The Washington times., 1921-07-06
DAVID JAYNE HILL
SEEN AMBASSADOR
TO GERMANY SOON
President Expected to Appoint
Former Envoy Under Taft to
Berlin Post.
by GEORGE n. HOLMES.
international News Service.

Or. David Jayne Hill, author. col
Iegian and dipiomtist OF long exper-
ience, likely will be the Administra-
tion choice as the FIRST American am
bassador TO Germany following the
world war.
The selection OF DR.. Hill for the
difficult post at Berlin Is said today
to have already been decided upon by
President Harding and Secretary OF
State Hughes. DR.. Hill is now In
Europe, He has been there for some
weeks engaged in making an inten-
sive study of postwar conditions
with reference TO Germany. Just
prior to his departure for abroad. Dr.
Hill held number OF conferences
with President Harding here.
TRIED DIPLOMAT NEEDED.
The Administration felt. 1t is un-
derstood. that the embassy at Berlin,
vacant now for four years, called for
not only an experienced diplomatist
but also for one who Is thoroughly
grounded in the history and traditions
OF Europe. politically and economically.
DIR. Hill qualities in every instance,
his friends say, through his long dip
lomatic experience, as minister to
Switzerland and the Netherlands, and
later as ambassador TO Germany under
the Taft Administration. In addition,
he has spent great deal NJ his hf"
in Europe and is the author OF
number of works on European SOW
ernments and diplomacy.
DIR. HIPS most recent literary con-
tributions have been, THE Rebuild
ing OF Europe" 1917; Impressions Of
the Kaiser" 1918; and Present
Problems in Foreign Policy" 1919.
NOMINATION EXPECTED SOON.
The general expectation In Wash
ington is that President Harding will
name the ambassador to Germany be-
fore many weeks. Conclusion Of
technical war through the passage Of
Thus, II was pointed out today, the
followed by the negotiation Oh some
form OF treaty, and IL is believed
that the United States should have
an American ambassador in Berlin
while the negotiations are in prog
ress.
Many of the problems with which
the American ambassador to Ger
many will have to deal, involve TO a
very considerable extent conditions
throughout Europe. Germany is
bound hand and foot, practically,
through the operative features OF the
Versailles treaty and the other ma
lions OF Europe, notably France and
ireat Britain. must be consulted at
very turn.
Thus, II was pointed out today, the
Berlin post must of necessity DC
hlled by some one in intimate touch
with the whole OF Europe rather than
some one conyersant merely with the
German tongue and political lore.
TO REDUCE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY.
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the old
Austro Hungarian empire probably
viii lead to the reduction OF the en-
bassy at Vienna to the legation class,
with the appointment of an American
minister instead Of an Ambassador.
Austria can no longer be rated as
lrst-class world power. and the posi-
tion she now occupies would hardly
Justify, IL is felt the maintenance of
an embassy. THE Administration, il
= said. feels no need for hurry in
the appointment OF an American Dip
lomatic representative to Vienna, as
Austria for some time to come must
continue to occupy a more or less in
conspicuous position in world affairs.