The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-25
ABLE DIPLOMAT DIES SUDDENLY
 IN GERMAN CITY
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 ter to Brazil, and Dr. Baron Mumme von Schwarzenstein, the ambassador to Japan. An American diplomatist in conversation with Emperor William in January of this year said something complimentary of Count Von Goetzen.
 Next Ambassador.
 T am glad to hear you say this" re- piled the Emperor, because Count Von Goetzen will be the next ambassador to Washington"
 Although the intention of the Emperor in this regard appeared definite when he spoke the report that the count had been selected to succeed Baron Von Sternberg was so widely gossipped that there arose a certain amount of feeling in the German diplomatic service against the choice of this young minister for so desirable an embassy and this feeling may cause a revision of the previous de- cision upon the part of the Emperor and his chancellor
 Count Von Goetzen is a brilliant and amiable man, 42 years old and he has seen a variety of service, including the post of military attache at Washington from 1896 to 1900 He was governor of German East Africa for five years. In February of this year he was appointed minister to Hamburg.
 Count Von Goetzen's wife is an Amer ican. She was Mrs. May Stanley Lay of Baltimore. Her maiden name was Loney.
 Herr Von Reichenau was first secretary of the German embassy at Washington from 1896 to 1898. He is known as a specialist in North and South American affairs He was German minister to Guatemaula and Chile before he was sent to Brazil and he has long been re- garded in the foreign office as marked for promotion
 Won Buelows Tribute.
 Prince von Buelow the imperial chan cellor, has sent to the Associated Press from Nordeney the following dispatch on the death of Baron von Sternburg:
 T deeply regret the death of Baron yon Sternburg who was always consid- cred as one of the ablest among our statesmen, a man of great energies, who, notwithstanding terrible suffering, full filled his duty up to the last moment. l am sure that all prominent Americans feel like myself, the loss of this man who succeeded in getting the two great na- tions constantly more closely together. The true friendship of President Roose- welt was of great support to him in his life's work, but I trust that the friendship and good feeling between the United States and Germany will survive him."
 Most of the German newspapers print long, appreciative notices of the late am bassador to the United States. They re- view his work while at Washington; his part in the tariff discussions, his friend ship with the President, his exact knowl- edge of American conditions and Ameri- can feelings, and the correct impressions he constantly gave throughout, of Ger man policies and German and imperial goodwill toward the United States. Sev- eral of the journals allude to the dis position that has grown up in the United States for fair play toward Germany, saying that while Germany expects to be judged by the people of the European states according to prejudices or inter- ests. sometimes historical, sometimes the result of jealousies of near neighbors, Germany looks to the United States for judgments on merits in each given case. President Roosevelt and Emperor William have contributed to the growth of this disposition in the United States during recent years. while Baron von Sternburg played no small part in the understand ing existing between the two countries, through his personality and his agreeable relations with the American press.