Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
HILLS RENT FINE HOUSE
New Ambassador to Germany VIII
Maintain Dignity of His
Position Fully.

BERLIN, Dec. 26-(Special01It will not
be long now before the Stars and Stripes
are floating again over a United States
embassy establishment in Berlin Since the
retirement of Charlemange Tower last
summer from his palatial mansion In the
Konigs-Platz Uncle Sans embassy" has
been uuartered In the hotel apartments of
Mr. Towers successor, DR.. David Jayne
Hill. DR.. Hill has just exploded the kaiser's
fears OF the ambassadors ability to hold
Americas end up properly at Berlin. The
accomplished diplomat whom the imperious
William-just become a little less imperious
than formerly-first rejected and then &C.
cepted has leased a splendid brown stone
house at Observation-Disclosures 4, in the So
called Tiergarten quarter. one of the
choicest residential districts in the capital.
1t happens to be not mere than two blocks
away from the former Tower mansion and
overiooks the beautiful open area fronting
the Reichstag and general staff buildings
DR.. and Mrs. Hill expect to occupy the new
establishment about Christmas time and
may give a house warming in the shape
of a New Years day reception to the
American colony.
The new embassy is a substantial two
and a half stored structure. containing
twenty rooms. The first floor Is well
adapted for entertainment, consisting Of
a series OF spacious, bright drawing rooms
and a splendid dining room, big enough to
accommodate a dinner party OF thirty
covers. On the second floor are private
living apartments and what win be the
ambassadors den" and study. which will
comprise his magnificent library collection
There is widespread curiosity in the
Berlin diplomatic and society world as to
the sort of role the Hills will play in
German political life. 1t is an open secret
II at the kaiser's Objections" to DR.. Hill
were based less upon anything his majesty
hac or knew against him than upon some
ridiculous reports which had reached
Berlin from Berne and The Hagun--the
Hills previous diplomatic posts-regarding
Mrs. HilIs capacities as a hostess. She
is known to be inclined much more towards
the intellectual than the butterfly life
OF a society leader. TIL fine residence the
ambassador has rented, however. seems to
give certain indication that the Hills are
preparing to entertain in Berlin at least
on a scale in full keeping with the dignity
of their country and OF their own position
and those who know them best predict that
America will not have the slightest occa-
sion to be ashamed OF the character OF the
representation they will get at the hands
Of the new ambassador and his wife.
II has been understood that the house in
the Bismarck-strasse has been taken only
for a short term. That is construed Ia
mean that the Americah congress win soon
take action on the subject OF buying OF
building embassy and legation establish
n ents at the leading capitals. It Is high
thine for such a step. SO Americans in Ger.
Hnany think, for unless an ambassador like
Mr.. Tower or DIR. Hill como along who Il
able to take a presentable home and main.
tain It adequately the country 10 compelled
TO cut a very sorry figure alongside tn,
establishments kept up even by such
powers" as Spain, China and the Neither.
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