The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-30
LET HILL COME ON.
All Objections to His Appointment to
Berlin Withdrawn

Berlin, March 30.-Emperor William
having been fully advised as to the at
titude of President Roosevelt and the
feeling of the American public in regard
to the alleged refusal of his majesty to
receive David Jayne Hill as ambassa-
dor to Germany in succession to
Charlemagne Tower, has recalled all
the expressions of disapproval he re-
Gently sent to President Roosevelt and
would be pleased to receive DIR. Hill
as ambassador.
The emperor has caused this view
to be communicated to President Roose-
welt.
The German foreign office has sent
to the Associated Press the following
declaration on the subject
The notices which have appeared
hitherto in the foreign press in regard
to the Hill affair have originated in the
erroneous impression that it was in
tended in Berlin to recall the approval
given here last autumn to Mr.. Hills
appointment. This has never been
thought of. It is true that doubt sub
sequently arose as to whether Mr.. Hill
would feel himself comfortable in the
post of American ambassador to Berlin
but these doubts have been removed
so that nothing stands in the way of
Mr.. HIPS nomination to the Berlin
embassy and he will be welcome in
Berlin now as he would before or as
any other unobjectionable representa-
by President Roosevelt.
1T is to be stated emphatically that
throughout the whole incident the am
bassor, Mr.. Tower, has not swerved
for one instant from the straight line
of absolute loyal and honorable con-
duct, both toward his own government
and the imperial German government"
Baron Won Sternberg, the German
ambassador at Washington, has, during
the last 48 hours, been in the closest
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cabled fully concerning the matter.
He described the need of a speedy ar
rangement of the affair and President
Rooseve1t's difficulties in meeting the
emperor's inclination, and furthermore
the unpleasant effect the whole con-
troversy was having upon American
public opinion. The German foreign
office has sent number of lengthy
dispatches to the emperor at Venice
through Baron Jenisch, the representa-
the emperor. As soon as a definite
statement of the emperor's wishes was
received by the secretary of foreign
affairs, Herr Won Schoen, the secretary
| and Ambassador Tower had long con-
ference at the foreign office at which
the entire subject. was gone over. AT
| the conclusion Won Schoen cabled the
foregoing statement to the German
| ambassador at Washington and COM
plete additional explanations. Ambas-
I
department the fullest details of all that
| had been done.
The aim of the German foreign Of
| fee is to close the incident in man.
ner satisfactory to the president and
| the people of the United States. Al
first the foreign office, which is sensi-
| tive on any question relating to the
| emperor, was inclined to believe that q
general denial of the statement that the
emperor had declined to receive DR.
| Hill as American ambassador might
| quiet the situation pending 1eisurely
settlement, but 1t was evident from
Baron Won Sternberg's dispatches or
| Friday and Saturday that public opin-
| ion as well as the American govern
ment required some adequate ano
definite solution, and it was announced
| the emperor would delay the depart
ure of the imperial yacht Hohenzollerr
| from Venice until today presumably
| to afford time for the disposition Of
| this matter.
| It is certain that If DR.. Hill comes tc
Berlin as the American ambassador he
| will be most cordially welcomed an6
| given every attention by the emperor
| and the German government. 1t is
| thought in Berlin that the emperor's
original purpose was merely to show
| friendly solicitude concerning the
| American represeutatjO