The Ordway new era., 1905-10-06
FAVORED LOOMS
rHe LAre sGcRGrARv NAV con-
nEMNGo DoWEN's ATTACK.
STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT
Substantial Vndieation Of Assistant
secretary Of state Loomis Fur
nished In Letter by President
Roosevsit-contrary Reports De-
MED.

i ooseveit-contrary Reports Oe
MED.
Washington.-In correspondence DC
tween President Roosevelt and Assis.
ant Secretary OF State LOOMS maue
public here Sunday. the President says
Secretary Hay disagreed with MN on
even mild censuro" OF Mr. LOOMS ~
tho Taft report on the investsauon Oh
the charges brought by Mr., Bowen. lot
merly minister TO Venezuela. ana auus
that Secretary Hay strongly con
densacd Mr.. Bowen's course.
Tho Presidents letter is IN reply 10
one by Mr.. Loomis asking II there Is
amy truth In the paragraph pubhshca
la New York paper, saying:
"Practically the last Official ACT OF
Mr.. Hays life was TO visit the White
House for the purpose OF urging 'he
Presidcnt not TO dismiss Bowen and
TO dismiss Loomis. but learning the
Presidents mind was made up. ne
went away with his message unspo
ken Nj. Hay thoroughly disllked and
.I,.trusted him I.oomis) and told the
President SO, but was unable 10 pro
Irce any effect on the Presidents
mind"
President Roosevelt in MS reply
says.
i.My Dear Mr.. Loomis:-in answer
TO your letter OF September 25th de
sire to state. In the broadcast and most
emphatic manner. that the statement
,oa quote as appearing in certain
uewspaDers and especially certain
newspapers OF New York. as TO the
supposed differences OF opinion be
tween myself and the late Secretary
HAY. IN respect TO the action taken by
mc regarding Mr., Bowen In connection
with the charges against you Is not
merely without foundation in fact
bet is the direct reverse OF the truth.
''Yoa we're appointed assistant sec
resary OF state on Mr. Hays sugges-
ton and request. He never spoke 10
nee about you save with respect and
cordial appreciation OF the services
you were rendering and he expressed |
tc me very great regret that you were |
soIas 20 leave the service and stated |
that he had hoped you would stay as
dong as he did and that he would find |
It difficult 10 get any one in your place |
tnat he would like so much.
Mr. Hay expressed himself very |
frequently on the occasion OF his las, |
visit TO Washington. including the last
occasion ever saw him alive with re-
gard TO the action taken by me CON
cerniss the charges made by Mr..
Bowen against you.
Not only did he express himself
about Mr. Bowen TO me In the Ian
srase you quote him rs having used
st ai,ont the same time TO you in |
speaking of Mr.. Bowen. but he also |
eondemncd Mr. Bowen in much |
stronger terms than those which YOU
quote him as having used. and dwelt
particularly on the fact OF what he
called treachery and dlsloyalty OF Mr. |
Bowen to the government and TO him |
tMr. Hayb. repeating again and again |
that most OF the charges Mr.. Bowen |
insdc were really not charges against \
you at all. but against himself (Mr. |
Bayl. and that Bowen OF course knew |
this.
Moreover. Mr. Hay used about Mr.. |
t;owen stronger language OF condemna |
tioa than ever heard him use about |
o"y other man who had served under
him. But this was not all. Mr. Hay
did what he very rarely did. lie ex-
pressed his strong dissent from the
action I had taken in endorsing Mr..
raft's report as regards the mild cen
sure OF you which 1t contains. stating
that he disagreed with both Mr.. Taft
a1d myself on this point and felt that
you were in no way whatever censur-
able. and that the only action that had
been called for was the dismissal of
Nc Bowen and the announcement OF
your entire vindication"