The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-30
Has withdrawn AllObjection.
to Newly Appointed Am.
bassador to Berlin.
ASSURANCE GIVEN OF
A WARM WELCOME,
Baron Won sternbnrg Cablcd the
Kaiser That the President and
i American People Resented
His Attitude-Foreig
Office Withdrew
Objection.
., ERLIN, March 2e.--Emperor VIII
liam. having been fully advised

ERL1N March 2a.--Emperor Will
liam having been fully advised
as to the attitude of President
Roosevelt and the feeling of
the American public In regard
to the alleged refusal OF His Majesty
10 receive Dr. David Jayne Hill AS
American ambassador 10 Germany in
succession TO Charlemagne Tower. has
recalled all the expressions of disap-
provai le recently sent to President
Roosevelt and would be pleased to re-
ceiye DIR Hill as American Ambassa-
dor.
The Emperor has caused this view
to be communicated to President Roose-
Welt. The German foreign Office las
sent to the Associated Press tho fol-
lowing official decIaration on the sub
ject:
The notices which have appeared
hitherto in the foreign press in regard
to the Hill affair have originated in
the erroneous impression that 1t was
intended In Berlin to recall the ap-
proval given here last autumn to Mr.
Hills appointment. This has never
been thought, of. 1t is true that doubts
subsequently arose as TO whether Mr..
1Iili would feel himself comfortable
tn the post OF American ambassador
to Berlin. but these doubts have been
removed, so that nothing stands in the
way of Mr. HIS nomination to the
Berlin embassy. and he Will be well
come In Berlin now, as he would have
been before, or as any other unob-
jectionable representative would be
who should be named by Presidea,
Roosevelt
1T is 10 be stated amphatieaily that
throughout the whole incident the am
bassadcr. Mr.. Tower, has pot swerpctf
for one instant in the straight line of
absolutely loyal and honorable conduct,
both towards his own government and
the imperial German government"
Cnbled the Emperor.
Baron Won Sternburg the German am-
bassador at Washington, las during
the last forty eight hours been In the
closest touch with the foreign office.
and has cabed fully concerning the
matter He described the need of a
speedy arrangement of the affair and
President Rooseselt's difficulties In
meeting the Emneror's inclination. and.
Furthermore, the unpleasant erect the
whole controversy was having upon
American public opinion. The German
foreign Office. since yesterday morn
Ing, has sent number of lengthy dis
patches 10 the Emperor at Venice.
through Baron Jerisch, the represent
atIve, of the foreign office, who is with
the Emperor.
AS soon as a definite. statement of.
the Empeior's wishes was received by
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Herr
Son Schoen. the secretary. and Ambas-
sador Tower had a long conference at
the foreign Office. at which the entire,
subject was gone over AT the conclu-
sion of the conference. Secretary Won
Schoep oabled the foregoing statement
TO the GERMAN ambassador at Wash
ington, and complete additional expla-
nations. Ambassador Tower also cabled
to the State Department the fullest de-
tails of all that had been done.
The aim of the German foreign office
As TO close the incident in a manner
satisfactory 10 the President and the
people of the United States.