The Washington herald., 1906-12-11

Special tc The Washington Herald
Cincinnati, Dec 10-"My husband and
I created President Roosevelt This is
the remarkable statement made tonight
by Mrs. Bellamy storer. wife of the
former Ambassador to Austria, 70 a
Washington Herald correspondent With
reference to the whole controversy be
tween the President and Mr.. Storer, she |
said
Tt seems hardly worth while TO pay
any attention to the attacks President
Roosevelt has chosen 10 make upon my
self and my husband. No one knows the
truth better than President Roosevelt.
However. I will say that the friend
skip between the two families has been
of long standing and of the very closest |
nature. President Roosevelt owes much
to-day to Mr.. Storer and myself. 1t was
through me and my influence that Mr..
Roosevelt was made Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy. and it came about in this
way:
"Mr. Storer and 1 went TO Canton to
pay President and Mrs. Mckinley a
friendly visit, and also asked for the APP
pointment of Mr.. Roosevelt TO be As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy. I, told
the President that 1 was not there TO ask
for anything for my husband; that I did
want an appointment for friend, and
II would be a great personal favor if he
would grant my request and make Mr.
Roosevelt Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. He at first opposed il by saying
that Mr. Roosevelt was too much of a
fighter. and he feared il would not be
a wise appointment to make"
Mrs. Storer also remarked that she and
Mrs. Roosevelt had been intimate friends
for years. so intimate that while the
family was occupying a modest home in
Nineteenth street in Washington, where
Archie Roosevelt was born, Mr.. Storer
was asked to stand as godfather for the
lad. When asked why President Roose-
velt had made any statement, Mrs.
Storer said:
Before his election as President ne
had worked hard and had three people
working for the election OF Archbishop
Ireland as cardinal After his election
as President he was so afraid the people /
would find him out he has denied all
these things and turned against his old
est friends"
StOrer Replies to Roosevelt.
Mr.. StOrer also made public a long
statement in reply to the Presidents let
ters in which he comments on his previ-
Gus pamphlets. He reiterates his former
assertion that Mr.. Roosevelt asked him to
see the Pope about Archbishop Irelands
advancement. and gives another White
House letter, peculiarly interesting for
its estimate of public men Of the day.
He says:
My letter to the President and his
Cabinet was written for the cool, deliberate
judgment of men who should be kept in
formed Of the true facts in the conduct
of the administration. II stands, when
taken in full, as my statement and
should be taken as an entirety, and as
such I ask its calm perusal In itself, it
IS an answer to many things the Presi-
dent has seen fit to say, but as new mat
ter has been put forward by Mr.. RoOse-
Welt, I feel compelled TO speak.
There was no need OF violent and in
suting adjectives to show that the Presi-
dent dislikes me, and did not wish me to
remain IN the service, or to retire from it
in any customary way. While the past
has shown that few men can differ with
either the wishes or the memory of Mr.
Roosevelt without at once becoming
scoUndrels and liars I must make some
comments on what he has given out at
the White House.
That anything was ever written to the
President by my wife to the effect that
Mr. Choate and Gen. Porter were not
proper persons 10 be amba ssadors is
news to both Of US. For both these dis
Jinguished men, we have, and have had
nothing but respect and good viii, person
ally and officially, It would have been an
honor TO any one to take any post ever
filled by either Of them after he ceased to
occupy It. And the only feeling possible
is one of regret that both of them have
been lost TO the public service since Afr.
Roosevelt was reelected.
How President Estimated Men.
''As to Mr.. Root. the press. In 1901 was
full of statements that he might not be
able to remain in the Cabinet on account
OF health, and would be succeeded. .bv Cen
Porter which would leave Paris vacant
Il give In full letter Of the President
IN answer to what he said was written
by my wife. do this both because # IS
a letter for him TO be proud of. from it's
full appreciation Of prominent public men
(apart from any reference to myself. and
also to show that my wifes letter To
which this was an answer now spoken of
Only VIII d EnEtEs MdE EUlSlQfEEU diff
ferently by Mr.. Roosevelt at the time it
was received
" Executive Mansion.
=" Washington. Oct l. 1901
- Ny Dear Maria You need never be
afraid OF writing me OF OF asking any
thing. If It is in my power to grant 1t,
shall do so. If, for any reason, whether
political in the narrow or in the larger
sense. I cannot. I shall tell you so frank
". Personal reasons can never exist
when ! do not do anything you say.
g" Bellamy was right about its being need
less TO write me in order TO keep him in
mind. 1 think of both Of you all the time,
and have gone over several times possi-
ble plans First, as to the Cabinet II is
very unlikely now that I shall change
am. member of the present Cabinet, You
have probably seen that l have asked
them all TO stay.
A EuIoEy for Root.
The Secretary of War. Root, Is one
Of the strongest men before the people in
our whole party. His Canton speech was
the most effective delivered in the cam
paign last year. His advice is invaluable
not merely in reference TO his department,
but IN reference to all branches of the