Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-02
HAY FAVOREDLOOMIs
President States That Bowen's
 Charges Were Untrue.
LATE SECRETARY CONDEMNED HIN
Papers Made Public Last Night on Account of Widespread Misappre-
 hension of Facts In Com troyersy.

\ WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. = In core spondence between President Roose velt and Assistant Secretary of State
 Loomis, made public here last night, he president says that Secretary Hay disagreed with him on "even the mild
 censure" of MT. Loomis in the Taft re i portion the investigation of the charges
 brought by MT. Bowen, the former min
 lister to Venezuela, and adds that Sec
 retary Hay very strongly condemned
 Mir Bowen's course.
 The president quotes MT. Hay as de
 claring that most of the charges were 'really against himself (Mr. Hay) and R'not against Mir Loomis at all" and that MT. Bowen knew that.
 MT. Loomis addressed the president
 as follows:
 "For some time past there have ap- |peared in various newspapers, includ- Hing some of the journals published in LEew York, statements more or less di-
 rect to the effect that grave differences
 of opinion existed between yourself and the late secretary of state, MT. N Hay, concerning both myself and the faction to be taken by you upon the N findings and report of Secretary Taft ' in the matter of the charges made against me by Mir. Bowen, former N United States minister to Venezuela. V will cite q case in point:
 I 'sNot long ago responsible New II York paper, to which am reliably in- formed upon the best of authority Mir. fBowen has been freely offering ma
 terial for use, printed the following paragraphs:
 Practically the last official act of Mr. Hays life was to visit the White H House for the purpose of urging the president not to dismiss Bowen and to k dismiss Loomis, but learning that the presidents mind was made up he went
 away with his message unspoken.
 "'Mr. Hay thoroughly disliked and distrusted him (myself) and told the president so, bat was unable to produce any effect on the presidents mind
 Similar suggestions more or less cir cumstantial in form have so frequent ly appeared in the public prints that I am constrained to inquire whether, in so far as you are aware, they are sup ported by any basis of truth.
 q do not know what private conver- sation- may have taken place between yourself and Mir. Hay concerning me and my course of conduct while con nected with the public service, but do know from MT. Hays own lips some thing of his opinion concerning Mir. Bowen, and I know full we'll both the unfaIling courtesy with which MT. Hay received my many suggestions concern ing departmental matters and the per sonal cordiality which be always mani- Tested toward me.
 Tt may interest you to know that at MT. Hays request spent at his home what proved to be practically the last hour of his life in Washington Hav- ing upon that occasion indicated to me fully and lucidiy as was his wont what be wished my two colleagues and myself to do in the lines of de partmental action and policy to be car ried out during his absence, he referred to the then recent Bowen episode with much feeling. Among other things he said that be was dIsgusted with Bowen beyond expression. that vanity appear cd to be a disease with him and that be was both disloyzl and untruthful
 and had been treacherous not cnly to
 him lfr. Hayl. but to the country. rTn view Of this conversation. to which have aevsrted In the brfefest
 possible manner, lt is dificult for me to
 believe that there Is any truth in either
 of the foregoing paragraphs which 1
 have quoted or any others which have
 been printed Of similar import
 ~As.I sm very soon to retire from
 the public service I trust you will not
 feel that I an unduly or Improperly
 trespassing upon your time with this
 rather personaI matter
 The presidents reply said;
 Tn answer to yo1r letter of Sept z5
 I deeirs to state h the brosdest and
 most emphatic manner that the state
 usnt you quote ss appearing in eer-
 tain newspapers. and especially in cer-
 tain New Tork nsvspapers ss to the
 supposed differences Of opinion be-
 tween myself and the late secretary
 ~ Etats. Mr. HzT, ln respect Co fhs