The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-28
president WILL
CUT 4 HUNT / ] \ SHORT
Venezuela Situation Believed to
be Cause for Decision to Rs
II turn Week Earlier.
ASSISTANT SEC cRETARY
\ ISSUES STATEMENT

and Declares They Are Abso-
y, lutely False The Case
Causes Great sensa-
ton Here and
in Paris.
a Especial 70 The Times Ddspatch and New
York Herald 55
WATERMELON. D.. c.. April 27..-As .
result of the New York Herald 5 pubiica-3
ton of Y the fact that y H. n ". Bowen.
American minister At. Caracas. Venezuela.
! has made grave charges against the ofn-S
j cial aliintesrityE OF his 5sup upsrior, Francis b.
4 Loomis. Assistant secFstary Il OF State.
Developments OF Importance co we're reached
/ today IN tho greatest diplomatic sensa,-l3
ton Wash,ngto has known for many
4 years.
Minister Bowen has been summoned to
Warrington. and he viii have TO lsubstan.
tiats the charges he has made or quit
\ the diplomatic service.
II Secretary Taft who declared yesterday
that his lips were sealed, y he not then
having seen Mr.. Loonais. i admitted to-S
s day that the ( charges. a. described IN
dStaIl by the Herald. had been frscefyed
from Mr. Bowen. He q also 4 said 1 thers:
swsre no Il counteYcharg res sagainst Ut
u EoWen. ,Ssg 5s3
Ar.s Loomls gave out II q stateMent to- to-
night. denying the char rges II, detail
I'M Presldents RoosoveltI u Il been ndvtsed
az the deyelopments oEl this "a so,. and the
me- Ayayf1
RADIO that he will return to the East one
week earlier than he had planned, is
4 considered significant. even though there
Is no confirma ton that the $Loomts- Bowen
episode Is the thing that Is bringing him.
back 20 soon. sss 3sa 3s III
Statement Of Loomis,
The stat atement OF Mr.. sLoomis was given
out at his residence this evening. II
y says:
G3 firyt. that while acting in official cas-
:pacIty as United States minister to
Venezuela, I y obtained considerable
pecuniary benefits from the New York @
and Berrnudez Asphalt Company and
that a check showing the. payment q
s 10000 to me by that company Is now
In the possession OF President Castro.
This charge is absolute falsehood-
ISnever$ asked nor received directly or
Indirectly, in any manner or form.
I'd, any money or property or other thing
OF value or any promise or suggestion ss
thereof from the New York and Ber-Ss3
~ mudeE Company or from any one act @9s
tnR In its interest or behalf. III s
Americans. who have lived In Car n
acaa know that rates OF exchange be- q
tween the United States and isVene-
Suela are high there, y o wing TO unset
se3 tied conditions In Venezuela. and that
at times 1t ID impossible ito purchase
IA new Y ork exchange at Caracas. On
:. my departure from Venezuela as min
lister. I had money in a bank3in Cara
money into United States money. ana
i exchanged checks at the posted
United States government rates with
the manager Of the New York and g.
8 Bermudex Company, at Caracas. my \
check q to the company calling for
Venexue elan money and his check to
me calling for United States money.
The transact tion was absolutely free M
II from evil doing or&evll influence or
4 Il suggestion or thought thereof.
"The second charge made IL that
Ia while minister to Venezuela, ] pur 8
chased a claim Of 20, 900 boltyars Tor
$4,000 against the Venezuelan govern
ment and then used my influence a. d
minister to collect The s full amount
d from the government. ] never pur-
chased or owned or had any interest
u in any claim against the Venezuelan
government. 4 ~ zs
..s.The third charge Is that y agreed
with Mr., Meyers to use by influence
$R to adjust an obligation to- the amount
.s OF 100000 900 for q confederation OF
one seventh Of that sum, or nominal
lyj,l,lo0 900. The charge Is absolutely
u false
1save Dse'. ~. S1sSs :, Y e :.