The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-21

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and further along In the same letter
as saying charges we're not needed as
"the documents themselves were
charges, evidence and proof"
Bowen tells Of having sent q docu-
ment to Hay, but no acticn had been
taken by the letter. which the presi-
dent says, by implication at least
looks as If Bowen were accusing Hay
also Of misconduct"
He also quotes from Bowen's com.
munication that Loomis had abrcgat-
ed ''the agreement that President
Tloos evelt and Hay had authorized me
10 make with tho Venezuelan govern
ment," and ruined our whole case, by
sending him by cable protocol
which upset all that the president
and Hay and himself had done"
Accused LOOMS OF Dishonesty.
| Further along Bowen In this same
commun, cation accuses Loomis of be.
ing dishonest while minister at Cara
cas- and that he deceived both the
government and people Of the United
States.
/ 1T is disingenuous for Bowen re-
peatedly to use such language, and at
the same time to insist that he has
made no charges against Loomis,
ays the president.
Referring aga n to Bowen's claim
that Loomis abrogated the "agree
ments that President Roosevelt and
Mr. Hay had authorized me to make
with the Venezuelan government" the
tpresident says Bowens statement Is
shown TO be absolutely untrue by the
statement of the solicitor of the de
partment Of state, Mr. Penfield. Con
tinuing. the pres dent says. But hi:
own statement bears within itself Its
own refutation on this point. HI
shows in this statement that he a
once answered this cable Of Mr. Loom
is by cable to Mr.. Hay, who woult
thus have had his attention specifical
ly called to the Loomis protocol eveI
: II he had not known Of 1t before, ant
! even If he had been so neglectful o
his duty as not to inquire what cables
| had been sent in the matter will
. which he was dealing.
Hay Directed Gable.
"As a matter of fact the LOOMS
cable in question was, sent by direc
ion Of Hay, with the assistance D
, Penfeld. and was signed by Loomis
imply because on the day it was sen
Il happened that Hay was confined t
1 his house and could not GET down Il
he state department. 1t is on ii
ace an absurdity to suppose that Hay
! returned to his duties in the state dc
! Dartment within a day or two, an,
, Who was repeatedly going over thi
whole Venezuelan matter and cablin
! o Bowen about 1t and receivin
! cables from him in return, could hav
! been ignorant that such cable ha
r been sent by Loomis during hi
! Hay's) absence. Bowen's allegatlo
} N this point IL In reality charg
. gainst Hay rather than agains
. I4oomis,' sa
III Furnished to Newspapers.
i The president then refers to Bowe
having furnished his charges agains
4 LOOMS and some documents to new.
9 oaper correspondents. and quote
J, rom the testimony OF these corr,
1 pondents during Tafts inquiry, show
b ing that Bowen voluntarily confirme
'umors affecting Loomis. The pres
tent says Bowen admitted havin
J. shown letters and documents in tn
: 'ase to newspaper correspondents, q
/. The same time claiming what he sal
4 % them was confidential, that he al
0 not believe they would quote him. an
that they assured him they would no
h .underhand Methods.
/. The president says:
III "Mr. Bowen's excuse for this col
3 luct 40 far as 1t can be made ou
e seems to be that he expected m
i newspaper men to keep his come
ions with the charges secret In OF
}. sr words. he apparently regards h
q case as improved that the secure
i this attack upon his officials chief
!, a furtiye and underhand manner ar