Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-09-09
Ambassador Says Clique
Aimed TO Injue Him.
aH MENTIONS NO NAMES
EaErEs States Representative to Ger
Enany Quotes Presidents Let
Ter to Him When
He Resigned.

4t1STn, Sept 4.-~David Jayne Hill,
fa-1ss.ring American ambassador, on the
~sus OF his departure from Berlin, has
6sTEisan silence with regard to his re-
sEsfEnation, which was accepted by
President Taft last April.
The ambassador gave out a state
.ssrssnt intimating that there had been q
%1eksberate intrigue to dicredit him and
5 Eniagsepresent the reasons for his re-
2signation. He announced his declina
a4irn aaf decoration ~hich the emperor
~7S1sssad him
~ cannot leave Germany" says the
aazsl12ssador, without expressing my
sa0pueeiation of the kindness | expert
seaoe9 here. particularly from his ma
aEssg. the emperor, who has generously
fascinated a wish to confer upon me
San h1nor which the laws of my coun-
&Tg earbid me TO accept. / have, how
~xsYer. considered it proper to receive
"a pieee OF porcelain from the royal
Bcotteries, and | wish to make public
acknowledgment OF this mark of his
Friendship.
At the time of my resignation last
sga7Jing the reason for it, and a legend
sanss,erning my course In the negotia-
Nlszss of my government with that OF
A3ernany in the potash controversy
raas carefully prepared and widely cir.
al i2ted. positively declaring upon al
AZ ed authority, that my conduct had
Rsesn dispensing to the department OF
ssstate. In such circumstances the duty
vof loyal diplomatic officer is silence,
sand we faithfully performed that duty
~ have believed the American people.
careless as they always are of repu-
Natlnna love fair play, and knowing
that she official records were there to
.=spcak the truth at the proper time, |
&nawa taken no notice either of the
ssssfmce or the motive of these allega-
T2cns and have at present no comment
no make upon them. Upon taking leave
e1G the Office six months after my resig-
x1arsra was decided upon, | believe
wffAt 1T will give pleasure to the pres-
asssny az make public at this time an
saAEz ogTaph statement made by him
ss5E1@ months ago which should effect
EisEsg silence and exterminate this le.
s@ysns which certain newspapers have
ssa deapored to keep alive.
Cites Presidents Letter.
.'He sssys: L write now to assure
you TINT never had the slightest rea-
s-xozi to criticise your course and SER
vice a. nfss most important post Of
Berlin 1YpH have indicated your APP
xsai ntmeht IN every way. and 1t has
aH-Resn me pleasure to deny emphati-
<-Eagy and categorically that your re-
ssssgnation grew out of any disagree
E-ment on the part of the administration
v;ss.n your conduct of this country's re-
ExEons with Germany in regard to
Yonaasn or any other question. | write
GhF fs-o you, for you are entitled to
ksav~sa full statement as to your salts
Gacs,rw services. written by him whom
ISvor have worthily and we'll represent
S{sd IA the great capital of Berlin
4 make this statement public at
trnrk sfiFge for the purpose of assuring
iDy F&rezAs in Europe and America OF
rsr faithful allegiance to the principles
e& ihFgalty to which | have been act
TzarsE throughout an Official life of
cEeE1saher able duration and to show my
@xr3rEcr4fson of the sense of justice by
who y>tFe president has been inspired
TN rsss es-nizing the wrong done me by
9TH, 7yInose misrepresentation he de-
ssirv.Y W far as possible to repair, in
qrrir ances which | have reason to
aloel -, re at present entirely under
. stsIe0ee
80 sssador Hill was not willing to
inTr n more closely the persons he
oeer as were interested in discredit-
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