Show REfUSES i TO IU RECEIVE DRa HilL W March 25 The The German government has declined to receive re- re ive Dr David Jayne Javne Hill Rill in the tho capa capa- city ty of American an e to succeed Charlemagne no Tower whose resignation has bas been accepted to tako take effect t upon tho 10 qualification of or his successor pr Dr Hill ill is 15 at present American minister to The ho Hague and aud was formerly first assistant as as- secretary of state under tho administration ad ministration of Secretary Hay WASHINGTON March 25 The Tho The ob ob- to Dr Hill is ono one purely personal per por- renal to Emperor William who has simply sim sim- ply ily lt to ba bo mado known that the tho ho American diplomat is persona non grata ata to him bim The reason for the emperors emperor's orn- orn objection is connected with tho the to America several years ago of his hii ii brother He Henry ny tho the ranking admiral of the tho German navy Y Dr Hill at that hat timo time was first assistant secretary ol of t state and nd nece necessarily was as blo 1 brought ht into nto official contact with mth tho distin listin- foreign n visitor Ju Just t what ho bo lid did id or did not do to Jt give o offense is not known hero here V Dr Hill was selected to fill till this im Ira vacancy for two to reasons First because of hi his bis high hish rank in inthe inthe the he the world of literature and diplomacy and nd second because use his promotion would be e in execution on of Secretary Roots Boots cherished plan for tho the application tion of civil ivil service principles in the tho diplomatic diploma diploma- tic ic service For two years preceding Dr Hill lill has been an American minister firSt accredited to Switzerland and then theno to o The Hague He Be was engaged in monumental monumental mental literary work co covering the entire en en- tire tiro history of the tho worlds world's diplomacy and nd these two posts aff afforded exceptional advantages es for the tho procurement of the tho great reat mass of material required for forthe forthe he the the work |