The sun., 1908-03-26
GERMANY REJECTS DR.. Hill
KAISER UNWILLING TO RECEIVE
HIN As AMBASSADOR
Ambassador Tower Gables the Information
and Says He VIII Send = Letter Giving
Detalls-The News n Great Surprise to
the President and Secretary Root.


wAsHINoroN March 2S,-In brief
message tolegraphed TO the State De-
partment Charlemagne Tower, the Ameri-
can Ambassador 10 Germany, says there
Is opposition on the part OF Emperor William
10 receiving DR.. David Jayne Hill, now
American Minister at The Hague as Mr..
Towers successor and that a letter giving
details OF the situation will be forwarded,
The meagreness Of this information is
entirely unsatisfactory 10 Government off,
oials. They profess to know nothing more
and are anAiously waiting telegraphic ad-
vices from Berlin, which 1t is believed have
been ordered.
There is disposition on the part Of promi-
nent members Of the Administration TO be
provoked over the suggestion contained
In Mr.. Towers despatch. While they say
little there are hints Of deep diplomatic
mystery which must be cleared up before
the Government will be entirely satisfied
as to thsTeal reason for the opposition to
DR.. Hill The advices from Berlin come as
a great surprise 10 President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root who had every cause
to believe that DR.. Hill was acceptable to
Emperor William and the Berlin Foreign
Office.
Dr. Hills nomination as Ambassador
had been confirmed by the Senate and the
forwarding Of his commission was de-
pendent only on the retirement Of Mr.. Tower.
who had expressed an intention TO re-
sign While his resignation was not re-
oeived the President felt justified In send
ing Dr. Hills name TO the Senate 1t was
last fall that Mr.. Tower indicated that he
intended TO leave the diplomatic service
A press despatch from Berlin first told Of
that intention, Secretary Root was in
Mexico at the time and on his return 10
Washington he made inquiries In the State
Department on the subject, but was unable
to find that Mr.. Tower had torw arded his
resignation or any information on the sub
ject to the Department. subsequently,
however, 1t was ascertained that Alr. Tower
had sent a personal letter 10 President
Roosevelt In which he said he desired 10
return home for business and family yTeasons.
Before Mr.. Hills name was transmitted
TO the Senate this Government inquired Of
the Government Of Germany whether DR..
| Hill would be acceptable to Emperor Will
| lam and an Affirmative answer was re-
eelved. Taking 1t for granted that the
transfer Of Dr. Hill from The Hague 70
Berlin vas assured the President and Secre-
tsry Root arranged q programme Of diplo-
matic changes contingent upon Mr. Towers
retirement and DR.. Hills transfer, This
included the appointment Of Arthur NJ.
Beaupre az Minister at The Hague to sue
ceed Hill and the appointment Of Spencer
+ Eddy, then as now secretary Of the En-
bassy at Berlin, 10 succeed Beaupre as
Minister TO the Argentine Republic, The
Senate confirmed these nominations.
Nothing further having been heard from
Mr. Tower a despatch was sent to him in
quiring in polite terms as to when he in
tended to retire from his post. The answer
was that he would leave Berlin sometime
next summer. This was not satisfactory
10 the Administration In view Of the ar
rangements for the several transfers in the
Diplomatic Service and the latest informa-
tion that DR.. Hill is persona non Rrata-for
the Emperor's opposition amounts TO that
has not served to add to the gayety Of at
least one Of the nations concerned.
There are rumon galore In Washington
az TO the reasons why DR.. HIS near pres
ence is not desired by the GerInea Emperor.
OF course the mere suggestion that this is
30 will be sufficient to cause the President
10 acqulesce in the wish Of Emperor William.
One Of the nimors In explanation Of the
suggestion from the German Government
is that DR. Hill incurred the displeasure Of
Prince Henry Of Prussia, Emperor Williams
brother, in the late winter Of 1872 when the
Prince visited the United States. DR.. Hill
was then Assistant Secretary Of State and
he was designated, together with Lieut.
Gen. Henry c. Corbin end Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans, to accompany Prince
Henry on his tour In this country, That
any unpleasantness involving the Prince
and DR.. Hill occurred ON the tour is denied
by people who were familiar with all that
happened during the Princes stay 10
America, There was some gossip In Berlin,
Washington has heard, that DR.. Hill had
made iduz pds In having had beer served
at an Official reception 10 the Prince. but
nobody who might know could recall to-
night au occasion with Dr. Hill a. host or
In charge where thore had been beer. At
President Roosevelt's dinner to Prince
Henry beer was served after the dinner,
but 1, wee understood that this was in
accordance with German custom.
Another report Is that German officials
had heard that Dr. Hill did not measure
I'D 10 their ideas as TO what an Ambassador
should be, and still another that Emperor
William wants Mr. Tower 70 remain in
Berlin. It is doubtful II the Administra-
ton has any detailed information.
When Baron Won sternburg, the German
AMBASSADOR, heard Of the report that Or.
Hi was not acceL table to his Government
he called on Secretary Root. Aftsrward
he said that he had no information from
his Government on the subject
DR.. Hill has been Assistant Secretary Of
State and Minister TO Switzerland. His
appointment 10 Berlin was intended as
comp liment 10 his ability. He has ample
means 10 maintain the prestige Of the Amer
ioan Embassy In the German capital He
has studied much abroad and was an au-
thority on political history and internA-
tional law. Al one time he was president
Of the University Of Rochester.
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