The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
TOWER MAY FEEL
THE big STICK
Administration Awaits Arrival
OF Letter Explaining OBJ
lection to Hill
German Foreign Office Says
Designing Americans
Caused Trouble
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+ WASHINGTON, March 27.-The ad-
ministration has a rod in pickle for
Ambassador Charlemagne Tower which
VIII be used vigorously unless he is
able to furnish reasonable excuse for
having precipitated the embarrassing
diplomatic situation with which the
governments of Germany and the
United States are confronted.
The administration is waiting with
as much composure as possible for the
arrival of the letter from Ambassador
Tower, which contains the "details" Of
the kaiser's objections, discovered by
Tower, to the appointment of DR.. David
Jayne Hill as United States ambassa-
dor to Berlin. This letter will be Ia
Washington in a few days, and then
the authorities will learn just what
foundation Ambassador Tower had for
his sensational statement that DR.. Hill
was Objectionable to the German gov
F'erhment,v. ss
TOWER MAY FEEL BIG STICK
Secretary Root said today that no
additional light had been thrown upon
the mystery of the first dispatch from
Tower.
No steps have been taken to hasten
GIL CAP1dHdliOiA ny Q6IllduutnS CdOic
report on the subject. The admins
tration merely has the cabled message
from Tower that Hill is not acceptable
to the kaiser, against which is the
fiat denial issued blythe Berlin foreign
office.
The plain intimation is made today
that unless Towers letter, now in tran
sit, shows that there was ample ground
for his original dispatch, he will be
made tn feel ho fn1 f0hf of ia I'D
ministrations displeasure for having
brought on very unpleasant situa-
ton. Towers recall is not. unlikely in
such an event.
The incident has given rise to no
end of gossip in diplomatic circles
throughout Europe. as well as at Wash
ington, and the feeling is that it may
hamper HilPs usefulness as the Ameri-
can representative at Berlin even If he
should be welcomed by the kaiser.
The case is similar to that in a
social club when the friends of an in
tending applicant for admission are
quietly given to understand that there
are objections against him. OF course,
an immediate withdrawal follows, in
order to avoid the dreaded black, ball."
which in diplomacy would find its
equivalent IN an official declaration
that mifiister or ambassador was per-
soma non grata. Something of this
kind is understood to have been the
course followed in DR.. Hills case.
OPPOSITION NOT GERMAN
BERLIN. March 27.-The matter of
the acceptance by the German govern
ment Of. DR.. David Jayne Hill, now
Amerfcaf' minister at The Hague, as
American ambassador, to succeed. Char
lemagne Tower. Continues to hold pub
lie interest, The foreign office deals
with the affair by denying that any ex-
pfanatfon ADVERSE t6 DR. Hill has come
from the German. side, declaring that
he is persona, grata,- and that all
Statements IN a contrary sense are in
ventfons putt Into circulation by de-
signing Americans. I It stateS that the
opposition to- Dr.e Hill is American and
not German.
On the other, hand. Emperor will
liam's desire to have DR.. Hill come to
Berlin has been subject of discussion
in the official household-of his majesty
.fors~weeks past. ~
Towers part Is explained to have
been confined to transmittal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt of the emperors definite
communication. 1t happens also that
his majesty at about the same time
requested distinguished personal
friend of President Roosevelt, who is
now in Germany. TO write to the presi-
dent concerning his majestys unwill-
ingness to receive DR.. Hill.