The San Francisco call., 1908-03-30
EMPEROR WILL
WELCOME HILL
ASAMBASSADOR
German Ruler Recalls Recent
DisapproyaI of Choice
of President
Public Opinion in America
CabIed to German By
Won Sternburg
incident Closed and Towers
Successor Will Be Well
Received

BERLIN, March 2o.-Emperor
William, having been fully advised as
10 the attitude of President RI .evelt
and the feeling of the American public
in regard to the alleged refusal of his
majesty TO receive David Jayne Hill
as ambassador to Germany in success
sion to Chsrlemagne Tower. has re-
called all the expressions of disap-
provsl he recently sent to President
Roosevelt and would be pleased to re-
ceive DR.. Hill as ambassador.
The emperor has caused this view
to be communicated to President
Roosevelt.
The German foreign of1ce has sent to
the Associated Press the following off,
cial declaration on the subject:
The notices which have appeared
hitherto in the foreign press in regard
20 the Hill affair have originated in
the erroneous impression that it was
proval given here last autumn to Mr..
HiiFs appointment. This has never
been thought of. It is true that doubts
subsequently arose as to whether Mr.
Hill would feel himself comfortable in
the post of American ambassador to
Berlin. but these doubts have been re-
moved. so that nothing stands in the
way OF afr. HIS nomination TO the
Berlin embassy and he viii be welcome
in Berlin now, as he would have been
before, or as any other unob5ectionable
representative would be who should be
named by President Roosevelt. 1t is
stated emphstically that throughout
the whole incident the ambassador, Mr..
Tower. has not swerved for one instant
from the straight line of absolutely
loyal and honorable conduct both to-
ward his own government and the i'm
perial German government"
SPEEDILY SETTLED
Baron won sternburg, the German
ambassador at Washington. has during
the last As hours been in the
closest touch with the foreign Office
and has cabled fully concerning that
1l6LlEIs -L16 QGSCIlOCQ t4AC AACc0 OL a
speedy arrangement. of the affair and
President Roosevelts difficulties in
meeting the -emperor's inclination, and,
furthermore, the unpleasant effect
the whole controversy was having upon
American public opinion.
Q. The German foreign office since yes
teTdzy morning has sent a number of
lengthy dispatches TO the emperor at
Venice. through Baron Jenisch, the
representa- tive Of the foreign Office,
who is with the emperor.
AS soon as definite statement of
the emperor's wishes was received by
the secretary for foreign affairs, Herr
Won Schoen. the secretary, and Ambas-
sador Tower had long conference at
the foreign Office ar which the entire
subject was gone over. At the conclu-
sion Of the conference Secretary Won
Schoen cabIed the foregoing statement
10 the German ambassador at Wash
ington and complete additional expla-
nations Ambassador Tower also ca
bled to the state department the fullest
details of all that had been done
INCIDENT TO BE CLOSED
The aim of the German Office is to
close the incident in a manner salts
factory TO the president and to the
people of the United States At first
the foreign Office. which is sensitive
on any question relating 20 lie en-
peror, was inclined to believe that a
general denial of the statement that
the emperor had declined to receive
DR.. Hill as American ambassador might
quiet the situation, pending a leisurely
settlement. But IT was evident from
Baron Won Sternburg's dispatches on
Friday and Saturday that public opin-
ion. as well as the American govern
ment required. some adequate and def
mite solution, and it was announced
yesterday that the emperor would de-
lay the departure OF the imperial yacht
HohenzoIlern from Venice until Mon
day, presumably to afford time for the
disposition of this matter.
It is certain that If DR.. Hill comes
TO Berlin as the American ambassador
he will be most cordially welcomed
and given every attention by the en-
peror. and the German government.