Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10


the fifth page of this issue.-Editor.]
Cincinnati, Dec. 10.-Bellamy Storel
today replied briefly to the statement:
contained in President Roosevelt's let.
ter to Secretary Root, which was giver
to the press last night. insisting on the
position he had heretofore taken, ant
reiterating the statements made by him
in statement to members of he for
eign relations committee Of congress
and made public last week. Storer to-
day said:
4 seem to have been elected mem
Der of the 'Ananias Club like all otn.
Roosevelt. am now to be classed with
Senators Chandler, Tillman, Bailey an6
others who have questioned some act
or word of the president Like every
other American gentleman who has :
wife to protect, l undertook to defend
her name from the insinuations and
charges of falsehood."
Storer then reiterated much that ap-
peared in the first statement, which
was intended for private circulation
he claims, and added he has four let
ters bearing on the controversy as to
the promotion of Archbishop Ireland
all of which he claims tend to bear
out his contentious that Il obeye& the
explicit instructions of Roosevelt in
acting as I did with regard to the pro-
mption." Continuing, Storer said:
S.Ireland told ME the president, or
several occasions in conversation with
him, took the credit for the action he
now repudiates.
The crux of the whole matter which
led to my removal was the action taken
by Mrs. Storer and myself with regard
to the promotion of Archbishop Ire
land. of st. Paul. to the cardinalate. In
my letter to the president and cabinet
1 cite letters written by Roosevelt to
me speaking in the highest terms of
Mgr. Ireland and expressing the per-
sonal wish that the country might prof.
it by his promotion to the cardinalate.
Dec 2, 1903, I had an audience with
Pope Plus, at which 1 transmitted a
verbal note, the basis of which had
been given to me by Roosevelt. ] was
particularly careful in its preparation,
and after transcribing it into English
translated it into French and conveyed
it to the pope That communication is
as follows:
"He said to me he would authorize
me to say to your holiness that the
archbishop of st. Paul is his personal
friend and that he possessed his whole
confidence as a prelate and citizen;
that he earnestly desired for Mgr. Ire
land all the honors of the church; that
he would view with the greatest pleas
ure and satisfaction the elevation and
rank Of cardinal for Monsignor Ire
land
Nov as to the charge that l acted
without warrant in the matter, l have
only to cite the fact that ireland, in
conversation with me, told me that
Roosevelt told him of all 1 had done,
and instead of criticising me for my ac-
tions, seemed to take great credit to
myself. Everything was all right until
a section of the New York churches be-
gan to agitate the elevation of another
archbishop than Ireland.
"They pointed out to Roosevelt that
the New York prelate had at least as
much claim to the red hat as the
archbishop of st. Paul. This resulted
in much perturbation at the White
House and letters We're sent to me by
Roosevelt pointing out that what might
be very appropriate as the opinion of a
private citizen would come with very
bad grace as president of the United
with roi nc
sense knows that. There never has
been a question as to that. knew in
the entire transaction that l was not
presenting the official views Of the
president. This separation of the Of
fieial and personal sides of the matter
is not unique. Mckinley did the same
thing. He favored the elevation of Mgr.
Ireland but did not do as president Of
the United States. Roosevelt favored
the elevation of the archbishop but he
did not do so under the great seal of
the United States. All that was per-
fectly clear and there was no chance
of misconstruction." On my word, 1
thought I was obeying personal re-
quest of Theodore Roosevelt when
presented his oral note to Pope Plus
X. / caused all correspondence In the
case to be compiled into pamphlet un-
der legal advise and had it printed in
Boston soon after reached home. 1
wish to state that each copy of it was
sent out with personal letter request
ing personal consideration"
"The result was that the main part
of the pamphlet was sent broadcast
from Washington to the various news
Nv for nl1hljShinp
the pamphlet were two-fold. In the
first place, like any American husband,
it was my duty to defend the name or
my wife from imputations Of alleged
wrong doing. In the second place. 1t
was obligatory upon me to defend my