The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-31
HILL WILL BE NAMED
Nomination to BE Received
by the Senate To-day.
OPPOSITION INCIDENT CLOSED
Baron Speck Von Sternburg Visits
the White House, Where He Ex-
plains Matters 20 the President and
Secretary Root. and All L. Well.
Tower May Now Quit at VIII.

! President Roosevelt viii send TO the
Senate to-day the nomination Of David
Jayne Hin TO be Ambassador to Ger
many. He viii succeed Charlemagne
Tower, present Ambassador. some time IN
May. instead OF August. the time set
tentatively by Mr.. Tower for his volun-
tary retirement
The reported opposition 10 DR.. Hul
on the part OF Emperor William has
faded away. and while the mystery
which surrounds the affair has not been
cleared up. even in the minds OF the
chief officers Of the administration, the
incident is regarded as closed.
( Baron Speck Won Sternburg. German
Ambassador, called. by appointment. ut
tho White House last evening, 10 see
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
He was with them and Assistant secre-
tary Of State Bacon until after 10
o'clock.
Issue OmciaI statement.
Shortly after his departure. the fol
lowing authoritative statement was Civ
en out:
I'm addition to the communication al
ready made public from the German
foreign Office. the German Ambassador
has also conveyed 70 the American gov
eminent the assurance OF the Emperor
that there has never been any change in
his attitude toward Mr.. Hin, and I'm his
cordial willingness 10 welcome Mr.. Hin 10
Berlin. The Emperor's favorable opinion
of Mr.. Hill was communicated 10 the
Washington administration last NCyem-
oer and his attitude has never changed
since. Apparently. some remarks I'm a
casual conversation have been distorted
by gossip and exaggerated by rumor. SO
as 10 give totally erroneous impression
OF the whole matter The two govern
ments have never shared this misunder-
standing
The design Of the President and Sec
retary Of State i'm choosing Mr.. HU was
10 choose the man who, Of an the men in
the diplomatic service. was best fitted
Tor this particular position. a position OF
the first order in honor and responsibility.
and one 10 which. therefore. IL was deem
ed we'll To send a skilled diplomat. q stu
dent' a speaker. an authority on inter-
national law. a learned German scholar
VINO had served with signal ability as
Assistant Secretary of State under Jobn
cessive posts. in the last Of which he had
rendered marked service in connection
with The Hague peace conference.
rms purpose is. and has always beer.
iuily appreciated by the Emperor per
sonally and in Germany at large"
II was pointed out last night in a
semi-authoritative way. that the purpose
Oh the administration has been TO malza
II evident that the great diplomatic posi-
uons are not TO be regarded as places COR
milionaires. only. but 10 he treated ae
Ear as possible as rewards fer faithful
service TO the public i'm other nositiory
Stress was laid on the fact tha. the four
ambassadors last appointed. Riddle ~
Russia Dudley 20 Brazil. O'Brien 10 Ia
pan. and Hill TO Germany. are all mon ofI
moderate means. VINO in Offices of 1ou-er
rank, have shown a special fitness for ,b..
performance Of the duties Of !be higbe-
posts for which they were selected. Eysr,,
ambassador now in the ser.-ce il was
explained. has had previous diplomatir
experience. Most Of them. II is ssig
have had long and varied previous av-
perience. although some Of their chief
services had been rendered outside the
field Of diplomacy.
Particularly Anxious
The administration. il was explained
has been particularly anxious TO have If
made evident in the case Of DR.. Hill as in
the cases Of Mr. Riddle and the others
mentioned. that the possession OF
moderate means was no bar 10 ,refer-
ment for the highest diplomatic position
and that it was because Of this feeling
that the administration regrets deepIv
the failure OF Congress to provide proper
official residences for the ambassadors
abroad
This failure, it was said. initiates
directly in favor of men OF great wealth. |
and against the man Of moderate means |
and both permits and causes such violent |
contrasts IN the scale Of expenditure be- !
tween successive incumbents of the same
Office, as TO foster just such gossip and
trouble as has occurred in the case of
Or. Hill
From whom Ambassador Tower obtain |
ed the idea that there was Opposition
to Dr. Hilrs appointment on. the part
OF Emperor William or influential Ger
man officials. has not been disclosed. Ap-
the administration is satisfied |
with the explanations that have been 4
made. and is not disposed to press the |
matter further
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