New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
Berlin Worried
Over Choice Of
Envoy to u. S.
TemporarySolution of Prob
lem Offered in Appoint
ment of Charge d'Afaires
by Both Governments
Expense Is Big Question
Foreign Office Is Without
Confirmation of Reports
America Will Send Dresel

BERLIN, Sept. (By The Associated
Press) 1.-THE German Foreign Office is
without confirmation Of reports re-
ceived here from London and Paris
that Ellis Loring Dresel is to be ap-
pointed Ambassado to Germany. The
report was printed in the Berlin news
apers and resulted in Mr. Dresel being
overwhelmed with congratulations.
He said to-day that he was entirely in
the dark as to the State Departments
decision with regard to the Berlin post
Or. Friedrich Rosen, the Foreign
Minister, is still scanning the German
horizon for an Ambassador to the
United States who would be c0nsid-
cred true representative Of new Ger
many. Men OF the ambassadoral
stamp whom the government has had in
view are out of its reach, while others
who have volunteered to fill the post
at Washington are said not to be find
ing official favor or receiving encour-
agement.
Problem Perplexes Cabinet
The Washington assignment involves
a number of perplexing difficulties for
the Cabinet of DR.. Wirth. In addition
to the question of the ambassadors
personality, one of the chief questions
is the expense of reestablishing the
Washington mission. The German Am
basador who would be content to main
tain modest establishment would cost
Germany a minimum of $4,000 a year,
which to-day exceeds 100000 marks.
This would not include the staff or
other embassy expenses, even allowing
for rigid curtailments in many dircc-
tons.
Up to the present no wealthy man
in Germany has volunteered for the
Washington portfolio, or if he has he
has not proved himself sufficiently Gun
encumb red" to warrant consideration
by the Cabinet.
A member of the Reichstag Foreign
Relations Committee, discussing the
situation to-day, expressed the hope
that the American government would
simplify the procedure for Germany by
temporarily appointing "A charge DAT
fairies here conversant with the numer-
Gus problems growing out of the tran
STORY economic and political situation
in the country, thereby enabling Ger
many to dispatch an Official of similar
rank to Washington.
Economic Experts Urged
A German charge would be accom-
panied by staff of economic experts
required for the early adjustment of
the intricate financial, commercial and
legal problems involved in effecting a
resstablishment Of friendly relations.
The Reichstag leader, who apparently
was rejecting the official mind, said he
believed such procedure would consid-
erably facilitate the solving of the vex-
atious problem for Germany, which
country, he added, had available men
qualified to fill the transitory post I'M
til the path was smooth for an ex-
change of ambas sailors.
The Foreign Office has declined to
discuss the issue beyond saying that
1T will be necessary to follow Ameri-
can precedent, although informal con-
VIBRATIONS have revealed that the Ger
man government would welcome the
appointment of charges daffaires to
both capitals as temporary solution
For Ambassador Speaking German
The recent suggestion of Count Won
BernstorF, former Ambassador to the
United States, that the new Anbas-
sador should speak English has stimu-
lated the counter proposition here that
the American envoy to Germany should
be possessed of more than the mere
rudiments of the German language if
he is diplomat keenly DESTROYS of
penetrating into the numerous prob
lens presented by new Germany which
are not wholly concerned with diplo-
matte routine.