The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-14

Emperor William liked Mr.. Tower
| immensely, as he did Mrs. Tower.
| Both became social favorites at the
German court and eventually the En-
oer3r and Empress were dinner guests
ct the embassy, an unusual honor to
show American representatives
But Ambassador and Mrs. Tower are
clever in bringing things about as a
rule, and they did not relish the way
President Roosevelt secured the for
ner's resignation. Many ambassadors
abroad write Informal letters to the
President This correspondence is at
times quite voluminous. Mr.. Tower
wrote a querulous personal letter one
dav to the President, remarking how
he would be glad when he was able
TO return to the United States. The
President took that as resignation,
so informed the Ambassador and des-
ignated his successor. Then the Am
bassador began TO show the usual re-
, luctance about giving up his job. Gen.
orally presidents are very easy about
hurrying an ambassador out of his
place The diplomats know that. Am
bassador Choate at London and Am
IHaSSduOT HORACE III ICI ciI al NCi
extremely reluctant to give up their
posts, and President Roosevelt's pa
thence was much tried before they fl
nally gave way for his own appointees.
Ambassador Tower did not intend to
give way till next August, but in the
meantime certain people here in Wash
ington knew that remarkable things
were being done, at least with Am
bassador Towers knowledge, to pre-
vent DR.. Hill from being accepted.
These activities have had their cause
chiefly in the fact that some official
people in Washington did not like the
Hills. Mrs. Hill is a highly cultivated
woman. She speaks a number of lam
guages and gave unique entertain
ments as soon as she and her husband
came down from Rochester, n. Y, that
he might become Assistant Secretary
of State She is quite a musician ana
inaugurated the modern practise,
which has become quite general here
nowadays, of entertaining society at
musicales. She had the great singers
and performers of the day at her res
idence AS Secretary of State Hay
was i'll much of the time. Dr. and
MI I14tl riIdu UNUSUAL OpDOI luiiILiSS
for entertaining diplomats and dis !
tinguished foreign visitors.
Many ladies in official circles did not |
like the prominence that Mrs. Hill at |
tanned in this respect. She is not given |
to magnificent raiment as many OF her |
sisters are. She wears home made |
clothes a great deal. And so it became |
quite the thing among a certain coterie |
Of unchristian ladies in Washington to |
make fun of Mrs. Hill. She and her /
husband are both literary and while |
here are many literary people in {
some who shine in high /
social places are more intent upon gale
y and magnificenee than upon culture
md intellectual attachments.
OF course the Towers knew all about
his for the diplomatic society of every
European capital finds out sooner or
alter all the gossip of the diplomatic
et in Washington. and somebody pro-
,eeded to make the most of it with
Emperor William. He is fond of the /
Ultra rich Americans, who belong to
he better class and was allowed to
cain the impression that the Hills were
lot quite the kind Of people he liked
o associate with. At the same time
lIoitS were Oh IOOl 10 DTIHS AIlDdS-
ador and Mrs. Griscom at Rome to his
lotice, as Mr.. Griscom, young and am
itious, and also exceedingly rich,
would dearly like the promotion to the
more important~-peSt at Berlin. Mr..
friscom is a Philadelphia, sprung
rom a rich family of shipowners and
uilders who have been very loyal
to the Republican party in
he years gone by. He has shown
daptability for the duties of a diplo-
nat and has had very rapid advance
nent. former big official in the State
department. pointed out, when the
rouble with DR.. Hill was hardly a day
Id, that there was an organized effort
o get Mr.. Griscom into the place and
is assertion was fully borne out.
President Roosevelt promises to nip
he whole arrangement and in addition
0 teach rich diplomats abroad, how>
yer capable they may be, a Wholesome
esson. The affair will probably result !
] the termination of Ambassador Tow !
RS service at an early day and Am :
assador Griscom will probably be |
iven a scare that he will not easily !
)rget. While Emperor William was :