The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-08
Journal Special Service.

O'Loughlin in a Washington special to
the Chicago Tribune says An extra
ordinary letter has been addressed bv
Bellamy Storer to President Roosevelt
and the members of his cabinet in re.
gard to Mr.. Storer g dismissal from the
post OF ambassador Of the United States
to Austria-Hungary. .
Mr.. Storer was dismissed because of
his wife's interference in affairs of
the Roman Catholic church and her al
legged misuse Of letters from the presi-
dent. 1t was also charged that Mrs.
Storer had meddled with French poll
tics by taking part in an anti-republi-
can intrigue to promote the marriage of
Victor Bonaparte with a member of
the Orleanist family 80.
Both of these charges Mr.. storer EN-.
phatically denies, and, on the other
hand, he declares that the president IS
Interest in the selection of Archbishop
| Ireland as a. cardinal was not due to
him or to his wife, but to the president
| himself. -, T..
Mr.. Storer's side of the case includes
Letters exchanged by the president and
Mr. and Mrs. Storer, in which the for
mer addressed Mr.: and Mrs. Storer re-
t.'My Dear Maria and Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore. - re-. o. ~, :, y ~. -, :
I storer's Removal. +
| Mr.. Storer begins the letter by ex-
planning that on March 20. last he re-
| ceived a cablegram from the state de.
Partment saying he was removed from
his office as ambassador of the United
States to Austria Hungary. This cable.
gram was received by him while Ill in
Egypt onleave Of absence and disclosed
noEreason. Mr.. Storer wrote for an ex:
PLANTATION and received reply written
by Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
BY ction, as he stated, Of the presi
dent, to the effect that he was removed
! , because he had failed to answer two
letters and a. telegram sent to him by
the president. 81 s.. Z,
| 81 NAV premise, = says Mr.. Storer
I''that both Mrs. IStorer and I were on
| terms Of close, and, as we believed, af.
| fectlonate. personal intimacy with Mr.,
Roosevelt, and for more than ten wears
have been in the habit Of exchanging
with him, frequently, letters written on
both sides with the greatest unreserve
on on both private and public matters
cannot be understood 49, :. -
Letters Related to Church.
1.-The letters which I am charged
with improperly leaving unanswered. y
continues Mr.. Storer, 'sreferred to acts
alleged to have been done by me, OF
rather by my wife, in connection with
the Roman Catholic church of which
we are both members. -. -, !.
Long before my appointment to
Brussels, Archbishop Ireland had been
Roosevelt IS, who often expressed to
me his great admiration Of him and
| his sympathy with the archbishop eff
forts to act in his ecclesiastical office
SO as to meet the highest demands of
American citizenship. -.
| The possibility that the archbishop
might be made a cardinal greatly in.
terested me and his appointment SCENE d
to me to promise great benefit, both to
especially in the Philippines. MI,
Roosevelt held the same opinion and
strongly desired the appointment
4 Urges Effort for ireland.
Mr.. Storer states in March, 1899. he
wrote and cabled to Mr.. Roosevelt,
then governor Of New York, about
promoting the appointment Of the arch.
bishop by, such means as would make
of the prelate in America, and Mr.
Roosevelt exerted himself to that enc
and applied to President Mckinley to
use his influence also.
| On March 23 Of that year Mr.,
Roosevelt wrote Mr.. .Storer letter
addressed: "My Dear Bellamy,o stat
ing that he had written to the presi-
1 dent and had also submitted to him the
/ cables he had received.
i absolutely agree with you as to
Archbishop Ireland,'' said the then
| governor Of New York. sYou know
the truth about this so-called recanta
better than I do. It seems to me That
from every standpoint of sound public
policy it will be fortunate thing If
we can have him mazda aard;nale