Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-11
s1ORER ISSUES
A STATEMENT
s.vs One Cannot Differ With Mr..
Roosevelt Without Becoming
A ScoundreI or Liar.
IL IRELAND WOULD ONLY TALK
claims to Have Letters From Arch
bishop THAT Would Throw Light
on the Subject.

cs,cinnau. o., Dec, 10.--Bellamy
s.,ror former United States ambas-
a1o, At vienna, today gave to the AS
soclsted Press the following state-
nert in reply TO the letter of Presl-
dsnt made public yesterday;
.xv letter 70 the president and his
.hi"st was written for the cool de-
ysarste Judgment OF men who should
brnt informed OF the true facts IN
conduct of the administrator. IL
, nat written for the public nor
r,n.riedly given TO the press 10 an
ns,nafe hubble opinion. 1t stands. when
,ntrn m full, as my statement. and
shonld be taken, as an entirety, and
81 such ask its calm perusal. IN
ss.lF n Il an answer 10 many things
10 president has seen TT to say, but
ss nsw matter has been put forward
No Nh Roosevelt | feel compelled to
speak. ,.,a,.. 40
insulting adlsctlyes TO show that the
nr.sldent dislikes me. and did not
,rlsh ,ae T. remain in the service or
IA retire from It In any customary way.
eWhle the past has shown that few
men can dffor with either the wishes
n, The memory Of Mn Roosevelt with
AMI at once becoming a scoundrel and
liar. must make some comments on
Mat he was given out at the White
House
THAT anything was ever written 10
,he president by my wife to the eff
iect that Mr. ChGate and Gen. Porter
we're not proper persons TO be am
laSadors IS news to both OF us. For
beth these distinguished men We have
and have had nothing but respect and
good will, personally and officially. II
would have been an honor 20 any
one to take any post ever filled by
ether Of them aftur they ceased TO
acupy IT, And the only feeling possi-
be is one OF regret that both of them
have been lost TO the public service
since Mr. Roosevelt was reelected
AS 10 Mr. Root, the press IN 1901
vas iull OF statements that he might
not be able 20 remain in the cabinet
IN account of health and would be
succeeded by Gen, Porter, which
would leave Paris vacant.
u give In full letter from the pres
ident in answer 10 what he said was
written by my wife | do this both
because Il Is a letter for him to be
Proud Of from its full appreciation OF
eminent public men apart from any
reference 10 myself and also TO show
that my wife's letter to which this
was an answer, now spoken OF only
with sheer. was considered different
y by Mr.. Roosevelt at the time It
was received;
PRESIDENT TO MRS. SrORER.
Executive Mansion. Washington.
oct !, l90l--My Dear Mariu--You
leed never be afraid OF writing me or
tAlhg anything II II Is in my power
sIdht II shan do so, IL for any
reasons, whether political in the mar
row, or In the larger sense. I cannot
SHAN tel you 80 frankly. Personal
rtasons can never exist when do not
90 anything you say l3ellamy was
right about its being needless TO write
ne n order TO keep him In Madrid.
think of both Of you all the time
and have gone over several times pos
sole plans. First. as to the cabinet,
u Is very unlikely now that / shall
ciaage any member Of the present
| eolnet You have probably seen that
nave asked them all to stay. Secy.
Root is one of the very strongest men
pelore the people In our whole partv
Ms Canton speech was the most
elective delivered I'm the campaign
last year His advice is Invaluable,
ny merely In reference 10 his DEPART
uent but In reference to ali branches
q the service. As for his department
Isl at the present time the most i'm.
FFiant in the entire government. I,
would be n public calamity to have
hlm leave the cabinet now, and | use
ut words public calamity advisedly.
~ Is n sick man. condition which
yves me great uneasiness not because
aHe IS any fear of his death, but lest
pay have TO give up his work here.
went out ! should have TO con-
~ nothing whatever but the uues-
w OF getting the best man the en-
e country afforded for the work
@,essary 10 be- done.
may be that after carefully look
s over the matter should conclude
Wy belamy was the man for the pur-
Nv II may be that | should have To
Su'ude that some one else of whom /
aa'e no thought at present would be
Ss uest man, and II so | should be IN
e "Ulor Bound to take him and not 10
synsuit any personal preference Of
..ue " a matter so vital to the coun
~ ! do not believe that Seoy. Long
r'ehas TO leave the navy. In this de-
hsllnent ! am sure without further
~gugnt that Bellamy would be adj
,h,'dole, nrt IN filing any vacancy In
an s ysolnet would have to take note OF
c.. hlhas Of considerations. / should
for ' btlIamy's religion In his favor
~. q oabinet place. other things being
y ~, ! should Ike to have a Catholic
wy rtoinet, | am sure that In the
h., dehartment he would do exceed
WV wen MS secretary / do not know
rss S.ner Geographically he would be tho
NM man For instance, should like
cshin % eft Pacific slope man In tho
dssansl ana particularly In the navy
M r'1 VI, aud / DO not wish to leave
On, England unrepresented. At pres
wn,,, zee no Pacific slope man who
Noseel % Competent to fill the position.
70, cor II possible, would like to
NJ, VI more members of the cabinet
eor,n ~ ID close touch with the people.
toi,ySaas weight when they explain the
misls, urposes ana acts of my ad-
pr.sa l,,s Is the one point In which the
ehont5 "Vllet ~ not as strong as II
ablsr' u oe. do not believe that a finer,
serv,,n more high minded body of public
a prest3 was ever got together around
VITA ,Slrnt but there Is no one of them,
(wbo 'ne possible exception of Root
ever 20 busy tnat he can hardly
coontrpye aAl who can appear before the
polrIe5, Nlth the prestige OF great
Mon "a, ielder 10 explain ana cham
any n Is ADMINISTRATION. II could at
arjsrgtiIn,l e On this want I should most
wor5s desire 10 do 80. In other
should 10, ,or cabinet place the man
" 4, 4, u possible, be not only eminent.
partmar, ne administration of his do.
leader. ~ put also, II possible, party
rately ~ weight and, furthermore Il Is
ton Nh, taat one can III cabinet posi-.
sirronss reference only to itself; all
Into a elalng conditions must be- taken
ny ho,,siht Now as to foreign affairs,
that tI rs speedily develop the fact
not no catholic Just at present would
70 serd q man whom II would be wise
mt rease ~ Seermany For wholly differ