Telegram from Charlemagne Tower to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Ambassadors--Selection and appointment, Bülow, Bernhard, Fürst von, 1849-1929, Germany, Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959, Hill, David Jayne, 1850-1932, International relations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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Ambassador to Germany Tower has had a long talk with Bernhard von Bülow, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, regarding the situation that has arisen following Emperor William II’s communication to President Roosevelt that he will not accept David Jayne Hill as the new ambassador. The response of the American press has distressed the German Foreign Office. Tower instructed Bülow to telegraph William II, who is in Venice, for instructions. The foreign office is now aware that the objections to Hill are purely personal on the Emperor’s part, and will issue an official statement that the situation was a misunderstanding and that Hill will be accepted if he is installed as ambassador.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-29
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Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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Multi-image
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These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Charlemagne Tower to Elihu Root. [March 29, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58413. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Tower, Charlemagne, 1848-1923. Telegram from Charlemagne Tower to Elihu Root. [29 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58413.
APA:
Tower, Charlemagne, 1848-1923., [1908, March 29]. Telegram from Charlemagne Tower to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58413.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
