The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
President C0rreCtS Mis-.
statements" in Letters
OF Bellamy Storer.
PUBLISHES FINAL
LETTER TO STORER
This Expresses as Plainly as Pos
sible Wish Of President Thae
Ambassador Resign Unless
Wife Fulfilled Con-
ditions Named in
Former Letter.

WASHINGTON. .. c., December g.
A result of the publication OF tha
confidential pamphlet" which Bethany
Storcr, former American nlubassatSor 70
NieDnA, last week sent 20 tho ar,aident.
mernbers of tho Cabinet and members
~ the senate Committee on ForSign Re-
inuons, giving cortntn letters between
the President and Mr. and Mrs storer
I'm which a suggestion for Influencing
the Vatican IN Archbishop Irelaud's be-
half IS discussed. President Roosevelt TO.
night made public a long letter he ad-
dressed 70 Secretary Root. ennbodyinE the
correspondence. In this be SAYS:
Il think u Is well that you and other
members OF the Cabinet should know,
certain facts which he Cstorer), either
suppresses or nisstates.'
The Presidents letter 20 Mr.. Root IL
dated December I'd.
Final Message.
The President gives tho State DEPART
ments final message 70 Mr.. stnrer 5t
the time he was removed from this post
as the American representative at Vienna
ana declares that. at this time, thsrI
Is no necessity for discussing the neces-
sity OF removing the ambassador
The statement given out at the Whita
House saws: II is never pleasant To
have 70 discuss personal affairs, or to
quote or explain from personal CORES
pondence; which r. one reason WHY it
Is held to be a peculiarly unEentlemanly
thing To publish private correspondence
But az Mr.. storer IN his extraordinary
pamphlet prints various letters written
by himself. by me and by Mrs. Storer. 7
shall set forth briefly the facts OF thu
case giving certain letters which are
necessary in order TO understand clearly
those which he prints"
Presidents Letter.
The letter in part follows:
THE White House
Washington. December >. 1905.
my Dear AIr. Root
In view OF the fact that Nj PefIsn,v
Storer has sent to each member OF my
Cabinet, as well as 10 myself, a pamph-
let under date Of November, 1906 pur-
porting 70 give an account OF those rela-
dons OF his with me which led up to mis-
removal from the position Of ambassador
at Vienna 1 think II as we'll that YOU
and other members Of the Cabinet should
know certain facts which he either sup
presses or misstates.
AS TO the necessity for removing him
from his position. I suppose there is no
need Of discussion. An ambassador who
refused TO answer the letters Of the Pres
dent cannot remain an ambassador. His
statement that my letters 10 him were
Of a character such that he could not
answer them needs no further comment
than TO point out that I'm such case Il
was his clear duty instantly to resign.
His publication Of the various private
letters between his wife and himself and
mo would furnish anv additional tusti-
fcation. were such needed. for his sum-
mary separation from the service. He
does not give the State Departments
rf0a' letter 20 him. which runs as fol-
lows:
September 10. 1906.
"Hon Reuamy storer. Paris. France:
''Sir-Your letter Of August Sd does
not require any comment as whole.
bat, by direction OF the President. I an
swer IL as regards one point.
You assume that IN the letter Of De-
ccmber 1tn the President wrote you, NOT
as an official OF the United States to an
other. but a purely personal and private
letter. and YOU state that this letter
shows on Its fa-e that no answer from
YOU was asked for. suggested or expected.
TT Is hard to understand your making
such a statement IN view OF the fact that
the letter YOU quote derives its entire i'm
portance from the accompanying letter.
which you were asked TO read and hand
TO Mrs. Storer. IN which Mrs. StOrer was
informed tnat unless she took certain
definite action. your connection with the
diplomatic service would have to be sew
cred. II is of course. unnecessary TO
discuss and it ought to be unnecessary
even 20 d4lLle 10 any proposition so ln~
surd as that this severance Of you from
the service would be asked for not ~
the President as President. but IN his
private capacity The President was
anxious to treat both YOU and Mrs. Sto-er
with the utmost genueness and considera-
tion. and Il seerned 20 him that this end
could be achieved iu the way easiest for
you by following the course which ha
actually did follow
"The letter 20 Mrs storer. os courss.
became part of the matter % which you
were required 20 take coeuzancs. IN u
Mrs. Storor was asked r0 flidi certain
conditions. failure o. flial which would
require she was informed. your sever
ancs from the service. which conditions
she never fulfilled You were requested
10 read this ,ette- ami hand IL to her.
IL IS difhclit % shcmatize merely a.
folly the proposition tha- under these
conditions the Presidents letter requirad
no answer.
II have Tho honor TO be- sir.
''l0ur obctlent servant
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