The Jersey City news., 1906-12-10
President Publishes Correspond
ence That Led to Envoy's
dismissal.
ANSWERS LATTER'S CHARGES
Executive Thinks IT Well Cabinet
Should Know Facts (Which He
(Storer) Suppresses or Misstates."
Controversy Caused by Activity Of
Ambassador In Church Circles.

rer's refusal to answer his letters and
the publication of various private let
ters justified the ambassadors remov-
al, that AIr. Storer's publication of pri-
vate correspondence was peculiarly I'M
gentlemanly and that he the presi-
dent had given with absolute clear
ness his position and the reason why
1t was out of the question for him as
president to try to get any archbishop
made cardinal, though expressing his
admiration for archbishop Ireland.
The president says he thinks it well
that the members of the cabinet should
know certain facts (which he (Storer)
either suppresses or misstates." He
did not resent the action of the Storers
"until 1t became evident they were
likely to damage American interests"
He says Mrs. Storer urged him to
give her husband cabinet place and
that she said Mr.. Choate at London
and General Porter at Paris were not
proper persons to be ambassadors, sug-
gesting Mr. Storer in that connection.
Mckinley Letter Denied.
The president incorporates letter
from Postmaster General Cortelyou,
contradicting the statement that Presi-
dent Mckinley had commissioned
gentleman to ask the pope "as per-
sonal favor to him" and as "an honor
to the country to appoint Archbishop
Ireland as cardinal. Mr. Cortelyou
says President Mckinley never made
any such request.
The president says that Mr. Storer's
statement that he authorized any such
message to be delivered to Pope Plus
is untrue He never received letter
from Ambassador Storer giving an ac-
count of his visit to the Vatican and
of the message he personally gave the
pope on behalf of Mr.. Roosevelt.
President Repies to Charges.
The presidents action follows the
publication of the pamphlet which Mr..
Storer sent to the president, the cab
met and the senate foreign relations
committee. In it Mr.. Storer charges
the president with treachery and IN
fair dealing in removing him.
President Roosevelt declared that no
hint or intimation of the Bellamy
Storer pamphlet containing the CORE
spondence between the president and
Mr.. and Mrs. Storer was given out at
the White House. The former ambas-
sador, the president said, not only
sent his "open letter. to members of
the cabinet, but to at least a dozen
members of the senate and house He
added that Mr.: Storer had no desire to
7 secret and that undoubtedly it was
his desire that the letter find its way
into print
Half a dozen times does the presi-
dent question the yeracity of Mr.. Sto-
rer's statemenK The letter echoes with
the crash of friendly bonds. Mrs.
storer is an aunt of Representative
Longworth, the presidents son-in-law.
The president reproaehes Mr. Storer
for his publication Of private letters.
but apparently considers the action
release of all confidence and con
tributes some passages which tend to
make Mr. and Mrs. Storer appear ri
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