The San Francisco call., 1906-04-01
MRS. STORER
BREAKS Her
LONG SILENCE
Denies She Abused
Letter Of the
President.
Does Not Intend to In
dulge in Any Re
ordinations.

VIENNA, March 31.-Mrs.s Bellamy
bassador, has reconsidered her determina-
ton to maintain complete silence in re-
gard to the controversy caused by her
husbands recall. In the course of an In
terview today she said: efr
After CONSULTATION, and following the
advice of many of our friends. particu-
larly that of the Marquis de Reverseaux,
the French ambassador, u have decided
to formally deny that / ever abused a
letter of President Roosevelt. as has been
asserted. The President has never writ
ten me on the subject of Archbishop Ire
land, except in letter last December
upon another subject Mr.. Roosevelt,
when Governor of New York, wrote me a
letter in 1900, to which the report presum-
ably alludes. This letter was written to
me so that / might show 1t to Cardinal
Rampolla, then Papaf Secretary of State,
in order to convince the Vatican of the
friendly attitude of prominent Americans
toward Archbishop Ireland's policy. 1t
was all done to help our Government in
its relations with the Philippines. l sent
Cardinal Rampolla copy of only half of
the letter, because the other half was
purely personal. That is all l wish to
say about the matter Neither my hus-
band nor myself is going to indulge in
recriminations against the President. We
will wait and see what the authorities
at Washington think right to publish
about the matter. IL they publish their
reasons for the recall of Mr.. Storer we
have many proofs of the right being on
our side.
PRESIDENT PRAISES IRELAND.
The letter of Mr.. Roosevelt, who was
then Governor OF New York, dated 1900,
is as follows
81 have just received your letter. l
need not say what pleasure it would
be for me to do anything for Archbishop
Ireland. You know how high regard L
have always felt for him. He represents
the type of Catholicism which, in my
opinion, must prevail in the United States
ii the Catholic church is to attain its full
measure of power and usefulness with
our people and our form of government.
Il absolutely agree with what Judge
Taft said to you in his letter of March
20 with relation to that part of this prob
lem, which affects the Philippines, but
the problem as a whole affects the United
States as a whole A reactionary or in
any way anti American spirit in eccle-
siastical affairs would in America, in the
long rum result In disaster just as GER
tainly as similar course In political af-
fairs. 1 may add that the bigoted oppo-
nents of Catholicism are those most
of Catholicism this reactionary spirit and
the throwing out Of men who have shown
broad liberalism and Americanism In
their policy. OF course. ! do not feel JUS
titled in interfering in any way, directly
or indirectly, in the matter at the Vati-
can, but 1t is only fair, in response to
your letter, that should write you fully
and frankly of my great appreciation of
Archbishop Ireland and of my firm con-
viction that the real future of the Cath
olic church in America rests with those
who in the main work along his lines.
sTORER is IMPROVING.
ssYou NAV be interested to know OF
the large percentage of Catholics, without
exception men standing as high in capac-
ity as in integrity, whom | have placed
on various important commissions In this
State.
$50 much for that part of my letter
that is in direct answer to the main of
yours. / do not know whether it will be
of any assistance or not, but / hope SO.
I need not tell you that 1t IS a pleasure
to write 1t or to do anything else you
desire me to do If 1t is In my power.
'.You must have very hard time in
Madrid, and i earnestly hope that the
signal devotion to the good Of the coun-
try which you and Beiiamy have shown
will result in It's perpetual regard and In
vour being transferred in the not distant
future to Rome or, better still, Paris"
Mr.. Roosevelt's letter then refers to
his efforts to avoid the nomination for
the Vice Presidency and concludes, with
love to Bellamy, faithfully yours, Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Storer was very much improved today.
His physicians have recommended the
Carlsbad cure, but Mr.. and Mrs. Storer
have resolved not to leave Vienna before
June.
Many members Of the aristocratic and
diplomatic circles are paying visits to Mr..
and Mrs. Storer.