Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-02
.UPH0LDS
LOOMS
Correspondence Made
Public
Bowen Denounced by
Late John Hay
Letters Between President and Assist,
ant Secretary Show That Lato
Head of Department Dis
agreed With Roosevelt
BY Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Oct LIN CORE
spondence between President Roose-
welt and Assistant Secretary of State
Loomis, made public here tonight, the
president says that Secretary Hay dis
agreed with him on even mild censure'
of Mr.. Loomis in the Taft report on in
vestigation of the charges brought by
Mr. Bowen, formerly minister to Vene-
zuela, and adds that Secretary Hay
strongly condemned Mr.. Bowen's
course. The president quotes Mr.. HAY
as declaring that most of the charges
were really against himself (Mr Hay)
and not against Mr.. Loomis at all"
and that Mr.. Bowen knew that.
The statement made public Is as fol-
lows:
In order to make known the facts
concerning a widely current n1isappre-
hension representing certain views of
the late secretary of state, Mr.. Hay,
the following correspondence was given
to the Associated Press today:
Department of State, Washington,
D. c., September 25, 1905:
Dear Mr.. President: For some time
past there have appeared in various
newspapers, including some of the Jour-
nails published in New York, state
ments more or less direct, to the effect
that grave differences of opinion existed
between yourself and the late secre-
tary of state, Mr.. Hay, concerning both
myself and the action to be taken by
you on the findings and report of Secre-
tary Taft in the matter of the charges
made against me by Mr.. Bowen, for
mer United States minister to Vene-
zuela. l will cite case in point:
Published In New York
Not long ago responsible New York
IIynf fnt It,,I.I s,.A1 i
on the best authority Mr.. Bowen has
been freely offering material for use.
printed the following paragraph:
g 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 Loomis, but learning the presi-
dents mind was made up, he went
away with his message unspoken.
Mr.. Hay thoroughly disliked and
distrusted (myself) and told the presi-
dent so, but was unable to produce any
effect on the presidents mind
Similar suggestions, more or less
hostile in form, have so frequently ap-
peared in the public prints that I am
constrained to inquire whether, in so
far as you are aware. 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 we'll 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-
"In December last I went to Mr..
Hays house and told him expected to
resign from the department within the
course of the next eight or nine months.
He was good enough to say: I am
very sorry to hear this; 1 have always
hoped you would remain in your present
position as long as I remained in the
cabinet
ION other occasions both before and
since that time Mr.. Hay accorded me
seemingly convincing proof of his con-
fidence.
ut may interest you to know that at