New-York tribune., 1906-12-10
WROTE WITH GREAT FREEDOM.

Mrs. Storer wrote me with great freedoms ana
sometimes II difficult 70 know quite how 10
answer her. Both she and Mr.. Storer continually
made attacks upon all sorts Of people especially
Signitaries Of her own Church. AT one time
abe wrote with great bitterness against the
Protestant missionaries VINO were DelhS sent
20 the Philippines, al the same time requesting
tne TO champion Archbishop ireland because he
had been loyal TO lhe United States during the
war with Spain. which, she asserted. was not
true 10 another Catholic archbishop whoIn
Hhe named. While / was always reluctant TO
write in a way that would hurt the feelings OF
either of the Storers. on this occasion thoughI
81 necessary 10 write just what my position was,
and, accordingly, replied as follows;
May IS 1896
nv Dea- MIS- Storer: Your letter Of the 4th has
sust come 10 hand; also that of the ON am yeT.,
VERY fond OF you and that IS the reason your let
os f % 1T, LII ~ g' {5 S Stc,ios 1" saw things Whch Go
49, szaDT 10 coTfrsd q and Vet ID M kes me feel
bypocritical II I seem 10 acquiesce IN them. You
who feel about their religion just as you feel about
yours. They can no more understand your turning
ing Protestant some OF the best people have S,,
ever net were Protestants who had oIiS.ialy pefn
stopping Of missionaries going anywhere they
lnSsbitsnts oT me tropic islands les by bringing
them up the highest standard OF American Ca
both for them and the Catholic church, would be
Cor tho Catholic Church TO champion the iniquiues
that have undoubtedly been committed, not only
philippines and elsewhere. one incident. which /
scJually cannot put on paner, came 10 my per
ecclesiastic in Cuba which Of character SO
fevoltiag and bestial that Il made one feel that
the whole hierarchy in the island needed drastic
Now, I very earnestly wish that Archbishop ire
land and those who are most advanced among our
Catholic pTiests-men like the Paulist Fathers for
isiands, and should be advanced IN every way.
But you must remember how haTnI cred
Z am IN writing from the fact that DO not Ike to
see any admit for moment the right of
foreign potentate TO interfere IN American public
policy. For instance. ycu speak Of the Pore being
snEry with Archbishop Ireland for not STOPPING the
with Spain. AS Tar as I en- concerned, l
sVould resent inDertinence any European.
whether Pope. Kaiser. Gar President, daring TO
be angry with any American because Of his action
America and outside nation No pTetension n
this kind should be admitted for one moment. II
any clerical or Say. bishop. archbishop priest
or civilian. was IN any way guilty OF tFeasonahle
practices with Spain during our war, he should he
shot or hung and II Is an outrage on justice that
he should be at large But cannot write in q way
with Spain, for ] cannot recognize for single
moment the right OF any European 20 so much
think that there is need OF defence or excuse in
such case.
As you know I always treat Catholic and Protes-
fhnt exactly alike. DO Jew or Gentle, 1 do
other kind OF parentage. Any discrimination for or
against q man because OF his creed or nativity
Ike the late Father Casselly like Father Belford
the parish priest Of my town % Oyster Bay
and ike scores OF other priests whom could name
eTe entitled 70 receive from the measure
ef anectionate respect and oyal support that have
given 20 men like Phillips Brooks, Ike Mr.. Devine
and Ike so very many other Protestant clergyfnen
Htorer, whatever ] could do for you and Belamy
Dc anything IN this particular matter
With great respect, sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.