New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
BOWEN SUMMONED HOME.
LOOMS SENDS THE ORDER.
John Hicks Nay Be Minister to
ChiE-Bmrett Going to Colombia.
[FRoM TIE TRIBUNE BuREAu.l


Washington. April 29.-John Hicks. editor. of
newspaper in Oshkosh Wis, and Minister to
Feru In the Harrison administration, will be
appointed Minister to Chill without much doubt,
lhst mission being now vacant Minister Bowen
mas been ordered to washington to answer
charges preferred against him by Acting Secre-
tary Loomis. Minister Russell has been trans
ferred from Bogota to Caracas, and Minister
Barrett from Panama to BogOta. 1t is officially
announced that the Chilian mission will not
be filled, however, until the investigation of the
Bowen Loomis charges has been completed and
II Mr. Bowen is able to vindcate himself he
Will go to Chill instead Of Mr.. Hicks. who will
walt little while for the next diplomatic
vacancy
While every opportunity will be given to Mr.
Bowen to extricate himself from the charge Of
grave indiscretion in making public serious
charges against superior and his predecessor
in foreign mission. as we'll as to establish the
correctness of those charges. the announced Sc
lection of Mr.. Hicks as Minister to Chill pro-
yisionally is generally regarded as indicating
confidence on the part of the administration that
Mr.. Bowen Will be unable to explain his posi-
tion with credit and as foreshadoWing his sew
erance from the diplomatic service.
There is intention of filling. at least for the
present, the post vacated by Minister Barrett
The legation at Panama will be administered
strongly recommended merging the Offices Of
Governor of the Canal Zone and Minister to
Panama and conferring diplomatic functions on
Governor MagOon. The President has not yet
acted on this recommendation. but his ultimate
approval seems probable. although 1t is pos
sible that he may await the reassemblng Of
Congress before actually merging the offices.
The preferment Of eX-Minister Hicks for the
post at Santiago precludes the immediate grati-
hcation of the ambitions Of Amos Parker Wilder.
also editor Of Madison Wis Both Hicks
and Wilder were indorsed by Senator Spooner
for diplomatic posts, and Mr.. Wilder had the
additional advantage Of being warmly indorsed
by DR.. Albert Shaw and several college presi-
dents, as well as by Secretary Taft. 1t is inti-
mated, however, that MI Wilder will be as
signed TO the diplomatic service in some other
sphere in the not distant future
David E. Thompson, now Ambassador to Bra
zil' VIII be assigned TO the embassy at the City
Of Mexico, after Ambassador Conger has COM
pleted a short term of service at that post, and
II Is possible that one Of the ministers now serV-
ing abroad Will be promoted to the Brazilian
mission thus making a place beyond this conti-
nent for Mr.. Wilder.
instructions sent to him to-day by Acting Sec
retary Loomis he can: it is believed. reach
Washington on May 8, just four days before the
return of the President. 1t is probable that Sec
retarty Taft will conduct the investigation Of
the charges made by and against Mr.. Bowen,
however, rather than that the President Will
himself make the inquiry although the final
decision will Of course rest with the Chief Ex-
ecutive.
Secretary Taft also sent cable despatch to
Mr.. Bowen to-day, giving the reasons for sum-
moning him to Washington. They are in brief
follows: First. because Mr. Bowen had filed
charges against Mr.. Looms; second, the pub
lication of those charges in The New-YO
Herald" third Mr. Loomiss complete denial;
fourth, Mr.. LoomiS's cOuntercharge that Mr.
Bowen had secured that publication, and, fifth,
Mr.. Loonis's desire to be confronted by Mr..
Bowen here. The secretary added: If all goes
well, you may return to the diplomatic service"
Senior y. Veloz- -GOiticoa, the Venezuelan
charge d'afaires here, called Acting Secre
tarv Loomis to-day to express the qualification
of his government at the assignment Of Mr.. Rus
sell as American Minister TO Venezuela. He
has informed the Venezuelan Foreign Office
of the recall of Mr.. Bowen.