Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11
NAN WITH A PERSONALITY
Kind Emperor William Wants for ANITA
sadOr at Washington.
Won sTERSsERG SEES THE CHANCELLOR
England L. Also said to he Wen
Pleased with Change Because OF
an old GrudEe Against
vSh HoIIeben.

BERLIN. Jan. 10.-BarOn Speck Won
sternberg, the newly appointed charge dat
flares Of Germany at Washington. conferred
with Chancellor Won Buelow for two hours
today. e"
He was in conference with the chancellor
for an hour yesterday evening. The baron
will be received in audience by the emperor
Tuesday or Wednesday. He has engaged
transportation on the Hamburg-American
line steamer Augusta Victoria. which is to
sail from Hamburg January 20 for New
York.
The Cologne Gazette today. in an appar-
emily inspired statement, denies that Am
bassador Won Holleben's retirement from
Washington is connected with President
Roosevelt's refusal to arbitrate the venez-
uelan dispute or to the alleged ill-feeling in
the United States toward Germany.
"In spite of the untriendly comment In
the American press" the Cologne Gazette
says, "the attitude OF the United States gov
eminent and the president toward Germany
has always continued very correct, and, in
fact, even friendly"
The statement also says that DR.. Won
Holleben's leave of absence is mot con-
neoted with the Pauncefote affair"
VIII he Given Ample Rank.
Baron Speck Won Stenberg will be given
ample rank. He will not be a simple
charge d'affaires, but from the beginning
will have a special rank, probably that of
ambassador extraordinary, so that although
Herr Won Holloben will retain for an in
definite period the title of ambassador to
the United States, Baron Won Speck Stern
berg will really have a rank equal to or
superior to that Of DR.. Won Holleben.
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attention to Germany's relations with the
United States he has said on two or three
occasions, it is understood, that Germany
ought to be represented in Washington by
a personality which would win the regard
of the American people as well as the con-
fdence of the American government.
His majesty on one OCCASION alluded to the
personality of WI Tingfang, the former
Chinese minister at Washington, as being
Of exceptional value to China.
One of Chancellor Won Buelow's considera-
tions in recommending the. appointment Of
Baron Speck Won Sternberg was that the
latter was not a new man in Washington,
but one who already had an assured place
in the respect Of the president, Secretary
Hay and other members of the administra-
tion.
The appointment seems to have come as
a complete surprise to Baron Won Sternberg,
for he told the correspondent Of the Asso-
| eiated Press that he had already started for
Calcutta when a telegram caught him In
Paris
He added that he was very much pleased
to return to the friends he had left in the
United States only three weeks ago. Baror
Speck Won Sternberg was born at Leeds
England, and did not see Germany until hs
was Z. His father was a naturalized Eng.
lishman and his mother was a Miss Shaw
of Yorkshire.
British Are Well Pleased.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-British satisfaction
over DR.. Won Hoileben's recall is not con.
cealed.
The German, ambassadors alleged attempt
to discredit Lord Pauncefote at Washing.
ton was bitterly resented in official circles
here, and public opinion, whether Justly Of
u~ntustly, has beer strongly directed agains
Germany throughout the Venezuelan affair
The Birmingham Post. for example
charges Germany with adopting hostile
measures against Castro while the negotla
tions for arbitration were in progress, and
with competing with the United States FOL
the purchase of the Panama canal, with 6
view to challenging the Monroe doctrine II
q most aggressive way. ,