The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
Emperor Said to Have Com
planned That Envoy's
Fetes Were Not
Lavish.

IN TtSlSUIbiDl VI Ia III bd.i
Wv Hill, ambassador to Germany,
today is causing much spccu-
lation 1t cannot be said however, that
that those familiar with diplomatic sc.
crets are surprised. At various times
in the last few months il has been
rumorcd that the noted educator was
dissatisfied with his berth in Berlin.
Why he should find the German port
folio q disagrecable burden is not clear
ly understood. but il is recalled that
not so worry long ago it was gossipcd
in Berlin that the kaiser was almost
openly hostile to Ilill although unable
to find any diplomatic grounds for pro
nounciug the ambassador persona non
grata.
Ii WIS said at the time this gossip
WIS rife that the emperor had made
some opprobrious remark about the m
ability OF the Hills TO compete with the
ambassadors of other countries IN Law
ish entertainments Whether the kaiser
ever so far forgot his royal dignity as
TO indulge in such n remark is, OF
course, a mooted question, but II Is Ger
tain that the gossip came to the ears
of the American ambassador and deeply
offended him.
Gossips Offend Hill.
The gossips would have it that the
emperor did not want at his court any
ambassador who WAS not able to enter
tain in regal style. The chances are
that the emperor himself nj no time
made the remark ascribcd to him, but
the very existence of the gossip was
extremely painful to the ambassador
and to Mrs. Hill. as 1t served to em-
phasizc the fact that America s repre-
sentative was not endowed with suf.
hcicnt riches to give. the elaborate re-
ceptions and fctes that were almost
everyday events with the diplomats Of
the larger countries of Europe. And
it was pointed out that even some oi
the minor diplomats were able totally
TO eclipse the American ambassador IN
this respect
Causes Painful Situation.
While such a situation would have
been impossible in the United States
with reference to the ambassador of any
European country and would only have
won him sympathy if by any chance
it did exist. in Berlin, it is said. the
social status of the American embas
sador was rendered peculiarly embar.
RAISING by an obvious want of tact and
consideration upon the part OF his dip
lomatic associates,
After briet conference today be-
tween President Taft and Secretary OF
State Knox the resignation of DR.. Hill
was announced at the White House,
The only intimation of the probable
reason for the resignation came from
DR.. Hill himself tonight when he point
cd 70 The second part Of his letter TO
President Taft. made public earlier in
the day, which read that he had re
signed ''at this time 10 take effect
July ], lin order that if you desire to
do so. you may be able to make an.
other annointmcnt TO that post,
Or. Hill was en- route from New York
TO Washington when the announcement
Of his resignation was made at the
White House and on his arrival tonight
he was advised that rumors were cur
rent that he had in view some high
position in public life or in the
academic world, in which lie always has
been interested.
Hill Hints at Secret.
All that ! am prepared to say at
this time. said DR.. Hill, els that
have no plnns or engagements. AS 10
the reasons for my resignation, thei
are TO be found in tho second paragraph
of my letter TO the president.
Dr. Hin sa,d he intended 20 return
to Berlin about May ] TO arrange his
household effects for departure between
then and July !
Following immediately upon the an
nounc"mcnt Yesterday of the appoint
ment of new ambassadors TO both iur'
KEY and Russia official Washington
scented AN important diplomats shake
up i'm prospect. President Taft s com
mcnt to callers today was that DR.,
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