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Show Kit) p: David Jayne Hill Quits fc!? as Ambassador to rf. Germany tWl J ti ; Washington. April 14. David Jayne Sgj Hill of Rochester, ambassador of tho j gj nlted States to Germany, has resigned .." his post. Ills resignation has boon &$ accepted by President Taft- Neither In Mr. Hill's letter of res- jjg. f lgnatlon nor In the Prosident's letter re.t ' of acceptance Is any reason given for ea ' the ambassador's action. $. Tho Prebldent thanks .Mr. Hill for f j5- g i his services at Berlin and says that go ' ho Is glad to know ho will remain jjfc ' there until ulv 1. when tho resignation io ffa .' Goes Into effect ,tr ' Ambassador Hill was ordered homo 'd-jf from Berlin several weeks ago to dis- rd&: cuss, according to an announcement $& ' yy tho state department at tho time, (cm the potash controversy between tho g5?.' jilted States anil Germany, which for ggj a long timo has been the subject of '6lk diplomatic Intere. ango In which Mr. ,jg ' Hill has been Intimately ongaged 'IS State dopartmenl officials declined j'Jj , t today to dlscubs tho resignation. -rF Tho retiring Ambassador has been !m connected wllh the state department HB 4 for moro than twonty-ono years, en- 'T i " tcrlng the servlco as assistant sec- ,wlj5 retary of state In October 180S. tijj i Ho was appointed minister to Swlt- fl ' 2erland in 1903 and two vears later arijl ,' transferred to the Netherlands. SInco ' .10: April 2, 1903, he has been ambassador to Germany. While Ambassador Hill's resignation resigna-tion was a great surprlso to official Washington and to the diplomatic coqs here. It was argued that tho fact that he was to remain at his post until July 1, Indicated that there was nothing urgent In tho ambassador's action. The belief is general that Mr. Hill's -retirement Is in accordanco with the custom of past administration to appoint ap-point new ambassadors to all of tho Important posts Changes have been 'mado heretofore by President Taft at all such places except Great Britain and Germany. rfi |