Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-26
HILL Is NOT WANTED
Kaiser Intimates that American Dip
lomat is Persona Non Grata.
REAL REASON NOT UNDERSTOOD
Rumor that it is Due to Supposed
Slight to Prince Henry.
REPORT CAUSES SURPRISE
Or. Hill is Considered an Able and
Efficient Officer
NOW MINISTER TO DUTCH c ct
Last FaH when it Was Dt@ .
sumor that it is Due to Supposed
Slight to Prince Henry.
NOW MINISTER TO DUTCH c 9
Last Fall when IL Was DtS
send Him 90 berlin KA z
Was willing 20 Receive
Him.

WARRINGTON, Marcn 20.-lhe 1eIiiai
government has declined to receive DR.. Da-
rid Jayne Hill In the capacity of American
ambassador to succeed Charlemagne Tower.
whose resignation has been accepted to
take effect upon the qualification Of his
successor. DR.. Hill is at present American
minister to The Hague and was formerly
first assistant secretary Of state under the
administration Of Secretary Hay.
The objection to Dr. Hill is one purely
personal 70 Emperor william. who has
imply caused II to be made known that
The American diplomatist is persona non
grata to him. The reason for the emperor's 3
objection Is connected with the visit to
America several years ago of his brother.
Prince Henry, the ranking admiral of the
German navy. DR.. Hlll at that time was
first assistant secretary of state and nec-
essariy was brought into official contact
with the distinguished foreign visitor. Just
what he did or did not do to give offense
Is not known here.
A perpiexing feature of the case is pre-
sented by the fact that last November the
German government let 1t 'be known that
Or. Hiil would be cordially received as
American Ambassador to Berlin. At that
time Ambassador Tower. after the presi-
Gent mad sought in vain to dissuade him
from such course reached the decision
that proper consideration for his own pri-
vate business interests and the welfare of
his children whose education he deemed
It necessary TO perfect in America. obliged
him 20 insist upon the acceptance OF his
resignation.
AS having a possible bearing on today's
developments, the fact is recalled that DR..
Hill. as a part OF his literary output, was
political author of great foIce. During
the Mckinley campaign he wrote and spoke
frequently. and his brochures figured ex-
tensively In the Roosevelt campaign. He
was regarded as an expert on economic
subjects and wrote with particular vigor
and strength upon matters relating 10 the
protective tariff. which suggests that pos
sibly therein might be found the germ of
the objection now lodged against him.
Notice Comes UnofaciaIIy,
Notice Of the action OF the German gov
ernment in Dr, Hill's case came to the
State department quite unofficially first
today and simply as an intimation Of what
was to follow. Secretary Root was amazed
because HIS own Information was that not
only the German office. but Emperor VIII
liam himself had formally signified a will
ingness to receive DIR. IIill when his name
was suggested last fail. Secretary Root
Immediately communicated by telephone
with Baron Speck Won Sternberg, the Ger
man ambassador, and upon the secretary
invitation the diplomat called at once al
the State department to confer with the
secretary. But II was said at the German
embassy that no knowledge of Dr. Hnrs
rejection had reached the embassy Off.
ciaIly
David Jayne Hn for many years has
been regarded as an authority on inter
national law. AS president of Rochester
university he made that subject a spe.
cialty and he was the author of several
works thereon. He entered the service OF
the State department October 25, 1885, az
assistant secretary OF state. His record II
the State department was that of an ex.
tremely efficient officer and during the
frequent illnesses and absence of Secretary
Hay he discharged the duties of the heaC
Of the department in a manner that elciteC
the warm admiration Of the late President
Mckinley. President Roosevelt also con.
eeived a high admiration for DR.. Hnrl
ability, and It was with some reluctance
that he yielded to the doctors desire to &c
abroad. While IN Washington DR.. Hill anc
his wife filled the mast important place il
the social life OF the capital
views in Berlin.
BERLIN March S5.--The German govern
Enent has informed President Roosevelt
that DR.. David Jayne Hin. at present
American minister at The Hague. is no
acceptable TO Il as ambassador at Berlin
charlemagne Tower, the present ambassa
dor, declined today to either confirm Of
deny this statement; he confined himself
70 saying that question as TO the action o.
the German government must be directed
to the State department at Washington.
From other sources u was learned tha
the grounds upon which the government
declines TO receive DIR. Hill are in genera
that he is not representative enough fo
the United States to send 10 Germany TIL,
German Foreign office made inquiries a
The Hague ana these brought the repor
that DIR. Inn has not created much OF ,
position for himself at the Netheriand
court Il appears also that some German
officials who have met DR.. Hnl have mad
representations at the court here advers
20 him. II does not appear that any Of Dr
iSfll's opinions or writings are OBJECTIONABLE
10 German feelings. but it would seem tina
he was considered as not suited for thi
post.