Arizona republican., 1899-07-05
GERMAN EMBASSY
A Probability That Won
 HOlIeben Will Not Return.
Appointment of Count Herbert Bis msTCk Would Be WeIi Received Here Though If IS Denied That He Has Been Considered.

Washing on. July 4-(Special.) )-The most noted departure from among the diplomats at Washington during the next week or so will be that of AlmIbas sador N0n HOlleben, Of the German Embassy, who returns to his own country for his vacation. As q truce has been declared in the matters under negotiation .betwee1i this country and Germany. until the fall. Baron Von HOlleber will have d Gong stay at hOme. and there are runners in diplo- matic circles that he may not return as Ambassador There are q number of important matters pG:1lin@. Gi9lO- maticalIy. between the two countries, matters affecting c0minercial and bus mess interests. which require tlla m0St delicate Iaandhng Durng Baron NOn HCiIeban's stay in ihe Ud.ited States he has not shown himself aC- together the man for the situation. Tners has been considerable unneces- SIry friction between the German Elm bassy and the State Department. This
 
 now current that the Berlin govern ment may send to the United States in 1he Autumn an Ambassador who may come temporarily to negotiate q reciprocity treaty and straighten out Oths r matters. RumOr even goes so far as to name Count Herbert Bis mark as Germany's next ambassador,
 
 nied. apparently on the authority of the emperor.
 Such an appointment would be re ceived with the greatest satisfaction by the administration ard the coun- try Count vOn Bismark. together with the late William Walter Phelps, and Hon. John A. Kasson. negotiated the Samoan treaty, and at that time showed himself not only broad mind ed and a diplomat of the first rank. but also thoroughly faml far with American affairs and the American people. As enc of the principal nego tiations to be undertaken by the Ger man Embassy next fall, is q recipr0ci- ty treaty, it behooyeS Germany to send to this country q diplomat of higher rank and broader reputation than she has been doing. It is not likely that Count v0n Bismark would accept q permanent appointment as Ambassador, but on q special mission, such as will be necessary this fall, he might do so without hesitation.
 Germany has been unfortunate, toI a certain extent, in her represents tives at Washington, and had the inn perial governments had a different aIn- bassador at Washingtom during the last year the relat between the two countries. dipIomat.cally, might have been much more friendly. As far back as the time of Baron von Thielmann. her ministers have been almost antagOnistic. When Baron Thielmann was recalled, he was practically persona non grata, and after his return to Berlin. his speeches and public utterances did not go far to restore friendly relations. Now it seems as if Germany was about to commit another diplomatic blunde1 by sending Count AIUmm von Schwartz enberg as charge daffaires at Wash ington during Ambassador von Hol- leben'S absence. When the former was attached to the German legation he had an open rupture with the state department officials i'll regard to the reciprocity treaty, claiming that every time the United States made re- ciprocity treaty with any nation Ger many had the right to the same priVi- | leges under the favored ration clause | One member of the German embassy, | hoover, is very popular here. That fs Count Specl1 von Sternberg. AS first | secretary of the embassy, he has had q good knowledge of American affairs, and his appointment as Samoan com missioner to represent Germany was received with satisfaction by the de- partment here. But it looks as if the imperial German government was go- ing to make Count Speck the scape- goat of the Samoan troutle, and it is hardly likely that he will return to Washington again as member of the embassy.
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