Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-14
THE WEEK IN TIE WORLD,
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

Are Making History.
The first week Of the second session
of the 59th congress ended Saturday
and was highly important in that II re-
vealcd a condition approaching tenn
porary Reorganization among the ne
publicans in both house and senate
In the house the regular Republican ma
chine was defeated by a combind-
ton of republicans and democrats
afraid of the labor vote and republi-
cans anxious to strengthen the state
rights theory for the purpose of up
holding California s position IN the
japanese controversy. The senate re-
publicans seemed in fair way to have
trouble among themselves on account
of the issue of the discharged negro
troops. Little of Importance has hap
pened in congress this week. The APP
pointment of Attorney General Moody
to the supreme bench and of Secretary
of the Navy Charles j, Bonaparte 20
the post of'attorney general were held
up in the senate because Of the oppo-
siton Of some republican senators 10
the latter. The president S special mes
sage ON Porto Rico was delivered to
congress Tuesday. II calls attention
to the good progress that has been made
in the island, favors improvements IN
the harbor of San Juan and recommends
comforting full rights of citizenship on
the inhabitants of Porto Rico.
The Norwegian parliment Monday
conferred the Nobel Peace Prize upon
President Roosevelt. The American
minister, Mr.. Peirce, thanked Parll-
mcnt in the president s name. lie
said that words were inadequate to ex-
press the deep emotion which he ex-
perienced at receiving this distinguish
ed testimonial in behalf of the Presl-
dent. who recently cabled that he re.
garded this prize as one of the great
est honors which any man in any posi-
ton throughout the world could receive.
The award. Mr.. Peirce added, would
deeply appeal to the hearts OF the
American people. Mr.. Peiree then read
a message from President Roosevelt
expressing his deep thanks, and saying
there was no gift he could appreciate
more. The president also announced
that he had concluded to use the prize
TO establish at Washington perma-
ncnt industrial peace committee, with
the view of maintaining righteous peace
in the industrial world, which was as
important as the maintenance of peace
in the world of nations.
Washington has been excited the past
week bv the publications of letters ad-
dressed 10 President Roosevelt and his
cabinet by Bethany Storer in regard
to his dismissal from the post OF en-
bassador of the United States to
Austro- Hungary Mr.. Storer was dis
missed because Of his wife s supposed
interference in affairs of the Roman
Catholic church and her alleged mis-
use of letters from the president. 1t
was also charged that Mrs StoFer med
died with French politics by taking
mart in an anti republican intrigue to
promote the marriage of Victor Bona
parte with member of the Orleanlst
family. Both of these charges Mr..
Storcr denies and, on the other hand,
declares that the president S interest
in the selection of Archbishop Ireland
as cardinal was not due to Storer or
to Storer 5 wife. but to the president
alone.
In answer to the allegations in Mr..
Storer' 5 letters, President Roosevelt
has made public a long letter to secre-
tary Root giving correspondence be-
tween the president and the former
ambassador.
He saws that Mr.. Storer's refusal
to answer his letters and the publication
of various private letters justiiies the
5 removal; that Mr.. Storer
of private correspondence
was peculiarly ungentlemanly, and that
he 1.-THE presidentl had stated with alb
solute ciearness his position and the
reason why it was out of the ques-
ton for him as president TO try to get
any archbishop made cardinal, though
expressing his admiration for Arch
bishop Ireland as well as leaders of
other denominations. He says he did
not resent the action of the Storers
"until il became evident they were
likely to damage American interests.
He says Mrs. Storer urged him to give
her husband a cabinet place and that
she stated Mr.. Choate at London, and
General Porter at faris were not proper
persons TO be ambassadors, suggesting
her husband in that connection. The
president incorporates letter from
Postmaster General Cortelyou contra
dieting the statements that President
had commissioned gentle
man to ask the pope 'as personal IA
vor to him and "as an honor to the
to appoint Archbishop Ire
land as cardinal. The president declars
that Mr.. Storer s statement that he an
any such message to be de-
livered to Pope Plus is untrue. He says
that he never received letter from
Storer giving an account
of his visit to the Vatican, and of the
message he personally gave the pope On
behalf of Mr.. Roosevelt,
The presidents declaration brought
forth from Mr.. Storer another state
ment in which he embodied letter
from the president to Mrs. Storer in re-
gard to a cabinet position for her hus-
band. In it the president stated that
he might conclude that Bethany" was
the right man for the place of secre-
tary of war, and that he was sure that
in the navy department Mr.. Storer
would do well as secretary. Mr. Storer
that Immediately after his visit
to the Vatican he mailed to President
Roosevelt a letter stating exactly what
had taken place at the audience grant
ed by the Pope. He denies that he or
his wife made any insinuations re-