The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-22
OLD CONTROVERSY
BREAKSOUT AGAIN
Mrs. BeIIamy StOrer Prints
Letters Written by Arch
bishop Ireland.
ALSO ONE BY ROOSEVELT
Issue Of Veracity Between the Col
onel and the Storers Now Sharp
er Than Ever.


er Than Ever.
Springfield. Mass Sept 21.-The Re-
publican tomorrow will print a letter
from Mrs. Bellamy Storer, written in
France. September s. reviewing the
controversy between the StOrers ana
Mr. Roosevelt concerning the former
presidents alleged authorization OF the /
former ambassador to Austria Hun
gary to visit the pope and ask as \
personal favor 10 the President OF the /
United states TO make Archbishop Ire
land Of st. Paul a cardinal.
Letters written by the archbishop in /
1908 and 1904. hitherto unpublished. |
are quoted by Mrs. Storer TO show that
at repeated interviews in the White 1
House between the archbishop and the !
President. Mr.. Roosevelt Acknowledged 4
he had commissioned Mr. Storer to act
as a personal envoy at the Vatican in j
behalf OF the archbishop.
Mr.. Roosevelt has hitherto publicly I
denied that Mr.. Storer was authorized |
to represent him in this matter, and the ]
Ireland letters now published by Mrs I
Storer have the effect OF making much 1
sharper the issue Of veracity between
the Storers and the eN-president.
An Alleged Promise.
Mrs. Storer's letter 70 the Republican |
OF Archbishop ireland that President
Roosevelt promised to make Mr.. Storer
United States ambassador either al
Paris or London. and there is included |
still another letter alleged TO have been
written By Mr.. Roosevelt TO Mr.. Storer
just after the presidential election IN
1898. in which Mr.. Roosevelt asked Mr.
StOrer to see president-elcct Mckinley
and urge him to appoint Mr.. Roosevelt
assistant secretary OF the navy.
This last letter seems to confute
recent a ssertion that Mr.. Roosevelt new
er sought a public office. except when
he sought the presidential nomination
In 1904
The first letter by Archbishop Ire
land quoted by Mrs. Storer, written sol
Mr.. Storer. November 3, 1901, is in part
as follows:
Ireland nj white House.
81 have had two most pleasant meet
ings with the President at the White
House. lie is decidedly your friend
and resolved to give you the best there
IS. Even said he. if Berlin comes
first and Bellamy wishes It for a lit
tie while. pending Choate's retention
Of London. / would give it 10 him and
change him shortly afterward to Lon
don. Let him trust me"
The next Ireland letter. dated Octo-
Der %. 1903. was written to Mrs. Storer
In part as follows:
Il was in Washington last week. and
Of course. saw the President. 7 spoke
with him Of Paris and removed from
his mind all suspicion that n Catholic
would be there a persona non grata s
ambassador He promised me that the
next ambassador to Paris would be
Storer and Furthermore. expressed the
belief that General Porter would soon
retire. The President also told me that
/ he had commissioned Mr.. Storer TO
| He seemed rather proud Of having done
So
Quoted Roosevelt.
| A month later Archbishop Ireland
/ wrote another letter, in which he
| quoted the exact words OF the Presi-
Fn IL tn 70 q
..rhe President said to me: Mr..
/ Storer has told you what I said to him.
about you. archbishop"
/ We'll. ] replied. I don't remember
| about his going 10 Rome
! Well he said, 7 told him I would
/ not write a letter TO the pope asking
| for honors for you. but 7 said that he
| could go to Rome and say-viva voce-
to the pope. how much ] wish you to be
/ cardinal and how grateful 7 personally
/ would be TO him for giving you that
/ honor 7 am most clear in my memory
I viii write about American politics
! TO Bellamy. With most affeCtiOnate re-
| CARDS to him and to yourself.
j All S'"'' JOHN IRELAND"
Acknowledged the Letter.
on February .. 1904, the archbishop
/ wrote TO Mr.. Storer:
II burned. however, YOU need have no anN-
II xiety whatever about the whole affair.
II which was the chief subject matter OF
III those letters. The president had no
III occas sion to feel ruffled I'm the least but
YOU know his impulsiveness. When ]
II saw him. ne. or his own accord. told
me OF his writing to you, and asked me
how publicity was given to the matter.
said the Scripps- MCRae agency had
merely made a guess as to Mr.. Storer s
coming to Rome. and that the few un-
favorable comments that fouoWeo
amounted 20 really nothing He ca lined
down completely, remarked that he had
every confidence in you and hoped that
the outcome or your mission would be
what all desired"
Mr.. Roosevelts letter 20 Mr.. Storer
dated November IT, 1896, concerning
I the desired appointment as assistant
secretary OF the navy, follows;
Asked Aid Of storer-
Dear Bellamy: have been thinlSins
over that business. now will you lei
me write perfectly frankly
III you care 10 say anything for me
cid fellow. I think you could say II bet
ter a good deal IN 7 were away. SO
unless YOU think TO the contrary. or un
less there IS some reason Tor change
I believe il would be best for me e
come and dine with YOU and then yoi
/ see Mckinley by yourself. II you care e
do so at all. which ] earnestly hope yOl
will Give my best love 70 Mrs. Storer
Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt
i Up 81 hope YOU won't think thi
impertfnent 7 should rather have yol
+ speak in my behalf than any one in tn
4. United states. and 7 think you could d'
most good. hut ] rather hate to go Their
4 with you. for somehow, IT does not seen
( 10 me that 70 would be a good thini
I for YOU TO speak for me before me-
4 T. r.
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