Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
AIMED At CAVALIER SCORES ROOSEVELT
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Antinuptial Agreement. o'e' "oS'''o 0''s''''
urn nowrp ,c ,uorou In CALLS COLONEL A DANGER
Says Chanler Hasn't Enough Left to "' Nv ~ ~ "
Pay $4,000 Year. ~ ~ ~ ~ 0
. 49, 60 - - GIVES ARCHB1sHoPs LETTER
Statements by Colonel in Re-
Declare in Is formed - = 1890 - ~
ply o Diplomats
ThatC hanler Vas in a - ~
~ Flaty contradicted.
Mrs. Storer Reopens Quarrel
Over Husbands Dismissal.
CALLS COLONEL A DANGER
SAYS He Authorized Ambassador to
Ask Red Hat for ireland.
GIVES. ARCHB1sHoP's LETTER
Statements Made by Colonel in Re-
ply to Diplomats Attack
Are Flatly Contradicted.

1 nav q AOSAy SOASA0OAStSO.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, September %
Mrs. Bellamy Storer has reopened the
| controversy with Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt, which grew out of the removal of
Mr. Storer as ambassador to Austria in
March, 1908, because of his activity in
pressing the campaign at the Vatican
for the. promotion of Archbishop John
| Ireland of st. Paul to cardinalate. A
letter written by her in France and dated
September was published today in the
Springfield Republican. In it Mrs. Storer
the Dear Maria" Of published letters
from Col. Roosevelt, reviews the relations
Of the Storers with him.
| Mrs. Storer cites letters from Archbish-
op Ireland, written in 1903 and 1904, to
show that 1t was at the special desire of
Mr.. Roosevelt and with his authority that
her husband pressed the claims Of Arch
bishop Ireland at Rome. These letters
contradict statements made by Mr.. Roose-
| welt in his letter replying to the attack
made by Mr.. Storer In December, 1905,
after he had been removed. -.
Mrs. Storer also says that Mr.. Roose-
| Welt begged her husband to use his.
I1nnuSncC 10 nave Dl1ll Hlduc ASSISTANT OCS-
rotary of the Navy by President McKin-'
| ley. and Mr.. Storer had him appointed .
The opinion is given that Mr.. Roose-
Welt is dangerous influence but that
truth can overcome his power-as it can
overcome all evil"
Mrs. Storer's Letter. +.
The letter of Mrs storer says:
"To the Editor of the Republican:
Dor
devoted and grateful friend apparently
to my husband and myself He had rea-
son to be grateful. We had helped him
in many ways, and were fond of him and
his wife and children. He was a member.
Of the civil service commission in Wash
ington when we first knew him in 1892;
and Mr.. Storer was in the House of Rep
resentatives when Mr.. Roosevelt was a
police commissioner in New York. In 1896;
Mr.. Mckinley had been elected President;
and Mr.. Roosevelt begged my husband to
use his influence with the President-elect
to have Mr.. Roosevelt appointed as AS.
sistant Secretary of the Navy. On the
subject Mr.. Roosevelt wrote the follow
ing letter:
Police Department. New York.
November II, 1895.
II have been thinking over that bust
fectly frankly? II you care to say any
thing for me, old fellow, think you
could say it better a good deal if Il were
away. So. unless you think to the con-
trary, or unless there is some reason Tor
change. I believe that it would be best
for me to come and dine with you; then
you see Mckinley by yourself, if you care
to do so at all. which earnestly will.
Give my best love to Mrs. Storer. Faith
fully yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"'P. 81 hope you won't think this I'M
pertinent. should rather have you speak
in my behalf than any one in the United
States, and l think you could do most
good; but I rather hate to go. there with
you. for, somehow, it does not seem to
me that it would be a good thing for you
to speak for me before me. r. r..
Named at storer's Request.
Mr.. Mckinley appointed Mr. Roosevelt
at my husbands request, and my hus-
band was sent as minister to Belgium.
Two years later, in 1893, Mr.. Storer was
asked by President Mckinley to go to
Madrid to renew the diplomatic relations
broken by the war. We We're especially
chosen for this work because we were
Catholics. and had opposed the war with
81 Spain ~, in every. every way we could I think
ing done everything possible to bring
about that unfortunate war, but he SEEM
ed to be as friendly and as grateful as
ever. When he was elected Vice Presi-
ton at half the rent we had been getting
from Mr.. Olney. the Secretary of State,
because, he said: We are so fond of
you that we don't mind being under OBJ
legations to YOU
Just before Mr.. Roosevelt was to move
into our house. President Mckinley was
assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt be-
came President. Mr.. Mckinley had in
tended to send my husband as ambassa-
dor to some important post, to reward
him for four years Of hard work in Mad
rid. renewing the treaties with Spain etc
Two months after Mr.. Roosevelt be-
came President, on November 3, 1901,
Archbishop Ireland wrote to Mr.. Storer
as follows:
st. Paul, November 3, 1901.
My Dear Friend: have had two most
pleasant meetings with the President at
the White House. He is decidedly your
there is. Even said he. "if Berlin
comes first. and Bellamy wished it for
little while, pending Choate's retention of
London. would give 1t to him and change
trust me- With kind regard to Mrs.
0'' ~ John IRELAND.
Never Carried Out Promise.
President Roosevelt never carried ont
this promise. The pressure of political
Influences induced him to send Whitelaw
Reid to London and Charlemagne Tower
to Berlin and Mr.. Storer was given the
less important embassy in Vienna
"In September, 1908. we were in the
United States, and spent a day with the
President at Oyster Bay before sailing
for Europe. Mr.. Roosevelt on that day
requested Mr.. Storer to go to Rome on
behalf of the President. and ask the new
Pope. Plus X. to elevate to the cardinal
ate Mr.. RooSevelts personal friend, Arch
bishop Ireland Of st. Paul. One month
| later Archbishop Ireland wrote to me the
following letter:
st. Paul. October %. 1909
"'My Dear Mrs. Storer: was in Wash
| ington last week and, of course, saw the
| President. I spoke with him OF Paris,
and removed from his mind all suspicion
| that a Catholic would be there persona
non grata" as ambassador.
"'He promised me that the next am
| bassador to Paris would be Mr.. Storer.
and furthermore expressed the belief that
| Gen Porter would soon retire The
| President also told me that he had COM
missioped MFR. Storer to speak for him
| viva voce at the Vatican. He seemed
| rather proud OF having done So Give my
love to Bethany, and believe me. very
sincerely JOHN IRELAND
ireland Tells Of Talk.
"A month later Archbishop Ireland
wrote another letter. in which, he quoted
the exact words Of the President as to
Mr. Storer's going to Rome. as follows:
The President said to me: '..Mr Stor-
err has told you what said to him about
/ Won archbishop?" We'll" / replied 81