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Show MINISTER BOWEN IS DISMISSED Fully Exonerated Is Mr. Loomis. Minister's Conduct Is wEspe-cially wEspe-cially Reprehensible," Says Roosevelt. Monomania for Scandal Led Him to Show Disloyalty to Country H.1 Represented. WASHINGTON. June ul Tho dismissal of Herbert W. Bowen, for some years United States Minister lo Venezuela, and tho exoneration of Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. l-oomls of tho allega Hons brought against him by Mr Bowen, are the outcome of the Loomls-Bowen controversy, which has utli-acted wide attention at-tention for many months paSt This dls-pcsltlon dls-pcsltlon of the case Is made by President Roosevelt in a letter addressed to Secretary Secre-tary Caft. made public tonight, approving Mr Tail's report on his findings and conclusions con-clusions In the i ase. Conduct Is Reprehensible. The President scathingly aiTalgns Minister Min-ister Bowen, declaring that his conduct is "especially reprehensible," tiiut Mr. Bowen asked one of his witnesses to enter the employ of a certain company tor the DUrnose. -In plain words, of stealing 1 documents doc-uments which he hoped might Incriminate Mi Loomis and that Mr Mown has '. vldcntl for many months Indeed, for the last two v ITS, devoted himself" to hunting up scandal add gOSSlp UPUl It Ik tame a nioii. .m.i nin and cansid liiio to show complete disloyalty" to the country hr renresentad Hoied to Promote Bowen. The President says he had hoped to i-remote Mr. Bowen as during much Of ,1s -ervle.s h has don.- good work, but th'.t his usefulness In the diplomatic ft- vice Is now at an 'nd Th- President mid- thai h would direct that Mr. Bow-"n-s resignation be requested bul for hl statement that he would consider a res-liri.atlon res-liri.atlon an admission of misconduct, ana Iho dismissal Is therefore ordered. |