Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-22


along III the same letter as saying that
the charges We're not needed as the
documents themselves We're charges,
evidence and proof
Deceived Government and Public.
Bowen tells of having sent a docu-
meut to Secretary Hay but no action
had been taken by the letter, which
the president says, "hy implication at
least looks as If Bowen were accusing
Hay also of misconduct He also
quotes from Bowens communication
that Ioomis had abrogated tie agree
ment that President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hay had authorized me to
make with the Venezuelan govern
ment' AMI ruined our whole case BY
sending him by cable protocol
which upset all that the president and
Mr.. Hay and himself had done. Fur
thcr along Bowen in this same Commu
nication accuses LoomiS of being dis
honest while minister at Caracas and
that he deceived both the government
and the people of the United States.
1T is disingenious for Bowen re-
pCatedly 20 use such language, and at
the same time 20 insist thu he AaII
made no charges against Loomis, ="
says the president.
Bowen's Statement False.
Referring again to Bowen's claim
that Loomis abrogated the agreements
that President Roosevelt ard MIR
Hay had authorized me TO max with
the Venezuelan government" the PIES
ident says that Bowen's s. ater cnt IS
shown to be absolutely @n,rue by a
statement of the solicitor Of tho de.
partment of state. Mr.. Pentteld. Con.
tinuing the president says: But his
own statement beac3 within itself its
own refutatioa on this point He
shows in this statement that he at
once answered this cable of Mr. Loom
is by cable to Mr.. Hay, who would
thus have had his attention specificaI-
ly called to the Loomis protocol even
if he had not known of it before. and
even if he had been so neglectful of
his duty as not to inquire what cables
had been sent in the matter with
which he was dealing. AS matter of
TACT the Loomis cable in question was
sent by direction Of Mr.. Hay. with the
assistance of Mr. Penfield, and was
signed by Loomis simply because on
the DAY 1t was sent it happened that
Hay was confined to his house and
could not get down to the state de.
partment 1t is on its face an absurd
ity to suppose that Mr. Hay, who re.
turned to his duties in the state de-
partment within day or two and who
was repeatedly going over this whole
Venezuelan matter and cabling to
Bowen about it and receiving cables
from him in return, could have been
ignorant of such cable, had 1t been
seat by IloonSs during his fHay's) alb
sence. Bowen's allegation on this
point Is in reality a charge against
Hay rather than against Ioomis.
Confirmed Rumors Affecting LOOMS.
The president then refers TO Bowen |
having furnished his charges against |
LOomis and some documents to news. !
paper correspondents, and quotes from !
the testimony of these correspondents
during Taft's inquiry showing that
Bowen voluntarily confirmed rumors
Looms The president says
that Bowen admitted having shown
letters and documents in the case to
correspondents. at the same
Tina nj q ~ ~,
was confidential, and that ne did not .
believe they would quote him. and that ,
tn sy assured him they would not The /.
president says Mr. Bowen's excuse
for this conduct so far as Ii can be !
made out seems to be that he expects !
the newspaper men to keep his con. |
nections with the charges secret. In
other words, he apparently regards his
case as improved and that he secured
this attack upon his Official chief in a |
furitive and underhanded manner ana .
that he did not intend that his connec /
ton with the attack should be divuIgei |
Unfit for Service.
"Of course such conduct Is in-1cus |
able said the president, and shows
Mr.. Bowen's entire unfitness to remain
in the diplomatic service. without re
gard to whether the charges he has
made against Mr. Loomis are true or
false. Even IL Mr.. Loomis had been
guilty. Mr.. Bowen's conduct would be
objectionable. In as muca as Secre-
tary Taft's careful investigation of the
charges shows them to be false, his
attitude appears In even worse ligh,
but 1t must be kept In mind that his
lnfitness for the service Is clearly e.
tablished BY his own conduct, without