The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
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Finds Himself in Glass With
Chandler, Tillman and Bailey.
Elected to Ananlas Club by
Roosevelt, He Says.
STICKS TO HIS STORY.
That He Acted on instructions
From the President.
Furnishes Copy of Note He Sent
to. the Pope.
STICKS TO HIS STORY

Cincinnati. O.. Dec. 1O.=Bellamy
Storer. former ambassador to Austria
Hungary, today replied briefly to the
statements contained in President
Roosevelt's letter to Secretary Of
State Root which was given the
press last night. insisting on the posi-
ton he had heretofore taken and re-
iterating the statements made by him
in the statement to the members of
the foreign relations committees Of
congress, made public last week.
Mr.. Storer today said:
seem to have been elected a
member OF the 'Ananias club like all
others, who have come into dispute
with President Roosevelt. am to be
classed with Senators Chandler. TIL
man and Bailey and with others who
have questioned some act or word Of
the president. Like every other Amer
lean gentleman who has a wife to pro
tect / undertook to defend her name
from insinuatiOns and charges Of
falsehood"
Mr. storer then reiterated much
that appeared in his first statement
which he claims was intended for pri-
vate circulation and added that he has
four letters bearing on the controversy
as 10 the promotion of Archbishop
Ireland al of which he asserts tend
to bear out his contention that Il
Roosevelt in acting as 1 did with re-
gard to the promotion"
Continuing Mr.. StOrer said
Arch bishop Ireland told me also
that the president on several occasions
IN conversation with him took the
credit for the action he now repud-
1ates.H
Mr.. Storer continued:
The crux Of the whole matter
which led to my removal was the ac-
tion taken by Mrs. Storer and myself
with regard to the promotion of Arch
bishop John Ireland of St. Paul, to the
cardinalate. In my letter to the presi-
dent and ca binet I cited letters written
by Roosevelt to me speaking in the
highest terms Of MonsignOr Ireland
and expressing the personal wish that
the country rn1gfft-Rrodt by his pro-
motion to the cardinaIate- December
2. 1903. ] had an audience with Pope
Plus X at which T transmitted a verbal
note, the basis of which. had been
given me by President Roosevelt. I
was particularly careful in its prepa-
ration and after tranScribing it into
English, translated it into French
and conveyed it to the pope.
The communication was as follows:
He said to me. and authorized me
70 say to your holiness that the arch
bishop of St. Paul is his personal friend
and that he possessed his whole conf
dence as a prelate and as a citizen that
he earnestly desired Monsignor Ireland
all the honOrs in his church and that
he would view with the greatest pleas
ure and satisfaction his elevation to the
rank Of cardinal
NON dS Au the charge lndl dCIeQ
without warrant in this matter, I have
only to cite the fact that Archbishop
Ireland in conversation with me told
me that President Roosevelt had told
him of all I had done and instead of
criticising me for my actions, seemed
TO take great credit to himself.
Everything was all right until
section of New York churchmen began
to agitate the elevation of another
archbishop than Monsignor Ireland
They pointed out to Roosevelt that the
New York prelate had at least as much
claim to the red hat as the archbishop
of St Paul This resulted in much per
turba tiCn at the White House and let
ters were sent to me by Roosevelt point
fAg out that what might be very appro-
pirate as the opinion of a private citi-
zen would come with a very bad grace
from president of the United States.
Everyone with a grain of sense
knows that There never has been a
question as to that. 1 knew in the en-
tire transaction that WIS not present
ing the official views of the president
This separation Of the official and per-
sonaI sides of the matter is not unique
Mckinley did the same thing He fa-
vored the elevation of Monsignor Ire
land but he did not do SO as the presi-
dent Of the United States Roosevelt
favored the elevation of the archbishop
but he did not do so under the great
seal of the United States. All that was
perfectly clear and there was no chance
for misconstruction-
sOn my word thought I was obey
ing the personal request Of Theodore
Roosevelt when I presented his oral
note to PoDe Plus x.
IT caused all the correspondence in
the case to be compiled into a pamphlet
under legal advice and had it printed in
Poston soon after I reached home.
wish to state that each couv of it was
sent out with personal letter request
ing personal consideration The result
was that the main part Of the pamphlet
was sent broadcast from Washington to
various news channels.
stNFv reasons for publishing the
vararhIet were twofold. In the first
rIace like any American husband it
was my duty to defend the name of
nv wife from fmputations OF alleged
wrong doing; in the second place 1t
xras obligatory upon me to defend my
ee1f ana not allow the American nation
TO think that I weakly accepted the
scfio47 Of the president in removing me
ssN4r Roosevelt is man OF great
csnabiiftv He is impulsive and head
strong He is active. but his point OF
1-ievv is subject to change like that OF
every other man. He demands that
things move his way and objects II
my ssyvfat Ia has become Of the govern
,,,a,,+ We had seven years ago2 What IS
~ trend our national affairs are TAX
irg7 The government Is centered IN
80 man As long as that man IS
oa1aFfe honest and patriotic all may
he well. but suppose ne was nor allo
~ same amount of power was given
80 his hands. What would be the
result? - ,ot
PersonaI1y. I have no notion what
-. -,l45r,7afe outcome OF this dispute
ZfII be. I have been looking over