The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-21
MORE LIGHT ON
SI0RER INCIDENT
President Roosevelt 3 Name Used
in Mrs. Storer's Campaign for
Archbishop Ireland
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. -. ~. *-.
Washington, March 21.-Additional
light has been thrown on the remarka-
BILE series of events that preceded the
severance of relations of Bellamy Storer
as ambassador to Vienna. s~
1t seems that Mrs. Storer, in her
ardor to advance the interests of the
church Of which she is a member and
obtain the creation of an additional
president. She advocated the support
by the president of Archbishop Ireland
for the position, and asked him to use
his influence at Rome.
The president wrote in reply that he
would like to see Archbishop Ireland a
cardinal, and spoke very highly Of the
archbishop's public services and
breadth Of view, but he declared that
he could not become involved in any
matter of church politics and pointed
out to Mrs. Storer how improper it
lection of any person for any place by
the pope. 49,.
Quoted the President.
1t seems that Mrs. Storer, In her de-
sire to aid her church and get another
cardinal, made use Of the expression
of the president that he would like to
see the archbishop made a cardinal and
caused it to come to the attention Of
high clerical dignitaries in such way
as to appear the wish Of the president
that the desired action should be taken.
There were few minutes of inter
esting inquiry as to stenographic
notes at the White House, it is said,
when the information came across the
sea that the president had been inter
esting himself to have the archbishop
| of ST. Paul elevated. He wrote to
Vienna, eXpostulating, and there was
a spirited but friendly correspondence
between him and the Austrian embassy
in reply to his letter, calling attention
to the fact that he had not urged the
appointment Of anyone to be cardinal.
Vienna thought he had distinctly done
Qualification Omitted.
Then the president had to- call at
| tention to his original note, in which
he said that he would like to see Arch
bishop Ireland elevated, but that he
could not NEEDLE in such affairs and
that the qualification had not been
made use Of in connection with the ap=
parent Endorsement Of the proposed
new cardinal and expression Of the
presidents alleged wishes.
So the matter went along. Other
questions arose. The administration
found itself embarrassed in other ways
and the result in the end was that the
connection Of Mr.. Storer with the dip
lomatic service ceased. The president
has been annoyed at the incident, but
rather amused as well. and he hea rtily
! laughed aloud about it when he read
the entire correspondence before the
cabinet at a recent meeting. -
Storer to Live Abroad. "
Vienna, March 21.-The state de,
! partment at Washington has cabled
/ Instructions to-; the American embassy
here to inquire if the nomination of
Charles S. Fraheis of Troy, n, ", as
ambassador to Austria Hungary, to
succeed Bellamy Storer, will be agree
able to the government of Austria
Hungary. . = ,
It, is reported here that Mr.. Store1
! will only return temporarily to the
United States and that he intends tc
settle permanently in France.
The unexpected retirement of Mr.
Storer is widely discussed in diplomat
ic and official circles here.