Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-02
s0OMIS HAD
u HAYS FAVOR.
President States that Bowen S
Charges Were Untrue Late
, Secretary Condemned Him.

i~spondence between President RooSe'
welt and Assistant Secretary of State
LOOMS, made public here last night,
the president says that Secretary Hay
disagreed with him on "eyen the mild
censure'' of Mr.. Loomis in the Taft re-
port on the investigation of the charges
brought by Mr.. Bowen, the former min
lister to Venezuela, and adds that Sec
rotary Hay very strongly condemned
Mr.. Bowen's course.
The president quotes Mr.. Hay as de-
claring that most of the charges were
really against himself (Mr. Hay) and
mot against Mr.. Loomis at all" and
that Mr.. Bowen knew that.
Mr.. LOOMS addressed the president
as follows:
For some time past there have APP
peared in various newspapers. includ-
ing some of the journals published in
New York, statements more or less d.
rect to the effect that grave differences
of opinion existed between yourself
and the late secretary of state, Mr..
Hay, concerning both myself and the
dttlOn W W tdhCA ny JOu uDOh INV
findings and report of Secretary Taft
in the matter of the charges made
against me by Mr.. Bowen, a former
United States minister to Venezuela. /
will cite a case in point:
mot long ago a responsible New
York paper, to which l am reliably in
formed upon the best of authority Mr..
Bowen 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
House for the purpose of urging the
president not to dismiss Bowen and to
dismiss LOOMS, but learning that the
presidents mind was made up he went
away with his message %unspoken.
"'Nfr. Hay thoroughly disliked and
distrusted him (myself) and told the
president so, but 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 ]
am constrained to INQUIRE whether, in
so far as you are aw..e, they are sup
ported by any basis of truth.
IL do not know what private CONVEX
sation may have taken place between
yourself and Mr.. Hay concerning me
and my course of conduct while con-
nected with the public service, but | do
know from Mr.. Hays own lips some
thing of his opinion concerning Mr..
Bowen, and | know full well both the
unfailing courtesy with which Mr.. Hay
received my many suggestions concern
ing departmental matters and the per-
sonal cordiality which he always mani
tested toward me.
ut may interest you to know that at
Mr.. Hays request l spent ut 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 lucidly as was his wont
what he 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 he was Disguised with Bowen
beyond expression, that vanity appear
ed to be a disease with him and that
he was both disloyal and u%ntruthful
and had been treacherous not only to
him (Mr. Hay, but to the country.
'In view of this conversation, to
which / have adverted in the briefcsy
possible manner, it is difficult for me to
haIiaun thof fhoro io n trrIfh in aftl1or
of the foregoing paragraphs which /
have quoted or any others which have
been printed of similar import.
"As ! am very 500 to retire from
the public service l trust you win not
feel that l I'm unduly or improperly
trespassing upon your time with this
rather personal matter"
The presidents reply said:
"In answer to your letter of Sept. 25
l desire to state in the broadcast and
most emphatic manner that the state
ment you quote as appearing in GER
tain newspapers, and especially in GER
tain New York newspapers, as to the
supposed differences of opinion be-
tween myself and the late secretary
of state, Mr.. Hay, in respect to the
action taken by me regarding Mr..
Bowen in connection with the charges
against you is not merely without
foundation in fact, but is the direct
reverse of the truth.
You were appointed secretary of
state upon Mr.. Hays suggestion and
request. He never spoke to me about
you save with respect and cordial APP
probation of the services you were
rendering. and he expressed to me
very great regret that you were going
to leave the service and stated that he
had hoped that vol would stay in as
long as he did and that he would find
1t difficult TO get any one in your place
whom he would like so much.
"Mr. Hay expressed himself very
freely on the occasion of his last visit
to Washington, including the last occa-
sion when | ever saw him alive, as re-
CARDS TIE action taken by me on the
1anort nf Mr. Taft ponpprnfuQ thn