Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-09-22
Mis-, BeIIamy Storer Re-0pens
EpiStoIay Controversy With
View to Putting Former Presi-
dent Into AnaniaS Club.
QUOTES LETTERS FROM
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
One From Colonel
Himself Designed to Show
Latter Did Not Always Let
Office Seek the Man,

UlllC6 GEEK tIle wan,
lBs Morning journal Special Leased wlreI
Springfield, Mass. Sept. 2l--The
Republican tomorrow viii print a
letter from Mrs. Bellamy Storer writ
ten in France September 9. reviewing
the controversy between the Storers
ana Mr. Roosevelt concerning the
former presidents alleged authoriza-
tion OF the former am bussador to Aus
tria-lIungary 20 visit the pope and ask
as personal favor to the president
of the United States 60 make Arch
bishop Ireland of 81 Paul cardinal
Letters written Nv the archbishop In
1903 and 1904. hitherto unpublished.
are quoted by Mrs. Storer to show that
at repeated interviews Ia the White
House between the archbishop and the
president MIR Roosevelt acknowledge
ed that he had commissioned Mr.
Storer 70 act as his personal envoy at
the vatican In behalf of the arch
bishop
MIR Roosevelt has hitherto publicly
denied that Mr. Storer was over au-
thori2ed To represent him In this
manner and the ireland letters now
published by Mrs, Sturer have the ef-
feet Of making much sharper the is
sue Ri AfiNAAN DtiNftll int t'ANitl0
and the eN-presidcnt
Mrs storers iatter 90 the Repub-
bean also seeks "a EfbnW au t,lo tcs-
tinOny of Ara rehtieAcp ireland, thar
President Roosevelt promised to make
MIR. Storer United States ambassador
either at Paris or London. and there
Us included stil another letter, allcg-
ed To have been written by Mr.,
Roosevelt TO Mr. Storer lust after the
"a TAI ltt yisf
Mr.. Roosevelt asked Mr. Storer TO
see President-elect Mckinley and
urge him 20 appoint Mr.. Roosevelt as
sistant secretary OF the navy.
This last letter seems TO refute
recent assertion that Mr. Roosevelt
never sought q public office except
when he sought "A presidential nomi-
nation in 1904
The first letter by Archbishop Ire
land quoted by Mrs Storer written
to Mr., Storer November g. 1901 Is
in part as follows.
II have had two most pleasant
meeting with the president at the
White House. He Is decidedly your
friend and resolved to give YOU the
best there s Even said he, IL Ber-
lin comes first and Belamy wished It
for a little while pending Choate's
retirement from London | would give
torward to London. Let him trust me-
The next ireland letter, dated Octo-
Der 90. 1908. was written TO Mrs,
Storer in part as follows:
Il was In Washington last week
and OF course saw the president |
spoke with him of Paris ana remov-
ed from his mind an suspicion that
Catholic would be persona non grata
as ambassador there lie promised
hu f.. "a nh hf a Paris
would be Mr. Storer and. furthermore.
expressed the belief that General Por-
ter would soon retire The president
also told me that he had commits
stoned Mr. Storcr ia speak for him
viva voce at the Vatican He seemed
rather proud of having done so.
A month later Archbishop Ireland
wrote another letter in which he quot
cd the exact words Of the president
as 90 Mr.. Storers going 10 Rome, as
follows.
"The president said to me. Mr..
Storer has told YOU what / said 10
him about Won. archbishop
Welt ! replied 4 do not remem-
bcr about his going 10 Rome.
Wen. be said, i told him would
not write a letter TO the pope asking
for honors for YOU; but ! said that he
could go 10 Rome and say--viya voce
Ito the pope, how much wish you
to be cardinal and how grateful I
would be TO him for giving
YOU that honor / am most clear IA
my memory as to every word.
Il viii write about American poll
Tics to Bellamy. With most affection
ate regards 10 him and 10 yourself.
81 am sincerely.
JOHN IRELAND"
on February %. 1904, the archbishop
wrote 20 Mr. Storer.
Your two letters We're read and
burned. However, you need have no
anxiety about the whole affair, which
sus the chief subject ot those letters.
rhe president had no occasion TO feel
-ufflcd Boo the least hut you know his
When ] saw him, he.
ID his own accord. told me ot his
vriffne to you aud asked me how pub
i,ity was given to fhc matter. | sald
he Scriurs-M McIino agency had merely
made O. guess tas to Mr.. Storer's con-
ng Go Romel and hat the few un-
nvorable comments that followed
mounted To- really nothing. lie
aimed down completely, remarked
hat h.. had every confidence in YOU
ina that the outcome uf N0ur mission
would o.. shat al desired
AIr. RoescXclt-s letter - Mr.. Stor-
q. dated November M. 1896. ccncern-
% the desired appointment as assist
nt secretary ~ the navy. follows:
Dear Beilamy, 1 have been think
np over that business Now will y"u
et me write perfectly frankly
"If you care 20 say anything for
ne. old fellow 7 think YOU could say
, better a good deal Il were away.