Evening star., 1925-01-28
W|EDFELDT LEAVES
POST HERE SUNDAY
German Ambassador to Pre-
sent Letters of Recall To-
morrow or Friday.

The German Ambassador, DR.. Otto
Wiedfeldt. has received his letters of
recall. and will, either tomorrow or
Friday morning, present them to
Secretary of State Hughes, and will
then take official leave of the
President. On Sunday morning he
will leave Washington for New York,
and will sail February on the
Albert Balm.
DIR. Wiedfeldt has been Ambassador
from Germany since May 20, 1922
and he will hold the historic role of
having been the first Amba ssador to
be received after the six years break
in diplomatic intercourse following
the departure of Count Johann Won
Bernstorff and the entrance Of this
country into the World War. He
relinQuiShed most remunerative
post under the Krupps at the request
of President Ebert and has devoted
almost three strenuous years to re-
building the status of Germany in the
American republic and trying to un-
rayel the tangled skein in which Ger
man finances and other affairs in this
country are emmeshed.
1t was at his own request that he
has been recalled, and he is severing
his connection with the foreign
service in order to take over his
after a few weeks in Berlin adjust
ing his diplomatic work. will retire
for a month or two to Dresden, the
home of Frau Wiedfeldt, where she
is now attending an ill relative. The
Ambassadors only son, Herman Wied-
feldt. is conducting a farm after
Am erican methods near Hamburg,
and a lengthy visit will be made
there before the retiring diplomat
decides just what line of business he
will pursue.
Leaves Pleasant Relations.
The German Ambassador is leaving
Washington with the respect and
highest regard of all the officials
with whom he has come in contact.
This is particularly true of the Sec
retary OF State. MIR. Hughes. Tor DR..
Wiedfeldt, feeling that social activi-
ty would be untimely under the pres
ent conditions in Germany, has
thrown himself whole-heartedly into
his work and has always been at the
command of the State Department
officials for conferences.
For the President and Mrs Cool
idge the retiring Ambassador and
also his wife. Frau Wiedfeldt, feel the
deepest gratitude and esteem, since
on their arrival in Washington. near
ly three years ago. their apartments
in the New willard were quite near
those of the then Vice President and
his lady, and their kindness and aid
during those first days. when a
rather frosty atmosphere enveloped
all that related to Germany, will
prove one of their happiest memories
Another memory which DR.. Wied-
feldt treasures is his official pres
entation to the late President Hard
ing. After all the formalities had
been observed the President put his
hand on DR.. Wiedfeldt's shoulder and
then clasping his hand said cordially:
Let US both remember that the war
is over"
The retiring German Ambassador,
although so self-effacing and so abb
Sorbed in his official duties. has been
one of the most popular envoys among
German-American citizens in every
section of the country. On Friday he
German colony in Washington will
meet in the embassy and present the
Ambassador with u massive silver
urn appropriately engraved. and ac-
companying this will be beautifully
bound book. containing the names OF
the donors. Many other gifts have
come from different parts of the coun-
try and many more will be presented
in New York City.
Last Saturday evening, when the
counselor of the embassy and Frau
Karl Won Lewinski were the hosts OF
the Anlbassado: at a farewell dinner,
the staff presented their retiring chief
with a handsome album of views of
Washington and of different parts of
the country, bound In Illuminated
leather and very handsomely printed.
Several exterior and interior views
of the German embassy are contained
in this volume.