The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-04
DAVID JAYNE HILL
MAKES STATEMENT
Retiring ambassador From the
Post at Berlin Gives Out
Letter From Taft.
SPECULATION SET AT REST
SPECULATION SET AT REST
Resignation Not Caused by Dis.
pleasure Of State Department
Over Conduct Of Diplomat.

BERLIN, Sept 2.-David Jayne Hill
the retiring American ambassador. on
the eve OF his departure from. Berlin,
has broken silence as TO his resignation,
which was accepted by President Taft
last April The ambassador gave out a
statement today intimating that there
had been n deliberate intrigue to dis
credit him and misrepresent the reasons
for his resignation.
He announced his declju3 ton of Il dec
grafton which Tie emperor offered him.
"At the time OF my resignation IN
April says the cmbassador. there was
much speculation regarding the reason
therefore, and legend concerning my
course in the negotiations between my
government and Germany over The potash
controversy was carefully prepared and
widely circulated positively declaring on
alleged authority that my conduct was
displeasiug TO the department OF state.
Under the circumstances the duty OF a
loyal diplomat is silence, and faithfully
performed this duty.
Record Speaks for Itself.
81 have believed that the American
people careless as they often are OF
regulations. love fair play. and knowing
that the official record there would speak
the truth at the proper time. have
taken no notice of either the source or
the motive OF these allegations. | have
now no comment to make upon them.
''On leaving office SlS months 2tlSr my
resignation / believe that II will be a
pleasure 10 the president II / make public
at this time an autograph statement made
by him some months ago, which should
effectually silence and cXteTnlnate the
legend which certain newspapers have
endeavorcd TO keep alive, He says:
~ write now 10 assure you that l
never had the slightest reason to critl-
important post of Berlin. You have VIM
dicatcd your appointment in every way
and it has given me pleasure 10 deny
emphatjcaly and cateGorica)ly that your
resignation grew out Of any disagree
nent on the part OF the administration
With your conduct in this country's re-
lations with Germany In relation to me
potash or any other question. I write
This TO you for YOU are entitled to have
a full statement as to your satisfactory
service, written by him whom You have
worthly and we'll represented at inc
great capital of Berlin
Reason for Statement,
81 make public this statement for the
purpose OF assuring my friends In Europe
and America, of my faithful aneSiancg
to the principles Of ioyaity by which |
fetal life. which has been OF considerable
duration and to show appreciation of tho
sense OF justice by which the president
was inspired in recognizing the wrong
done me by others. whose misrepresenta-
tlons as lie has desired as far as pos
sibe to repair, in circumstances when
I have reason to believe nc at present
entirely understands.
Emha ssador Hill was not willing 10 in
dicatc more closely the persons he be
IIeves were interested in discredjtlng him.
The ambassador and Mrs. Hill viii
leave Berlin tomorrow after luncheon
in their honor given by Herr Won sd
-Waechtcr. secretary OF foreign AZ
faire. 10 which Dr Won Bethmann -Eioll-
veg, the imperial chancellor. RcprescDta-
tive Richard Bartholdt and &. Is: Woln
ram. the special ambassadors OF Presi-
deni Taft TO the unveilinS of the Won
Steuben monument. Brieadier General +.
A. Darlington. inspector general or the
I-nited States army. and BriSadlcr Gem
cral William w. Wotherspoon, T.. ;, ~,
president of the Army War college. have
been invited
4 bit of porcelain. given by Emperor
William to the ambassador. is Il mag
njhcent vase three feet ~ height. deco
rated with pictures Of the emperor's
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