Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
STORER WRITES A LETTER
Former Ambassador at Vienna Makes
Iub.io Letter from President.
ACTIVITY At VATICAN oBJGCTIONABLL
Senators and Cabinet Officers Receive
Epistle from DepOsed Diplomat
Regarding Matter Which
Caused His Dismissal.

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-Tne Chicago Tribune
in its Washington dispatches today says
that an extraordinary letter has been az
dressed by Bellamy storer to President
Roosevelt and the members of his cabinet
in regard to his dismissal from the post
OF ambassador of the United States to Aus
tria-Hungary.
Mr.. Storer was dismissed because OF his
wifes supposed interference of affairs o.
the Roman Catholic church and her alleged
misuse of letters from the president. II
was also charged that Mrs. Storer had
meddled with French politics by taking
part in an anti-republican intrigue to pro
mote the marriage of Victor Bonaparte
with a member OF the Orleanist family.
Both of these charges Mr. Storer denies
and, on the other hand, declares that the
presidents interest in the selection Of Arch
bishop Ireland as a cardinal was not du'
to Storer or to Storers wife, but to tn
president alone
The text Of Mr.. Storer's letter was printed
and transmitted not only to the president
but also to members Of the foreign rela'
tons committee of the senate.
Mr. Storer says that his removal in so
summary a manner suddenly dismissed
from an office which he had been
given reason to believe he had filled to
the satisfaction both of his own govern
ment and OF that to which he. was ac-
credited, and, being accompanied by no
public explanation, 1t exposed him 20 sus-
/ picions and Injurious conjectures, such as
must naturally arise when a man In pub
! lie ONCE is abruptly dismissed by hi
government, with what is obviously in
tended to be discredit.
Familiarity of Persons.
The correspondence shows the familiar
relations OF the president and the Storer.
from the time Mr., Roosevelt was gOverno.
Of New York, just after the Spanish war
| some Of the Roosevelt letters to Store
we're addressed My dear Bellamy," and 1,
mis- wife My dear Marie, and Mrs. store
addressed the president as Dear Theo
Iore."
Mr.. Storer asserts that Roosevelt him
self, while governor of New York, urge,
| The Storers to use their Influence with tn
Vatican for Irelands promotion, believing
he prelate's well known patriotism woul,
aid in solving the problems connected will
the Catholic church in the Philippines.
Letter OF President.
One letter Of the president TO Mrs. Store
dated December II, 1875, after the effort
OF the 5torers In behalf OF Archbishop
ireland began TO attract attention, contain
the following passages;
Your direct or implied complaint OF an
| reuecuons upon my own personal COnduC
slFe me no concern, but l am very gravel
concerned al the misChieviOus euect YOU
letters must have in misrepresentng Ia
position OF the United States governmeu
ana by the far-reaching governments
scandal which your indiscretion may q
any time cause. Your letters not Onl
convey a totally wrong impression an
| attitude, but they are such as you have n
! business whatever to write, In view OF IA
| position OF your husband in the diplomat
| service.
The letter OF Cardinal Merry del Val 70 30
OF November y Is a rebuke 70 you, express
| ing plainly his belief that you have bee
| unwarrantably OfhciOus In matters wit
| which you have properly no concern.
should Of itself be enough 10 show you no