Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
PRESIDENT MAD,
NAY RECALL TOWER
Ambassador to Berlin Respons-
ible For Trouble Over Ap-
pointment Of Hill
KAISER DENIES TAKING PART
KAISER DENIES TAKING PART
Summary Recall of Tower Expected as
Result Of Developments = Emperor
William Denies Reports That He is
pispleased With Dr.. Hill as Ambas-
sador.

washington, March $50 grave
Z has become the question OF Vefaei's
between the German foreign Office ana
Ambassador Charlemagne Tower re-
earding the acceptabiity of DAVID
Jayne Hill as ambassador of the United
States to Emperor Williams court that
q, continuance of Mr.. Tower in Berlin
will probably prove impossible and ne
may be withdrawn without delay.
His fate depends entirely upon a let
ter which he mailed to the president on
AJarch 23. and which should arrive here
next Tuesday.
In the meantime it would not be sur
nrising should Emperor William make
a contribution to literature of the IN
cident, which will be in the shape OF a
denial that he authorized Mr. Tower 10
go as far as he did in reporting that
he would not receive DR.. Hill.
The developments in the SITUATION
thus Tar are as follows:
Baron Speck Won Sternberg on Nov.
80
"a last formally notified the president
that the emperor gladly would receive
DR.. Hill as Mr.. Towers successor.
Mr.. Tower on March 19 cabled TO the
state department that he had been m
formed by the emperor that Dr. Hlli
was unacceptable because OF ms 1all-
ure to accord proper treatment 10
Prince Henry of Prussia when the lat
ter visited the United States in 1907.
By direction of the president Secre-
tary Root on March % sent an IN
sfrnction to Mr. Tower expressing
GREAT surprise at the change in his
maiesty,s decision and suggesting that
the president was greatly embarrassed
and that further explanation was IN
{ order.
Replying to this message, MIR. Tower
ca.bled Secretary Root that ne mad
mailed on March % letter present
ing the objection made by the emper-
or and the full details of the CONVEX
sat;on which he had held with his
majesty.
The report of the alleged objection to
DIR. Hill was first published on March
25 under. the date of Berlin, lndlcatlng
that some one interested in preventing
q change in the embassy had permitted
the news to leak out.
IT has been established, thru the Of
fetal denial of the statement that Or.
Hill was not acceptable. that the for
eipn office did not make the inforna-
ton public.
Plot Somewhere Is Evident.
Tt is evident from a consideration OF
these facts that what. in effect, is a
plot has been under way in the Ger
man capital to prevent the supersesSon
of Mr.. Tower That the ambassador
had ANYTHING to do with it is denied
earnestly by his friends. But in con-
sidering the whole case attention
should be given to the view of the Of
6cials that it was not in the province
Of Mr. Tower to report any objection
to the acceptability of DIR. Hill. I'm
der a rule usually observed in such
cases communication respecting Dup
lomatic representative is made thru the
ambassador of the country making the
communication.
But Mr.. Tower is exceedingly close to
the German emperor He has reported
the conversations previously held with
his majesty and he may have conclud-
er that 1T was his duty to transmit
the emperor's opinion with respect to
DR.. Hill. He is an extremely pune
tilious man and has had such long dip
lonatic experience that it is the belief
of those acquainted with him that he
would not have made report on this
subject had he not been told, not once,
but several times, to do so.
At the same time, in view of his par
ticular situation, it is conceded by his
friends that it might have been wiser
for him to have permitted the matter
to pass thru the hands of the German
ambassador in Washington.
Tower Oblivious to All Hints.
IT ia no secret in we'll informed circles
that the president has been quite will
ing for the last two years that Mr..
Tower should leave the service. This
was not due to any dissatisfaction with
the amba ssador's conduct, for he rem
dered good service, both at ST. Peters,
burg and Berlin but because it was be-
lieyed he had enjoyed his share of
political fortune and should make way
for some other man whose eminence
deserved recognition.
Mr. Tower was oblivious, however to
the hints that 1t is Salo, were thrown
ont at him. Political influence was ex-
erted in his behalf, Senator Penrose Of
Pennsylvania, being his strongest sup
porter in this connection. The ambas-
sador claimed he deserved considera-
ton in part because. upon his arrival
in Berlin, he had leased a house for
which he paid rental of $4,000 year
and had spent large sum in making
1t suitable for service as the embassy
Of the United States.
Vote Lack of Confidence.
Helsingfors, March 2S.-At the close
Of a heated debate in the Finnish diet