The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-30
MIR. WHITE MAY RESIGN
AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY
 TIRES OF OFFICIAL LIFE.
Has Not Come to Final Decision, But He May Retire Next Fall When He Becomes Seventy
 Years of Age

Berlin, March 29-Andrew D. White, the United States Ambassador to Ger many, has not yet resigned and Is quite undecided as to whether he will do so at some future time CT serve out his term His health, though not robust. is better than 1t has been for several years. He
 never misses his office hours and has been uncommonly active in d social way. The
 Ambassador is now on the Riveria, simply
 on regular leave of absence.
 President Roosevelt after assuming the
 chief magistracy, asked Mir. White, as he
 did the other American Ambassadors and
 Ministers, if he would remain during his
 term and MT. White gave him general
 promise that he would, This assurance
 however, is not regarded as a bar to the
 Ambassador offering his resignation at
 any time. MT. White after his active
 life, is rather weary of the Ambassador
 ship, and 1t is not improbable that he VIII
 retire next fall, when he will have
 reached the age of seventy years; but as
 yet he has not come to final decision
 Germany's dispute with Venezuela Is
 not yet wholly closed, though, as the
 Associated Press announced fortnight
 ago, a broad basis of settlement has been
 agreed upon. The German squadron at
 LaGuayara has been dispersed, thus with
 drawing the implied threats against Venezuela. Germany wishes to allow
 President Castro ample time to yield to
 the conditions laid down in January last,
 which have been modified in accordance with President Castro's requests. Pro- lessor Slaby's recent proposal for an in-
 ternational conference to regulate wire
 less telegraphy is already engaging the
 attention of Germany, the authorities or which country are now drafting circular note to be presented to the United States,
 Great Britain and France proposing a congress for the purpose of agreeing upon means to prevent monopoly ot Wlreless telegraphy on the high seas.
 According to statements printed here, the above step is d direct consequence of the reported refusal of the wireless station at Nantucket to receive mes- sage from Prince Henry on board the HamburgAmerican steamer Deutsch-
 land. The statement cabled from Berlin to New York that Germany had. sent a protest to the British Government against the Marconi peoples boycott against ships equipped with the Slaby- Arco apparatus is discredited here. High officials of the foreign office declare they know nothing of the matter.
 1t is already apparent that the Boer eX- perience with modern rifles wifi have a permanent influence upon German militia ry tactics Emperor William and high military authorities have been studying closely all authentic accounts of Boer
 battles which describe whole companies rising and rushing forward to new firing positions, as heretofore has been custo- mary. The Emperor has instituted the practice of only eight or ten men rising at once and advancing and has decided also that all typographical features of the held must be fully utilized for the protection of the attackers.
 As illustrating the importance which the authorities here attach to the military | lessons of the Boer war. it may be men, | toned that returning officers in all cases get appointments to the general staff | where their observations are thoroughly | collated and digested for Germany E | future use.
 Semi official statements made here rep resent the German Government as fully Sd tisfied with the result of the interview | at Vienna between Count Von Buelow the German Imperial Chancellor and | Signor Prinetti, the Italian Minister of | Foreign Affairs, in which all questions | between Germany and Italy were fully | discussed. While the negotiations were not finished it is now regarded here as assured that through the interview, the | renewal of the Drebund will soon be concluded.