New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
CASE OF DIR. HILL.
No Official .4ction By Germany-Mr.
TO1Cer Does Not Wdnt to Stay.

on the proposal to send Dr. David Jayne Hill to
the Berlin Embassy, and the papers OF berih
published this communication 1t is probable tnat
the Foreign Office either has not been informed
| b. Emperor William OF the message he sent 10
President Roosevelt. else it is deSlrous OF trsh-
/ quiIizing unpleasant situation by emphasizing
| the fact that the German government mas taheh
| no official" step against DR.. Hill. The SITUATION
is naturally one of embarrassment to omcias anu
of consequent confusion the public n1ind owing
70 the distinction between the official and uh-
official" action.
RepIying to the question raised by certain rews-
papers which intimated that Charlemasne Io"fr
trying hold his place as America" ALI
bassador and remain Berlin. MIR. Tower au-
thorizes the statement that it Is ms lniltAIDie
termination 10 send his resignation TO the f'e'i-
dent within a few months and to ask 10 DC az
lowed retire. that he nay return 10 'ii7
United States This agrees with what Mr. Tower
wrote the President. last autumn anu NJ
Tower says it is entirely satisfactory 10 tiie
dent and fully understood by him
Ambassador Tower also authorizes the stats
n1ent his personal relations with Dr fiiii dI
exceedingly friendly and have been so Tor Years
v hen he saw the new vspaper announcement tAaI
Dr.. Hill probably would succeed him he "To'e ~
him inviting the minister and his Nne 70 come
to Berlin. adding that he and Mrs rover "ouio
he happy assist them in ma king the appfoa0ii-
- Berlin life agreeable. In response 70 TINS IN
vitation Dr.. Hill to Berlin three weeks ago
and dned with the ambassador at his nome Ii1y
discussed freely and fully all questions tR@t "o
naturally up under such circumstances
The sudden publicity given the German intinla-
ton that DR.. Hill would Lot be received IN berlln
has created a sensation in the diplomatic corps
where the disposition is TO consider that some ot7
has committed indisC-etion Tnere IS olIncuiIs III
believing that the matter could not have been ar
ranged in a less direct way
Dr. Hill visited Berlin privately early in March
| his way down to Dresden to see his daughter
who is in school there While in Berlin he looked
q y-o residences offered
and engaged apartments at the Hotel Adlon for
couple of months. beginning in September He
also made arrangements for servants. He dined
| with Ambassador and Mrs. Tower, lunched with
Consul General and Mrs. Thackera and saw a
| number OF acquaintances, whose congratulations
on his transfer Berlin he accepted
The 'IokaI Anzeixer'' prints statement this
morning. evidently emanating from the Foreign
Office regarding the matter Of David J. Hill. 1t
denies the report cabIed from Washington that a
letter is under way from the German government
explaining its attitude. and concludes Germany
is by placed in situation where ex-
plantations needed. because no difference of
opinion whatever in this question exist between
Berlin and Washington. 1t is superfuous 70 add
that the assertion Dr.. Hill has become persona
non srata since his appointment is pure tnven"
ton"
The "k6lnische zeitung" also prints an inspired
dispatch directly denying that the government has
rejected DR.. Hill
Washington March 2s.-Just why, in these DAYS
OF frequent ca bic communication. il should be
essaTy for the State Department wait week
ten days for the arrival of letter 70 learn the
exact nature Of the representations made TO this
government by Germany in connection with the
selection Of Dr. Hill American Ambassador at
Berlin is clear, yet, according TO the official
statement such is the The fact is that far
official records go the State Department Is not
even yet possessed of the information that Dr..
HiIls selection was not acceptable 10 the German
Erv7De Inn ho7s-e that Arr1fa
dor Tower whom Dr. Hill succeed. has dis
patched letter from Berlin the State Depart
ment in relation TO this matter and if public in
in the subject continues TO Increase it has
within twenty-four hours the officials here
may decide to call upon Mr. Tower to anticipate his
letter by cabling the substance OF it il the de
psrtments cipher
The official records do show thai any change
has been contemplated in American representation
at the Berlin embassy, and there is not file
q resignation of his Office By Ambassador Tower.
Last fall the first intimatiou from Berlin
that a change was in prospect. this being short
news dispatch stating that Mr Tower had decided
his family interests required him TO return to
America Soon after this it developed that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had received letter from the am
bassadoT confrmat0ry Of this news and explaining
that his children had reached age when they
should rratriculate at some of the American uni
versities and he wished TO be them. There
was nothing in the nature Of formal resignation
and stated at the time that the President
/ had endeavored induce MI Tower reconsider
his decision. The German Emperor also. having
conceived a feeling Of strong friendship for both
Nj. and Mrs. Tower, is understood to have used
his influence with them bring about a change Of
mind Ia vain
So the President accepted the situation and an
nounced the OF the successor chosen for the
Berlin embassy and the other diplomatic changes
that depended thereupon This was a rather excep-
tonaI procedure III advance OF the receipt Of d
formal resignation from Mr.. Tower but in the
estimation OF Secretary Root was istidabIe in
order to forestall a rush of applicants for the
diplomatic posts He determined TO do every
thing he could keep these places for the men
lower down in the diplomatic service who had
shown themselves worthy OF promotion so the
slate OF promotions was announced almost before
the outside oficeseekers gained knowledge of the
fact that there was be d vacancy q Berlin.
Had this programme been carried through Or.
Hiu would have been at this moment outside the
government service and without prospects, in view
o. what has happened in other diplomatic occur
rences of this character, such as the unfortunate
plight OF Senator Blair. of New Hampshire. who
found himself without public office when The Chi
uese government refused to accept him as L min
lister after his resignation United States Sen
stor But in the OF Dr. Hill and Mr. Beaupre
WAS succeed him. and Spencer Eddy. who
was to have succeeded Dir. Beaupre as minister
in the offices for which they slated. but
quiry discloses the fact that notwithstanding the
announcement from the White House. these men
we're nominated