The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02

Berlin, April 1.-Emepror william,
having been fully advised as to the at
titude of President Roosevelt and h
feeling Of the American public In re-
gard to the alleged refusal of his ma
jesty to receive David Jayne Hill an
ambassador to Germany in succession
to Charlemagne Tower has recalled all
the expressions of disapproval he re-
Gently sent to President Roosevelt and
you'd be pleased to receive DR.. Hill az
ambassador. H..r 1854
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-
s. IN at sss f Ss1s or Rrsss In Re regard 9Ss . to the
Gus impression that 1t was intended In
Berlin to recall the approval given here
last autumn to Mr.. Hits appointment.
true that doubts subsequently arose as
to whether Mr.. Hill would feel himself
comfortable in the post Of American am
been removed, so that nothing stands in
the way Of Mr.. Hills nomination to the
Berlin embassy, and he will be welcome
before, or as any other unobjectionable
representative would. be who should be
named by President. Roosevelt.
throughout the whole incident the ambas-
sador. Mr.. Tower, has not swerved for
one instant from the straight line of abso-
lutely loyal and honorable conduct, both
toward his own government and the I'M
pertal German government. t
Sternburs 8usy.
Baron Won Sternburg, the German
ambassador at Washington, has, dur-
ing the last 48 hours, been In the closest
touch with the foreign Office, and has
cabled fully concerning the matter. He
6Rarrihad fha mead Of q gnaadX rAar-l
rangement of the affair and President
Roosevelt's difficulties In meeting the
emperor's inclination, and furthermore
h unpleasant effect the whole con-
troversy was having OF the American
public opinion. The German foreign
office since yesterday morning has sent
q number Of lengthy dispatches to h
emperor at Venice, through Baron
Jenisch, the representative of the for
eign office, who is with the emperor,
AS soon as a definite statement OF
the emperor's wishes was received by
the secretary for foreign affairs Herr
Won Schoen, the secretary, and Am-
bassador Tower had a long conference
at the foreign office at which the en-
tire subject was gone over. At the
conclusion of the conference Secretary
o Schoen cabled the foregoing state
ment to the German ambassador at
Washington, together with complete
additional explanations. Ambassador
Tower also cabled to the state depart
ment the fullest details of all that a
been o 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 che foreign office, which is
sensitive to any question relating to
the emperor, was inclined to believe
that a general denial of the statement
that the emperor had declined to re-
Ceive DR.. Hill as American ambassador
might quiet the situation pending a
~leisurely settlement. But 1t 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 and definite solution, and it
was announced that the emperor would
delay the departure Of the imperial
yacht HohenZollern from Venice, pre-
sumably to afford time for the DISPOSE
ton of this matter. #
1t Is certain that IL DR.. Hill comes
TO Berlin as the American ambassador
he will be most cordially welcomed and
given every attention by the emperor
and the German government.
1t Is thought in Berlin that the en-
peror's original purpose was merely to
show friendly solicttude concerning the
American representation, y y