The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-21

that ono y ho ccc,I,,os the rGsi.ion ~ Min
wa. '' ,.,.li , .f r'.'D' ~ 80
is'er " '"' ''"''', ''h''9 '"''""' "'lo'
IN any county 10 "fIch ne Is accredited, IN
which business ertorpri,es must more or
less be affected by Government favor and
Gomez ,sIDn, 10 make personal investments
Of any sort, or to cave the Ightest doubt
as 10 tie al soncee Of all personal Interest
in any matters which he may ring Eefore
tie gGvernments 70 which he IsaCcredited'
ia his review Of Secretary lnft. report
serti,n thai Il agree with all your findings
and conclusions Icgaro.nc MIR. Looms
and have nothing - add thereto,
uowrN 10 1AyT. ny DEAR BILL
Tire Pre- it!cut tten proceeds to consider
tho casr - y Affect Nj. RO~en through
rocs On to comment on Mr. f3ovcn's state
mtnt that hc uever made charges against
WI Loom,.. This III the Presidents orin-
ion. /. "A ~ re matter Of termnology. He
quote. n letter from Mr. Bowen to Score.
tsrv taft !cgnnins Ny Dear Bill, and
Stoned Her. crt." to show that MIR Bowen
semi cr,,,ie.. Of ,ar or, to Sir. Taft In order
that The latter might re fully informed
a. to the terrible scanCal in the situation
st Caracas
= he President also refers to cablegrams
70 MIR Bowen containing statements re-
fleeing on Mr.. LOOMS and to letter FRO N
Mr. Bowen to Secretary Hay, written last
February. in which Mr.. Bowen expresses
the tpilof tD1i CnpCk ana Il lPtIPT ITtTiN-
mating Mr. LOOMS, and which the Presi-
dent says were wholly fictitious. were
in the hands Of President Castro OF Vene-
7uela, who. ecause I've had them. was not
afraid to refuse to ar{ itrate ths asphalt
case win the nited States.
he President characterize a. untrue
statements Of Mr. Bowen that Messrs.
Russell and Buchanan had teen appointed
resrectivclv Ministers to Colombia and Pana-
ma through the influence Of Mr. LOOMS
ha
nothing Whatever 10 do with the appoint
rnents Of either Mr.. Buchanan or MIR, h'is-
povFr rIp rREFER CHARGES
The President makes other differences
% sta,e,',Tt. If Mr Bowen TO show that
~ ",',,,,,. ,Iil u water 10 charges which
~ ~ a,,, -, Wv o lpnorsIy se,t TO The state
Derar,,nent for its information. In one
ietter Sir Rovon spoke of having submitted
Ie'lr, WI i'"T,'' ,sferenca tn Mr Ioomis
ao' ,ta ,o wv na,,.r,nen, and to the fact
b., "a vasr had NJ ssed without action upon
.ho.,, =, .."crnt~rv Nv. which" com
n ,ro 10 President aby irrIication at
ieast look. - if Nr. Bowen we're accusing
H. ~. 10 ~ n,is,onduct
WI rt a" pra.;,,,nt ai.n Quot 81 q statement
=. " ! ,'I,., ia, ~. - i,,stitieI in 50
OF Ml. h", -, ,i lna.;on Of The newsnon er
e.inE .e Ioo,nis md ths. no did so
vi go n- ~ .nrac, On our C;oyernnent.
The President likewise includes in his
review this excerpt from. a statement by
Mr.. Bowen.
IF the newspaper representatives we're
influenced by ma I was justified in TRYING
20 influence them, because Mr.. II" mis-
and as Assistant Secretary Of State was
GUILTY. OF abroeating the agreements Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Mr.. Hay had auth r
lied me 10 make with the Venezuelan u V,
eminent and because he deceived and
IN Ia feCai Tho
government aud people of the United
states.
sft i dis;ngenuous for Mr. Bowen re-
neatedlv to use such language says the
that he has made no charges against Mr..
!'nnn,is- Moreover. It is quite Impossible
that Mr. Bowen eau believe that the be
gram signed by Mr. LOOMS a. Acting Secre-
really proves that Mr.. LOOMS was guilty
af abrnoatino the agreements President
poosexeIt and Mr., Hav have authorized me
snmnke with tho Venezuelan Government
MIR, Bowens statement is shown to Re
sMo;tnr - me Department OF state, Mr.. PEN
field. : As a matter OF fact. the LOOMS
NJ Hav Mr., Bowen's allegation
on this point is in reality charge against
Mr.. Hay rather than charge against Mr.
LOOMS.
,,,s-,..-rn >ruep.prp ISr.rEs
-. -, -, - 49,, 49, o,,,,.o
ne fIeSiuetI' tneii 49, 49, r. SI po,re- had
chaLge oi w. .oo . ettaoL man hin,
W eRnwen. sovs the President. fur
nished his charges against MIR. LOOMS
and some of the documents thereto to
REPRESENTATIVES, of New York newspaper.
The narnes OF the representatives Of the
newspaper To whom he furnished this in
formation are John Grant Dater and
Nicholas Riddle"
Tho President quotes at some length
from the testimony given bv these news
nannr men before Secretary Taft. Mr..
Rater answered !nirrnativeIv a statement
bv Mr. Taft that MIR. Bowen, possibly
y3thnut YOUR invitation. confirmed the
sta,eyne,+s that vo, l,d thcrntofore heard
r,,,,,nrea Win rrspcct To Mir I.oorlis and his
rslatinn 10 The asr,hsIt cgu.puny.
NJ fnter said al.c, in arsw,r 10 questions
otWr Tai, that Mr. Rowe n Wa. ery full Of
,ha s,hiaot nd eYrress.d the hore that some
H. s'SiCa 81 ,h, .t,r,. wo,IId lc rrinted
'oi X, pidIII, ,,.g.s tnIly Mr. Taft whether
~ ron,i,.cd rr,rr Nr Bowen a statenon,
n 30 jc,,nr yri,trn Nv Mr.. Jr.r1is
.saorting a. in,ersst in the Neicar,or ri, m,
IT., W, n,,.er,n,t Mr. RiddIe printed in his
, m,,,.,' a,H Mr. pIdie answered.
81 H.
Nv Rove, showed him certain letters
ho so;d ard WIS frank about giving his
infrrn-etien. MIR. Bi6d!e also said
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