Show MR UHL MEETS THE EMPEROR Reception Given Our New Ambassador I Am-bassador IT WAS MOST BRILLIANT AMERICAS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH GERMANY They Are Referred to by Ohl and theE the-E IuIeror Itesyonds Expressing the Hope That the Work of the New Ambassador Will Redound to More Intimate Relations Between the Two Countries BERLIN May 3 Today was set for the first audience by the emperor to Mr Edwin Ed-win F Uhi the new United States ambassador am-bassador The audience was given today in a driving rain storm but the ceremony was otherwise an unqualified success The entire personnel of the United States embassy assembled in the kalserhof at Mr Uhls temporary home at 230 oclock At 3 oclock Baron Usedom court chamberlain whose function it is to introduce in-troduce diplomats to the sovereign called with three gorgeous court equipages In the first of these roae Mr J B Jackson first secretary of the embassy bearing THE LETTER OF CREDENCE for the new ambassador Mr Jackson has acted as charge in the interval before be-fore Mr Uhls arrival In the second carriage rode Mr Uhl and Baron Usedom preceded by two outriders bearing the white and red Brandenburg keys their uniforms being trimmed with heavy sil ver embroidery All of these wore elaborate elab-orate uniforms and numerous lackeys were in attendance The horses were gaily caparisoned The third carriage was occupied by the suite of the embassy including Mr H G Squires the second secretaryof the embassy and Lieutenant R K Evans the military attache the latter clad in handsome regimentals While driving up Under den Lmten the mitar guards marched up to the carriages car-riages and presented arms to the roll of drums There were large crowds in the street to witness the pageant Arrived at the Schloss Baron Usedom ushered Mr Uhl into the white salon I Only Baron Marschal Von Bleberstein the imperial minister of foreign affairs was present besides the emperor and Mr Uhl At the conclusion of AN AUDIENCE OF TWELVE MINUTES Mr Jackson and the suite of the embassy em-bassy were admitted and shook hands with the emperor who conversed pleasantly pleas-antly for a few minutes with all of them He then led the way to a smaller room and Mr Uhl was thereupon summoned to an adjoining salon where the empress and ladies of the court waited Baron Von Mirbach a the empress court marshal mar-shal introduced Mr Uhl The empress conversed affably with Mr Uhl for a few minutes and next received and conversed with the suite of the embassy Altogether thirtyfive minutes were consumed con-sumed within the schlo Then in the same carriages and with the same elaborate elab-orate ceremony the members of the embassy em-bassy returned to the kaiserhof A representative of the Associated Press had an interview with Mr Uhl after the audience He said that his audience had been a very pleasant one and he was very well satisfied with the result but he DECLINED TO DIVULGE I the subject of the remarks which had been made on either side The Associated Press however learned i elsewhere that Mr Uhis speech which had been prepared in advance and the copy submitted to the court officers according ac-cording to the custom and requirements pointed out to the emperor the important and close relations existing between the two countries both in commerce and science Many of the best citizens of the United States he said were of German birth or German descent He expressed the hope that these ties would strengthen and not disturb the peaceful and friendly relations of the two countries and concluded con-cluded with an expression of his admira tion of the country to which he was accredited ac-credited and for its ruler THE EMPEROR REPLIED briefly to Mr Uhl joining in the hope the latter had expressed and speaking very appreciatively and admiringly of the United Uni-ted States and of Americans He trusted I he said that Mr Uhls activity would redound re-dound to the better understanding and more intimate relations between the two countries The emperor and empress and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria attended the opening open-ing of the art exhibition today Count Von Kanitz the Agrarian leader has given notice that he will introduce a resolution in the reichstag which will be supported by the Conservatives invit lag the chancellor to communicate with other countries with a view to the common com-mon prohibition of speculative time bargains bar-gains in corn etc |