely clear
of any deed or word in Rome or else
your position from that of other ambas-
sailors The mere fact of (the( report
the vatican Chas) had very unfortunate
effect dare say you did not call. You
vately, but the unpleasant talk over the
affair empha sizes the need of extreme
circumspection while you are in your
present position While am president
and YOU are an ambassador neither of
us in his public relations is to act as
and we have to be careful not. merely to
do what is right but to so carry our
selves as to show that we are doing what
is right shall ask you not to quote
me to any person in any shape or any
way in connection with any affair of the
Catholic church. and yourself not to take
action of any kind which will give ground
for the belief that you an American
am bassador are striving to interfere in
the affairs of the church -
Archbishop Is Silent.
New York. Dec. 1O.=Archbishop
Ireland. who was a central figure in
the correspondence Of President
Roosevelt and Bethany Storer Just
made public, is in the city at the Muir
ray Hill hotel. When visited by re-
porters the archbishop stated that
everybody should understand the dell
cacy of his position and the inpro-
priety on his part of doing any talking
in regard to the subject. The visit of
his grace to the city at this time is to
attend the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Civic Federation