The Washington times., 1906-12-10
SToRER FREELY QUOTED.

ION pages twcnty-three TO twenty-five
Of his pamphlet, Mr.. Storer writes az
follows Che having first stated that from
my letters he gathered that l had re-
solved to repudiate all authority for
his action. and 90 appear ignorant OF it,
" Shortly after writing This ! TecslN-
ed another letter from the President.
/ quote the portions referring 10 this
matter:
% Let me repeat TO YOU that in refer
euce 10 matters affecting the Cdthohc
Church events have absolutely tand con-
cIusiVelyD shown that. while you are
ambassador. YOU must keep absolutely
clear of any deed or word In hoHe OF
elseN here which would seem 10 dlHer-
euIiate vOur position from that OF other
ambassadors. The mere fact OF ttheb
report IN the uewsT zpers about your
calling at the Vatican thas) had very
unfortunate effect, ] daresay you dld
not call You may merely have seen
some cardinal privately, but the un-
pleasant talk over the afIair empha-
sizes the need uf extreme circumspec-
tiGn while you are IN your present po-
altiou- While 2m President ana you
are amD8ssadOr, neither OF Us in his
public relatioutsD is 10 act as Catholic
or Protestant. Jew or Gentle. and we
have 20 be careful not merely 20 90
what is right. but So TO carry our
selves as 10 show that We are doing
what = right [ shall ask you not
70 quote ne 10 any person In any shape
OF way In connection With any aLa1r
OF the Catholic Church, and yourself
not TO take any action Of any kind
which viii give ground for the belief
that YOU, as an American amoassr dor,
are striving 20 interfere IN The affairs
of tEe church
ton that my visit 10 the Vatican was
not only Unauthorized. but was 50 con-
traTy to what could have been expect
ed, that the President hardly then be-
H= Il H9HWsE rrU| Va
tcIiigibIs except on the theory that he
had resolved 70 repudiate all authority
FOR my action. and TO appear Ignorant
OF it. and was now writing a letter
which would be serViceable II needed
later as evidence TO support that posi-
tluu. In fact. this was the use to
which the letter was dtteT ward aclu-
ally put by him in quoting It 10 per
sons not informed of the facts. S VIII
appear later. ] felt that the only thing
for me 30 do IN this situation was 10
tender my resignation at once, and that
Immediately did accompanying II by
letter 20 the President, - which
resret 70 say that I can ina no COPY
TO this / received the following reply
White House.
'Washin gton, Jan. g. 1901.
D." Dear BelIamy. J have YOUR letter.
Il is absolutely all right. We VIII treat
the incident as closed. Nothing would
persuade me to accept your resi- lgnation-
cId fellow. and I am sure John Hay
feels as + do When I see you / shall
explain as ] do not like TO do on paper.
both how fun had been the steps taken
bv Hay iU investigating the matter, and
the use that was made against me Of
your letter. I shall give Hay your note.
Faithfully yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
&c With this the incident closed. I had
followed exactly the Presidents request
In seeing Pope Piux Y. / had reported
20 him in detail my interview;
I had put Il TO him squarely
that / had done nothing beyond
what he had asked me to do. ana he
had thereupon left the subject. not dis
aVowing his authority nor dissenting
from any statement I accordingly ac-
ceDted as sincere the cordial expressions
with which he refused 10 acceot my
resignation, as u was apparent that his
irritation had been caused not by my
acts but by the publicity which had un-
fortunately been given TO things which
he wished 10 have done. but wished %
be kept secret.