Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-31
HILLS NAME SENT IN
Nominated to Be Ambassador
to Germany.
TOWER TO RETIRE JUNE |
Decision Reached After Conference
Last Night.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED
Believed That Baron Won Sternburg
Presented Some Assurance =
TOWER TO RETIRE JUNE |
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED
Believed That Baron Won Sternburg
Presented Some Assurance
From the Kaiser. y

The President today sent To the Senate
the nomination of David Jayne Hill 10 he
extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary to Germany. He also named Ar
thur NJ. Beaupre of Illinois TO be minister
to the Netherlands and Luxemburg. and
Spencer F. Eddy of Illinois to be minister
to the Argentine Republic
Charlemaene Tower. present amba sss-
dor to Berlin. has formally resigned, to
take effect June l. at which time DR. Hill
will succeed him. The administration
knows no reason why the nomination of
DR.. Hill will not he acted upon at rea
sonaby early date by the Senate.
The attitude of the administration Is
that DR.. Hills reputation a statesman,
scholar and diplomat has not suffered the
slightest impairment in view of the dis
clamer of the German emperor of any
adverse expression toward DIR. Hill and
of the hearty recognition OF DR.. Hflis
personality and standing contained in the
statement Of President Roosevelt issued
from the White House last night.
The decision to send In the name of DR..
Hill was reached last night after a con-
ference at the White House. those present
besides the President being Secretary
Root. Assistant Secretary Bacon and
ambassador 1t is certain that Baron Won
Sternburg presented some private advices
from Emperor William that satisfied the
administration. 1t Is also believed that
the kaiser was desrous that the myste-
rious gossip should be ended by DR.. Hills
nomination. If the speculation had con-
tinued there might have been A serious
jar in the relations Of the two countries.
all growing out of what is now officially
termed a misunderstanding.
White House Statement.
The following statement was given out:
I'm addition to the communication al
ready made public from the German for
eign office. the German ambassador has
also conveyed to the American govern
ment the assurance of the emperor that
there has never been any change in his
attitude toward Mr.. Hill and in his cordial
willingness to welcome Mr. Hill to Ber
lin. The emperor's favorable opinion OF
Mr.. Hill was communicated to the Wash
ington administration last November and
his attitude has never changed since.
"Appa rently some remarks in a casual
conversation have been distorted by gos
sip and exaggerated by rumor SO as 10
give a totally erroneous impression OF
the whole matter.
THE two governments have never
shared this misunderstanding. The de-
sign of the President and the Secretary
of State in choosing MIR. Hill was t"
choose the man who of all the men I'm
the diplomatic service was best fitted for
this particular position--a position Of the
very first order In honor and responsible
ity. and one to which. therefore. IL was
deemed we'll to send skilled diplomat a
student. A speaker. an authority on inter
national law. learned German scholar
who had served with signal ability as as
sistant secretary of state under John Hay
and as foreign minister I'm two successive
posts. in the last of which he had rem
dered marked service in connection with
the Hague peace conference. This pur-
pose is. and has always been, fully appre-
ciated by the emperor personally and In
Germany at large.
No time has been fixed for the retire
ment Of Ambassador Tower. but il is ex-
pected DR. Hill Will succeed him some
time in May.
Purpose Of Administration.
1t was announced last night that tbs
purpose of the administration has been tn
make 1t evident that the great diplomatic
positions are not to be treated as positions
to be held only by millionaires, but, so
far as possible. rewards for faithful
service to the public In other positions.
Thus the last four ambassadors appoint
ed-Messrs. Riddle to Russia. Dudley to
Brazil o Brien to Japan and Hill to Ger
many-have all been men of moderate
means. no in previous positions Of minor
rank had shown especial fitness for the
performance of the duties OF the higher
was pointed out that every ambassador
now in the service has had previous diplo-
matte experience. and most of them long
and varied previous experience. although
in some cases the CHIEF previous service
of the man has been rendered outside OF
diplomacy.
1t was stated today at the German en-
bassy that nothing more should be looked
tI,..
Trouble Happily Ended.
BERLIN. March 31-The advices re-
ceived at the foreign office from WASH
ington indicate that i'm the American cap
ita as well as in Berlin the Hill episode
is regarded as having been happily ad-
justed The best diplomatic opinion Is
that If Mr.. Hill chooses to come to Berlin
he will find his position not only agree
able but more important than would have
been the case II the incident had not
happened.
Charemagn Tower. the retiring ap-
bassador. in fuifilment of his letter 10
President Roosevelt last September in
which he said that he would ask leave 10
resign early next summer. has now fixed
the date at June l and has so informed
the President. Mr.. Tower gave legal no.
tice last October to the owner of his resi-
dence here that he would give up his
house the 1st Of May, and 1t has been ad
vertised for rent. The occupancy of this
building is now under discussion as suit
able for the japanese embassy. and II
found to be desirable it will be purchased
by Japan.
The Kaiser Too Frank.
LONDON, March 31.-Ali the LONDON
papers are now in possession of tn.
latest phase of the Hill incident. but for
the most part they refrain from COM
ment. The Daily News. however. In an
editorial says that the emperor's whisper
carries farther than the thunders of
other men. 1T all goes to show, saws
the paper that the emperor ought
neither to write to his friends nor talk
freely at the dinner table, for he is a
man of impulsve temperament and sin
gulaNy untitled for a role where dis
cretion is the supreme virtue"
The Daily Press says: The new d.
plomacy of the dinner table and ballroom
is a palpable anachronism. To have II
recognized that a man is unified to he
ambassador unless he is wealthy and con-
sumed with a dsSire to spend on lavish
enterta inments is to put back the hands
Of the clock of history. President Roose-
welt will not be the man we take him Tor
IL he does not bring down the big stick
on this particular cabal.