Show VON i At AT WHITEHOUSE Exchanged Pres President ident I I HE TALKED FOR I PUBLICATION lON lONK KNEW K THAT HONORS HONOR WERE WE IN I STORE FOR POR FOI TEDDY 4 Washington Jan 31 Baron Barn Speck Spec von yon Sternberg the te special representative eta tive te of Germany in the Venezuelan Venezuela ne negotiations negotiations who arrived in Washington laW laa laO night was wa presented to President Roosevelt Roosevel by Secretary Hay today toda The call cn was formal the baron desir desiring desiring desiring ing to present his hi credentials as a special sp special cial cal minister from Germany Gerany to this country before taking charge of the affairs in the te absence of Am Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador von Holleben The Ine e exchanges were verbal the president for this oc occasion O occasion casion caslon waiving the usual preparatory ceremonies and Baron Sternberg con confining confining fining himself to an n expression of or the emperors friendly feeling for the United States and his own gratification tor at being able to return to America in hi inthis this capacity The president nt responded re In a felicitous vein Incidentally ex expressing e expressing pressing the hope hopp that the barons barns coming would result in the settlement of all aU pending questions this being an axt aI indirect reference to the Venezuelan issue Beyond B yond this the question queston was wa wa not discussed The baron baron called caled upon Minister Bowen this afternoon To a a representative of the Associated Press Pres Baron Barop Sternberg expressed the th gratification he felt at returning to the United States States Ul I appreciate the kindness with wih which the announcement of ot my y com corn coming coming corning ing has baa ha been received r he said sid uI It has all al been heen very ver sudden en I had bad mere merely merelY ly IY gone one to Berlin for tor a a short time on n my way back to 10 Calcutta when orders order came to return ret rn to Washington as quickly as a possible p and assume charge of the embassy em ii ir iI the absence abse ce of the ambassador t As 1 return to America as a min minister mm I ister from my ray m r govern government go r ment merit I am ant a reminded of the te changes change that have taken place since Ince I was wa here more than tan ten t n years yeat ago as a a military Then Ten your bar our president was a civil seri service c commissioner I do not pose as a a prophet but when I first met Mr Roosevelt I was wa deeply impressed with wih his undying and essential t sincerity of purpose se It I was wa this com corn combination comI which convinced Con iCed me that some someday someday someday wIlh day I 1 should see eec him at the te head of I this great at nation mUon When I sYd goodby to him upon I my inh wen departure depa from Washington on the I first time I u When I again agin con congratulate conI congratulate I r you Mr M Roosevelt R ose elt you will willbe willbe i be bt one step sten nearer the White House IOn On hearing of o his appointment as a as assistant a I secretary of the te nay navy naV I 1 wrote him Pe l me to congratulate you on this second step nearer the presidency pres presidency I dency and when he was wa elected gov governor governor governor of New York Yirk I wrote him The Thenet next net time Ume I offer ofer you my tons Roosevelt n it I will 1 be addressed to President I knew he would be president be because because because cause I knew the stuff sut he was wa made of of To me and the same same opinion prevails In Europe your president is the per personification peri of what is good god and i healthy and great in America You appreciate the te fact that I r can cannot cannot cannot not as yet talk tk of the primary primar object ct of ot my mission the conduct of the Venezuelan negotiations I shall take ta f up the te threads and proceed at once in my endeavors endeavor to t effect a settlement I want the Uie American people to know Germany Gerany is i as anxious for an early eary conclusion of this question as any of ofte the te negotiators UI I am glad to hi see se the point made that the th Monroe doctrine is not in any anyway ay anyway way involved d in the Venezuelan lan situa situ situation situation tion ton |