The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CHARGES
ORDER RECALLING MN FOR
THAT PURPOSE. o.
Assistant secretary Of state LOOMS Accuses
Bowen OF Instigating the Attacks on
Him-n Found Guilty Bowen VIII DC
Dropped FrOm the Diplomatic service


Him-n Found Guilty bowen VIII DC
Dropped From the Diplomatic service.
wAsH1SoroN, April 2s-Franois b.
LOOMS. the Assistant Secretary OF state,
- has fled a counter charge against Herbert
w. Bowen, United States Minister 70 Nene-
yula who had accused Mr.. Loomis oil I'M
proper conduct during bis incmnDen.y
OF the Venezuelan mission, In which ne
we succeeded by Mr.. Bowen one sPecih-
cation being that Mr.. LOOMS had accepteo
a ebeok for SO 900 from the New York and
BermudeE company. -,
Mr.. LOOMS charges Mr.. Bowen with
being the instigator Of the newspaper at
taoks upon him and with having furnished
20 the press an account Of the allegations.
II WaS at the request Of Mr.. Loomis that
sscretary Taft asked President Roosevelt
to authorize the recall Of Mr.. Bowen from
Caracas 10 Washington 70 appear az the
investigation which the President deeldeo
90 MAKE.
Announcement was made to-day that
the President had telegraphed instructions
from Colorado for the recall OF MI Bowen
20 Washington, and that Bowen would not
return TO Venezuela, but would be succeeded
"a Minister to that country by William
Russell Of Maryland now Minister 10
Colombia, who served az Secretary OF
Legation at Caracas under both Mr.. Looms
and Mr.. Bowen, and is said TO De the
the most popular American ofnclal ever
stationed at the Venezuelan capital IN
of1cial announcement was MADE also tnaI
IL was the Presidents intention TO retain
Mr.. Bowen in the diplomatic service
he came out Of the investigation with clean
skirts, and that, in this event he would be
Amounted Minister to Chile to fill an ex-
istinR vacancy and afterward promoted
10 be Ambassador to Brazil to succeed
David Z. Thompson Of Nebraska when the
latter is sent to Mexico to take the place
Of Edwin H. Conger Of Iowa as Ambassador
10 that country. Mr. Russell will be
eucceeded a. Minister 10 Colombia by John
Hicks Of Wisconsin, a newspaper proprietor,
who was supported by Senator Spooner.
The further announcement was made
that John Barrett Of Oregon the present
Minister 70 Panama, will succeed Mr.. Rus
sell as Minister TO Colombia. Mr.. Bowen
has not been dropped from the diplomatic
service. He Is still nominally Minister to
Venezuela and will continue to draw the
salary Of the once until the qualncatlon OF
H.
IL IA expected, the Investigation into the
Bowen-loomis case will have been com
pleted and the question OF whether Mr..
Bowen shall be retained viii have been
decided. ,-,-
with Mr.. LOOMS is exceedingly peculiar.
Even should II be shown that the charges
~ made against Mr.. LOOMS were true
and preferred in good faith, he would be
Obliged TO clear himself Of Mr.. Loomis's
l. ,VS~kN aaA
for the purpose Of attempting to excite
prejudice against a superior officer against
whom he had fled ofhcial charges. II is
asserted here that Mr.. LOOMS has direct
and positive evidence that Mr.. Bowen
Furnished the information which was the
basis Of the newspaper statements detri-
mental to Mr.. Loomts.
Secretary Taft said that his presence in
Washington was required on account Of
the charges he had made to the State De-
partment and published in a newspaper
under a Caracas date line, Mr.. LOOMS 5
oategorial denial Of the charges, Mr..
Loomis's allegation that Mr.. Bowen in
situated the newspaper publication, and
Mr.. Loomiss request that Mr., Bowen be
ordered TO Washington TO explain.
The Venezuelan agents here are de-
lighted over the recall OF Mr. Bowen. DR..
Paul the special diplomatic envoy Of
Venenlela urged President Roosevelt to
recall Mr.. Bowen, and the Venezuelan
Government has broadly limited that Mr..
Bowen was persona non grata.
The decision to appoint Mr.. Bowen 10
the vacant Chilean mission and subse-
onsntly TO promote him 20 the Ambassador
ship at Rio Janeiro was reached several
months ago. At that time the President
offered the Venezuelan mission to Irving
u. Dudley Of California, Minister TO Peru,
who was In this country on leave Of absence
and Mr.. Dudley accepted. The only reason
for the postpOnement OF carrying into
eject this arrangement was the intimation
Of President Castro that he would like 70
have Mr. Bowen recalled. As Castro had
virtually forced Mr. LOOMS, Mr.. Bowen's
predecessor, out Of Caracas, the President
was not willing, by Withdrawing Mr.. Bowen.
10 give Castro the satisfaction FOR a second
time OF seeming 70 dictate 10 the United
States The new compilations growing
out Of Mr.. Bowen's charges against M
LOOMS made il necessary, however, for
the President to take the action announced
to-day.
Secretary Taft to-day sent kilograms Il
Mr.. Russell az BoRota and Mr.. Barrett Al
Panama 70 proceed Immediately to Caracas
and Bogota respectively, to assume thei
diplomatic duties at those places.