The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-21

The president scathngly arraigns Min
ister Bowen. declaring that his conduct
'Is specially reprhensihe.' that Mr..
Bowen asked one OF his witnesses to en-
ter the employ OF a certain company for
the purpose. Sin plain words Of stealing
documents which he hoped might incrimi-
nate Mr.. Loomis, and that Mr.. Bowen
evidently for many months. indeed for
the last two years, devoted himseit 10
hunting up scandal and gossip until II
became a monomania and caused him 10
show complete disloyalty 10 the country
he represented
The presIdent SAYS he had helped 10
promote Mr. Bowen. as during much OF
his service he had done good work. but
that his usefulness IN tho diplomatic SER
The president adds that he would di-
rect that Mr.. Bowen's resigna tion be re-
ouested but for his statement that he
would consider a resignation an admis-
eion OF misconduct, and the dispissai is
therefore ordered.
LOOMS CRUELTY sLANDERED.
The president states that 1t appears
that Mr.. Bowen while minister secured
the publication OF attacks on Mr. LOOMS
and furnished to the press docu-
ments pending before the state depart
ment for approval and that his eXplana-
tion Is inexcusable and shows his "entire
unfitness' for the service. Even II Mr..
Loomis had been guilty. says the presl-
pardonable.
case. on which the presidents action Is
based. is a volumnous document review
ing the charges and the evidence taken.
In his report Secretary Taft says That
there was nothing dshonorable in the
transactions IN which Mr. LoOmis figured,
but that he WAS not discreet.
The report says that Mr.. Loomis was
not justified in becoming personally In
terested I'm any OF the schemes, either
Will mere nominal interest or sub
stnntial interest.
He holds. however that Mr.. Loomis
has been most cruelty slandered,' COM
mends him for the self-restraint with
which he has met the charges and points
out that Mr. LOOMS bitter experience IN
this case makes It unnecessary TO point
out the moral that a minister cannot af-
ford In the country 10 which he Is ac-
credited to make personal investments,
etc.
CONDUCT INEXCCsABLE.
In concluding the President says: "In
short. Il appears from Mr.. Bowen's own
statement as well as from the statement
OF Messrs. Dater and Biddle and the let
ter from Mr. Wright that Mr.. Bowen.
while Minister at Caracas, instigated and
requested and actually secured the publ
cation OF attacks on the assistant secre-
tary OF state and furnished 10 the press
copies OF documents believed 20 reflect
upon the assistant secretary Of state.
which documents were already Oeforc tlc
secretary OF state for investigation.
Mr. Bowen's excuse for this conduct, so
far as Il can be made out, seems 10 be
that he expected the newspaper men 10
keep his connections with the charges Sc
cret
In other words he apparently regards
his case as improved that he secured this
attack upon HIS official chief IN q furtve
and underhand manner. and that he did
not intend that his connection with the
attack should be divulged
OF course such conduct Is ineNcusahlc
and shows Mr. BOwen's entire unftness
10 remain In the diplomatic service with
out regard 90 whether the charges he has
made against Mr. Loous are true or
false. Even N Mr. foomis had been guilty
Mr.. Bowen's conduct would be unpardon-
able.
DIRECTED DISMISSAL
'Tnasmuch as secretary Tafrs careful
Investigation OF the charges showed them
20 be false. his attitude appears IN an
even wor~--fieht But II must be kept in
mind that his unfitness for the service rs
clearly established by his own conduct,
without any reference 90 the question OF
Mr. Loomis' actions
"The department OF state had explicitly
forbidden just such conduct I'm "A general
circular issued over three years ago. (The
President here quotes an executive order
Of April Is. 1892, which directs that no Of