New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
SATISFIED WITH HILL'SWORK
State Department Doesn't Blame
Him for Potash Delay.


bearing on the resignation OF DR.. David j.
lin as American Ambassador at Berlin:
The Department Of state j. entirely "a t.
ished with DR.. Hin 2 handling OF the potash
controversy. and the ambassador is not al
al blamed Tor the long delay IN settling
the case which continues To receive the
earnest attention Of the department. The
OIrin of the press reports 10 ,he contisr!
! is not understood.
/ Berlin. April 1.-The retirement rom the
, German capital Of d. David Jayne Hill
whose resignation as Ambassador Of th'
/ United States to Germany. il was all
nounced yesterday. viii become effective
I July l. Is regretted at the Foreign ONCE
where the relations between the govern
ment officials and Or. Hill have been OF
the very best II is felt here that Dr.
HlIs tenure OF the embassy has done
much 10 further German American friend
ship.
The Ambas sailors resignation apparenuS
old not come wholly a a surprise, though
no official expression Of his intention t.
abandon the diplomatic service had been
received at The Foreign Office before Dr.
Hill LETT Berlin on March 10. for America
Particular attention is called in officia
circles TO the fact that the relations be
tween Emperor William and the American
Ambassador are most cordial.
American rumors 10 the effect that Count
Heinrich Won BernstorN. the. German Am
bassador al Washington. was simultaneous
IS rcsigning, which reports IL was thought
might give political significance 20 Dr.
/ Hill's retirement. were promptly and en-
phatically denied at the Foreign once.
The date on which Ambassador HIS
resigna ton becomes effective will enable
him 10 take part I'm the reception which
I is being planned for the visiting American
warships during Kiel Week and which
promises 10 be one Of the most important
demonsua ions of the Germsn-American
good relations in recent years.
1t was Stated al the Foreign ONCE to-
night that the visit Of the American naval
squadron 10 hiel had been arranged 50
that the American ships would be anchored
in Kie Hsrhor for three days during KieI
Week
The working out Of a definite programme
Of the reception OF the American naval
officers and sailors has been delayed by the
Emperors absence at Corfu. The embassy
here has not yet received reply 10 a
communication sent to his majesty with
regard 10 the proposed Visit OF the Ameri-
can naval division 10 German waters.
The German newspapers are mystihed
by the sudden resignation OF the American
Ambassador and print an assortment OF
rumors as 10 what caused his retirement
including one 10 the effect that Or. Hill
had FLASHED with Secretary Knox over the
uOtash question
The "Mittag Zeitung" pays high tribute
TO DR.. Hill as a writer. scholar and diplo-
mat. and says 1t is an open secret that the
American Ambassador never felt at ease
in his Berlin post because OF the incidents
which occurred at the time Of his appoint
ment. The Ambassador. the paper con-
tinues. regarded his stay at the German
capital ss temporary, and accepted the post
In these circumstances only as an egress
from a disagreeable situation between Ger
many and America.