Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-22
WIFE OF STORER
HITS ROOSEV WELT
ON OLD QUARREL
Woman Who Figured in Diplo-
matte Episode Publishes
New Letters in Case
GRAVE ISSUE OF VERAcITY
Archbishop Ireland Mentioned as
Authority That Promises Were
Made of AmbaSsadorShip
Associated PressJ

Associated PressJ
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 21.-
The Republican tomorrow will print
letter from Mrs. Bellamy Storer, writ
ten in France Sept. 6, reviewing the
controversy between the Storers and
Mr.. Roosevelt concerning the former
presidents alleged authorization of
the former ambassador to Austria
Hungary to visit the pope and ask as
a personal favor to the president OF
the United States to make Archbishop
Ireland Of ST. Paul cardinal
Letters written by the archbishop in
1903 and 1904, hitherto unpublished, are
quoted by Mrs. Storer to show that at
repeated interviews in the White
House between the archbishop and the
president Mr.. Roosevelt acknowledged
that he had commissioned Mr.. Storer
to act as his personal envoy at the
Vatican in behalf OF the archbishop.
vERAoITY NOW AT ISSUE
Mr.. Roosevelt has hitherto publicly
denied that Mr.. Storer was ever au-
thorized to represent him In this man
ner, and the Ireland letters now pub
lished by Mrs. Storer have the effect
of making much sharper the issue of
veracity between the Storers and the
ex-president.
Mrs. Storer's letter to the Republi-
can also seeks to prove on the testi-
mony of Archbishop Ireland that
President Roosevelt proposed to make
Mr. Storer United States ambassador
either at Paris or London, and there
is included still another letter. alleged
to have been written by Mr.. Roose-
welt to Mr. Storer just after the pres
idential election in 1896, in which Mr..
Roosevelt asked Mr.. Storer to see
President-elect Mckinley and urge
him to appoint Mr.. Roosevelt assist
ant secretary of the navy.
This latter letter seems to confute
recent assertion that Mr.. Roosevelt
never sought public office except In
1904, when he tried for the presidency.
The first letter by Archbishop Ire
land quoted by Mrs. Storer, written
to Mr.. Storer November 8, 1901, is in
part as follows:
LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP
''I have had two most pleasant meet
ings with the president at the White
House. He is decidedly your friend
and resolved to give you the best
there is. Even said he, if Berlin
comes first and Bellamy wished it for
a little while, pending Choate's reten-
tion at London. I would give 1T to him
and change him shortly afterward to
London. Let him trust me-.
The next Ireland letter, dated Oc-
tober 23, 1903, was written to Mrs.
III part IOllONSs
''I was in washington last week and
of course saw the president. l spoke
with him of Paris and removed from
his mind all suspicion that Catholic
would be there a persona non grata
as ambassador. He promised me the
next ambassador to Paris would be
Mr. Storer, and furthermore expressed
tho belief that General Porter would
soon retire. The president also told
me he had commissioned Mr.. Storer
TO speak for him viva voce at the Vat
ican. He seemed rather proud of
having done So"
On February 2, 1904, the archbishop
wrote to Mr.. Storer:
"Your two letters were read and
burned. However, you need have no
anxiety whatever about the whole af-
fair, which was the chief matter of
those letters. The president had no oe-
casion to feel ruffled in the least, but
you know his .impulsiveness. When 1
saw him he, Of his own accord, told me
of his writing to you, and asked me
how publicity was given to the matter.
I said the Scripps-McRae agency had
merely made guess Gas to Mr.. Storer's
coming to Romeo and that the few un-
favorable comments that followed
amounted to really nothing. He calmed
down completely, remarked that he had
every confidence in you and hoped the
outcome Of your mission would be what
all desired"
CONVERSATION WITH ROOSEVELT
A month later Archbishop Ireland
wrote another letter in which he
quoted the exact words of the presi-
dent as to Mr.. Storer going to Rome,
as follows:
"The president said to me- mr.. Stor-
er has told you what l said to him
about you, archbishop.
We'll I replied, 4 do not remember
about his going to Rome
"'Well,' he said, L told him I would
not write letter to the pope asking
for honors for you, but I said ne could
go to Rome and say--viva voce--to the
pope how much wish you to be a car
dinal and how grateful | personally
would be to him for giving you that
honor 1 am most clear in my memory
as to every word.
''I will write about American politics
to Bellamy. With most affectionate re-
gard to him and yourself, l am sim
cerely, JOHN IRELAND"
Mr.. Roosevelt's letter to Mr.. Storer,
dated November II, 1896, concerning
the desired appointment as assistant
secretary of the navy, follows:
Dear, Bellamy: I have been think
ing over that business. Now will you
$ let me write perfectly frankly? If you
care to say anything for me, old fell
low, l THINK you could say IL good
deal better If were away So unless
you think to the contrary, or unless
there is some reason for change, I be-
lieve that it would be best for me to
come and dine with you, and then you
can see Mckinley by yourself, If you
care to do so at all, which earnestly
hope you will. Give my best love to
Mrs. Storer Faithfully yours, Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
"P ST. hope you won't think this
impertinent. / should rather have you
speak in my behalf than anyone in the
United States, and 1 think you could
4 most good, but I rather hate ITO go
mere with YOU, for somehow il does
not seem 10 me that 1t would be a
GOOD thing Tor you to speak for me
~ fore mel. R."