The Washington times., 1906-03-19
President Said to Have
Disagreed With For
mer Ambassador.
DILAT0RINESS ALLEGED
New Appointee Once Min
lister to Greece-Promi-
nent in Politics.

Charles s Francis. famous athlete.
personal friend Of President Roosevelt.
editor Of the Times. OF Troy. y. Y, and
former minister 10 Greece, was appoInt-
ed by the President today to succeed
Beilamy SJOrer, as ambassador TO
Austria Hungary. Both the appointment
OF AR Francis and the recall OF Am
hassador came as surprise IN ocial and
political circles.
The reasons for the sudden recall OF
Mr.. Storer are not known Neither the
PRESIDENT nor Secretary OF State Root
VIII discuss the question. * merely be-
ing made known that a change had been
decided upon. In fact. the impression
IS given out thar there is no III feeling
between the President ana the anbassa-
oor and thai they still are close personal
friends
Trouble With President.
The consensus OF opinion in Official
circles. however, is that a radical dir
ference 0f opinion mas suddenly risen
between the President and the Am
bassador % Vienna, and that mis- recall
promptly followed. II is thought rea-
sonably certain that the issue was en-
treiy between the President and An
bassador and that the State Department
aad no particular interest In il and that
no outside Influences were brought.
A number Of reasons for the recall of
the ambassador, who was appointed Ia
the diplomatic service by President Nc
klnley and for years was a personal
ITlend OF both the late President and
Mr. Roosevelt. and Two OF which are re-
ceiVed with more or less credence one
Is TO the effect that Mr.. Storer was
neglectfui Of his duty in the case oT
Marcus Braun, who, while in Austria on
duty as an American immigration in
Spector- was imprisoned by that gov
eminent The President. " no long has
been close personal friend OF Marcus
Braun, is said TO be convinced that the
Austrian government did an injustice TO
Mr. Braun In support OF the theory
that the Braun case was responsible IL
Is declared that the President was cen
vinCed that Mr. StOrer utterly failed 10
40 his proper duty IN connection with
the incident
Allege Dilatoriousness-
The present crisis in Storer-s case has
been brewing for several weeks il is
understood. II is claimed that. no mat
teer what the cause OF the friction was.
the ambassador 10 Vienna has recently
been dIlatcry in the duties Of his Office.
that he has failed 10 reply 10 both mali
and cable dispatches from the Presi-
dent concerning important matters. and
that finally he was asked 10 come nome
on vacation in order 10 explain his con-
duct At q time when the President
thought the ambassador was at sea
en- route 10 America. he learned that
ne had arrived at Cairo, Egypt, on n
trip for the imprOs -Enent of his health.
The Presidents cable5ram 70 Mr.. Storef.
informing him that he need not return
TO Vienna and that his successor would
be nominated today is said 10 nave
been sent 10 him at Luxor, Egypt, Sat-
urday.
Mrs. StOrer was formerly Miss Maria
LOngWOrth. sister OF the father of Rep
resentatiVe LOnEworJh- Her first hus-
band was George Wood Nichols. She
was prominent in social life of the Cap
iJaI during her husbands two terms in
Congress. was prominent IN Cicinnati
society and has been known for years
as A leading worker in Catholic church
work.