The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-10

ate personal intimacy with Mr.. Roose-
welt and for more than ten years
have been in the habit Of exchanging
with him, frequently. letters written
on both sides with the greatest uure.
serve on both private and public mat
tiers. Without this explanation the
situation cannot be under TODD.
Il do not intend. however TO use
Mr.. Roosevelt's letters. which are MI.
merous, except so far as they bear
upon the subject which | am now
forced TO discuss. though they are
open to the fullest inspection if The
president SO de Tres
The letters which am charged
with improperly leaving unanswered,
continues Mr. Storer referred TO acts
alleged to have been done by me, orr
rather by my wife. IN connection with
the Roman Catholic church of which
we are both members.
Church Question Causes Break.
after the close of the Spanish wa.
our government found itself brought
i1to new relations with Rome by rea-
son Ct its posse. sion of The Philippine
islands with therilarge Roman Cath
ollc population. and especially on &C
count Of the negotiations which were
to be undertaken with the vatican re
specting the Friars lands, and the al
ministration acquired a new and de
finite interest in The selection by the
vatican Of men who should hold influ.
entail positions in the church all CsI
whch wa brought o my notice ny
Pres dent McKanley and members Of
his cabinet
Mr. Storer states in March. 1899
he wrote and cabled TO Mr. Roosevelt
then Governor of New York, about
promoting the appointment Of the
Archbishop by such means as would |
make known a Rome the high opin-
ion held of the prelate in America |
and Mr.. Roosevelt exerted himself to
thai end and applied 10 President Nc
Kinley to use his influence also.
"On March - Of that year Mr.
Roosevelt wrote Mr. 5 orer a letter |
addressed My Dear Bellamy." stat
ing that he had written to tn pres
dent an had also submitted to him |
the cables he had received.
- absolutely agree with Won as tc |
Archb hop ireland" said the ih.n
governor OF New I0rk. You know |
the truth about ths 50 called rccan |
tajiun Of his about hmcglcanism much |
better than ! do. il seem. to me tina |
from evcy standpoint f sound public |
policy it viii be a for innate thing II |
we cen have him .uade a Cardinal |
specially IN WOW ~ what much &C |
cur in ihe Philippines Remember 80 |
nave to largely guide mo IN matte
OF this kind and write me always and |
fully"
Mrs. Storer appears in the CORE |
sDondenca at this time On March II |
1899 ,hc wrote letter to N Roos
welt asking him iu send a Telegram
VII b culd be rscJ promote III |
A'chhi hons appoint rent ami tbi |
he replied to March - 1899 o ~ |
ter addressed 70 NV Do-~ NJ |
Store. and stating that toe oal !
reason he did not sead a cable va
he did not sec quit wacre IL would |
] began 10 in crfe-e directly ia the /
election of 2 Ga dinai
one of the letter. mad. public T. /
trcm President Roosevelt 80 Mr.. /
St-rcr. 10 which ,b- is taken to tasl /
by %" executive ju -iil r1f- term
Her indiscrctirH are iorr-so-~ic 1
a. a source at conn % Oh, pre- /
ID ~. VIII says be- has grave do1bil /
concerning the COZ ac should taxi
with Beilamy Ee speaks of &c 4
clesiastiCsl n;ricues in which she { /
supposed 10 te enc -avoring 10 % 4
mefh hin and upb-s;is her r01ud'y.
In pesCs az ~ Were