The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-02

Berlin, April 1.-Emepror William,
having been fully advised as to the at
tttude of President Roosevelt and the
feeling of the American public in re-
gard to the alleged refusal OF his ma
jesty to receive David Jayne Hill as
ambassador to Germany in succession
to Charlemagne Tower has recalled all
the expressions of disapproyal he re-
Gently sent to President Roosevelt md
would be pleased to receive DR.. Hill as
ambassador.
The emperor has caused this view to
be communicated to the president.
The German foreign office has sent to
the Associated Press the following Off
cial declaration on the subject:
The notices which have appeared hither-
Hill affair have originated in the errone-
Gus impression that 1t was Intended in
last autumn to Mr.. Hill's appointment
This has never been thought OF. 1t is
true that doubts subsequently arose as
to whether Mr.. Hill would feel himself
comfortable in the post Of American am
bassador to Berlin, but these doubts nave
been removed so that nothing stands in
Berlin embassy, and he will be welcome
in Berlin now. as he would have been
representative would be who should be
named by President Roosevelt.
1t is to be stated emphatically that
throughout the whole incident the ambas-
sador. MIR. Tower. has not swerved for
one instant from the straight line of abso-
lutely loyal and honorable conduct both
perial German government.
~Sternburg Busy.
Baron Won Sternburg, the German
amba SSador at Washington, has, dur
ing the last IS hours, been in the closest
couch with the foreign office, and has
eabled fully concerning the matter. He
described the need of a speedy rear
rangement of the affair and President
Roosevelt's difficulties In meeting the
emperor's inclination. and furthermore
the unpleasant effect the whole con-
troNersy was having on the American
public opinion. The German foreign
office since yesterday morning has sent
, a umbe of lengthy dispatches to the
emperor at Venice. through Baron
Jenisch. the representative of the for
eign office. who is with the emperor.
AS soon as q definite statement of
the emperor's wishes was received by
the secretary for foreign affairs Herr
Won Schoen. the secretary. and Ans
bassador Tower had Il long conference
at the foreign Office at which the en-
tire subject was gone over. At the
conclusion of the conference Secretary
Won Schoen cabled the foregoing state
tnent to the German ambassador at
Washington, together with complete
additional explanations. Ambassador
Tower also cablad to the state depart
ment the fullest details of all that had
been done. The aim of the German
foreign office is to close the incident
in a manner satisfactory to the presi-
dent and the people of the United
States.
At first the foreign office, which is
sensitive to any question relating to
the emperor. was inclined to believe
that a genera denial of the statement
that the empero had declined to re-
cefNe DR.. Hill as American amba ssador
might quiet the situation pending a
le1surely settlement. But it was evil
dent from Baron Won Sternburg's dis
patches to the foreign office Saturday
that public opinion, as we'll as the
American government, required some
adequate n definite solution, and 1t
was announced that the emperor would
delay the departure of the imperial
yacht H~ohenzoiiern from Venice. pre-
sqtnably to afford time for the disposi-
tior of this matter.
1t 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 emperor
and IN German government.
IL Is thought in Berlin hat the en-
peror's original purpose was merely to
show friendly solicitude concerning the
American representation.