Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
BOWEN DROPPED
FROM SERVICE
The BoWen-Loomis Case Has
Finally Been Set
tied.
PRESIDENT SCORES BOWEN
LOOMS is Sustained in the Contro-
versy-The Charges Against Assist
ant Secretary Of State, Backed BY
Bowen, Are Dismissed.

Washington, June 21.-President
Roosevelt in letter addressed TO
Secretary Taft, made public last
night, directs the dismissal of Minis
ter Bowen from the diplomatic ser
vice and arraigns Mr.. Bowen's con.
duct in the Bowen-Loomis contro-
versy as "reprehensible."
Washington, June 21.-The dismis-
sal of Herbert w. Bowen, for some
years United States minister to Vene-
ant Secretary Of State francis B.
Loomis of the allegations brought
against him by Mr.. Bowen, are the
outcome of the Loomis- Bowen con-
troversy which has attracted wide at
tention for many months past. This
disposition Of the case~ls made by
President Roosevelt in letter ad-
dressed to Secretary Taft, made pub
lie last night approving Mr. Taft's re-
port on his findings and conclusions
in the case. The president scath-
ingly, arraigns Minister Bowen, de-
claring that his conduct is respectfully
reprehensible;" that Mr.. Bowen
asked one of his witnesses to enter
the employ of certain company for
the purpose lin plain words, of steal
ing" documents which he hoped
might incriminate Mr.. Loomis, and
that Mr.. Bowen has 'evidently for
many months, indeed for the last two
years, devoted himself" to hunting
al nd until If h0ra
monomania and caused him ito
show complete disloyalty" to the
country he represented.
The president says he had hoped to
promote Mr.. Bowen, as during much
Of his service he had done good work,
but that his usefulness in the diplo-
matte service is now at an end. The
president adds that he would direct
that Mr. Bowen's resignation be re-
quested but for his statement that
he would consider a resignation an
admission Of misconduct and the dis
missal is therefore ordered. The let
ter quotes correspondence and testi-
mony. The president states that it
appears that Mr.. Bowen while min
lister secured the publication Of at
tacks on Mr.. Loomis and furnished
to the press documents pending the
state department for approval and
that his explanation is inexcusable
and shows his centre unfitness' for
the service. Even if Mr. Loomis had
been guilty, says the president, Mr..
Bowen's conduct would be unpardon-
able. The letter quotes certain cor
respondence and testimony. The re-
port of Secretary Taft on the case,
on which the presidents action is
based, is a voluminous document, re-
viewing the charges and the evil
dence taken.
In his reply Secretary Taft says
there was nothing dishonorable in
the transactions in which Mr.. Loomis
figured but that he was not discreet.
The report says Mr.. LOOMS was not
justified in becoming personally in
terested in any of the schemes, either
with a mere nominal interest or sub
stantial interest. He holds, how
ever, that Mr. LOOMS has been
"cruelly slandered," commends him
for the self-restraint with which ne
has met the charges and points out
that Mr.. Loomis' bitter experience
in this case makes it unnecessary to
point out the moral that minister
cannot afford in the country to which
he is accredited to make personal
Investments, etc.
New York, June 22-Herbert w.
Bowen, formerly minister to Vene-
zuela, yesterday made public long
statement in reply to President Roose-
velt's letter Diminishing him from the
diplomatic service as a result of the
investigation made by Secretary Taft
in to the controversy between Mr..
Bowen and Francis B. LOOMS, first
assistant secretary of state.
Mr. Bowen declares that the "Vene-
zuelan scandal constitutes national
disgrace" He asserts that "the
Loomis scandal" prevailed Caracas
worse" Mr. Bowen says that short
ly after he called the matter to the
attention Of the department of state
he received cable offer from Wash
ingon of diplomatic promotion that
would remove him from Caracas.
'T admit" he declared, that I re-
garded the DER as an attempt to bride
me, yelled under the offer of higher
position and inspired by Mr.. Loomis
/ make no doubt that in the course of
the recent inquiry it has been suffi-
GENTLY plain that I did not think
Mr.. LOOMS an honest man, and that I
did not believe his conduct as vain.
lister to Venezuela had been honor
able"
Mr.. Bowen says that the recent de-
partment inquiry should not prevent
an open, impartial. fearless and thor
ough investigation into all of the
facts.
JAPANESE MOVE TROOPS,