The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-10

Roosevelt. tonight made public. long letter addressed to Secretary Root, giv- ing correspondence between the Pres ldent and former Ambassador Bellamy StorerS at Vienna. and Mrs. Storer. in which he says that Mir. Storer's refusal 1 to answer his letters and the publica- ton of private leters justified the Am bassador's removal; that Mir. Storer's publication of private correspondence was peculiarly ungentlemanly and that he (the President) had stated with ab- solute clearness his position the reason why itewas out of the question for him as President to try to get any arch bishop made cardinal, though express ing his admiration for Archbishop Ire land as well as leaders of other de- nominations.
 He says he thinks it we'll that the members of the Cabinet should know pertain facts which he (Storer) either suppresses or misstates." He says he did not resent the action of the Storers until 1t became evident that they were i1ikely to damage American interests.
 He says Mrs. Storer urged him to 1 give her husband a Cabinet place and that she stated Mir. Choate at London and General Porter at Paris were not proper persons to be Ambassadors, sug- gesting her husband in that connec- tion.
 i The President incorporates a letter | from Postmaster General Cortelyou con- tradicting the statement that President Mckinley had commissioned gentle man to ask the Pope ''as personal favor to him. and as "an honor to the country" to appoint Archbishop Ireland 1 as cardinal.
 Mir. CorteIyou says the late Presi- dent never made any such request. The l President declares that Mir. Storers statement that he authorized any such message to be delivered to Pope Plus is untrue. He says that he nevAr re- ceived a letter from Ambassador StoreT l giving an account of his visit 10 inc l vatican and of the message he person ally gave the Pope on behalf of Mir. iTile President'a action tonight follows the publication of "the confidently tpamphlet' which Mir. Storer last week | Sent to the President. the Cabinet itas the Senate Foreign Relations cofnantt'
 The White House,
 Washington, D. C.. Dee. 2. 1906. My dear MT. Root-In view of the fact that Mir. Bellamy Storer has sent Ito each member of my cabinet, as well as to myself a pamphlet under date of November, 1906, purporting to give an account of those relations Of his with me which led up to his removal from the position of Ambassador at vienna, I think 1t as well that you and | the other members of the cabinet should know certain facts which he either suppresses or misstates.
 "As to the necessity of removing him from this position, I suppose there IS no need of discussion. An Ambassador who refuses to answer the letters of the president cannot remain an ann bassador. His statement that my let | ters to him were of such A character that he could not answer them needs no further comment than to point out that in such cases 1t was his clear duty instantly to resign.
 His publication of the various pri- vate letters between his wife and him self and me would furnish any addi- tional Justification, were such needed, for his summary separation from the service. He does not give the state departments final letter to him which runs as follows:
 September 10. 1906.
 Hon. Bellamy Storer, Paris, France
 Sir-your letter of August does not require any comment, as a whole, but by direction of the president, I an swer 1t as regards one point.
 You assume that in the letter of De- cember Il, the president wrote you not as an official of the United States. but Ia purely personal and private letter and you state that this letter shows on It's face that no answer from, you was asked for. suggested or expect ed.
 It is hard to understand your making i lsuch a statement in view of the fact tthat the letter you quote derives it's 4 ientirek 'mportance from the accom- panylng letter. which you were asked to read and hand to Mrs. Storer, in which Mrs Storer was informed that L lv, Fgr,fA aft t@, your connection with the diplomatic service would have to be severed. 1 It is of course, unnecessary to dis cuss and it ought to be unnecessary to allude- to any proposition so absurd IS that this severance of you rom the service would be asked for. not by the president as president, but in his prt- vate capacity.
 Used Consideration. 1 The president was anxious to treat | both you and Mrs. Storer With the ut- most gent,eness and consideration and | it seemed to him that this end could be achieved in the way easiest for Iou by following the course which you ac- tually did follow. The letter to Mrs. Itore- of course became part of the matter os which you were required to take cognizance.
 | In 1t Mrs. Storer was asked to fulfil l certain conditions failure to fuldii which would require. she WIS informed, your severance from the service, which conditions she never fulfilled fo@ were requested to read this letter and hand in to her It Is difficult to stigma ! tizo merely as folly tho proposition that under these conditions tho presi- dents letter required no dnHwer, | I have the honor to be, sir,
 Your obedient corvant l Robert Bacon, Acting Secretary. 1 It is never pleasant to have to dis | cuss personal affairs. or to quote ol explain from personal correspondence, which is one reason why it is held tH be q peculiarly ungenuemauly thing tc publish private correspondence. But, as Mir. Storer in his eX.raordlnary pamphlet prints various letters writ ten by himself by me and 1y Mrs. Sto- Ter, I shall set forth briefly the facts 1 Of the case giving certain letters which are necessary in ord'r to under stand clearly those which he prints
 "I first met the StoTcrs while was ] civil service commissioner, and he had | come to Washington as a Congressman. They were then kind and friendly in ! Y11N f.aYf