The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-09
PLEDGED EUROPEAN PEACE.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AND THE CZATE
TOAST EACH OTHER.

The state banquet Given in Honor OF
the Imperial Visitors at st. Peters,
burg the Occasion of the Exchange
of FeIicitntiOns-The Kaiser Em-
phasizcs His Intentions by PIedg-
ing the Cxar His support Against
Any Attempt to Break the Peace.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. Sat the state
banquet given by the Russian emperor
and empress to Emperor William and EN-
press Augusta Victoria last night. En-
peror Nicholas. toasting his imperial
guests, said: "1vhe presence Of your ma
jesties among us causes me very lively
satisfaction. l desire sincerely to thank
you for the visit, which is a fresh mani-
festation Of the traditional bonds uniting
us and the good relations so happily es-
tablished between our two neghborina
empires. It is. at the same time, a prec-
lous guarantee Of the maintenance of the
general peace, which forms the object OF
our constant efforts and our most ferven5
wishes l drink to the health of Emperor-
King william and Empress-Queen Au-
gusta Victoria. and to the health of the
members of their august family"
Emperor William shortly afterward
raised his glass to his host and said: IT
thank your majesties with a warm hearts
speaking also in the name Of the en-
press. for the cordial and magnificent re-
ception you have accorded us, and for the
gracious words with which your majesty
has so affectonately welcomed us / es-
peclally desire to lay at the feet Of your
majesty my most sincere and most grate-
full thanks for the renewed mark of dis
tincton, which comes as such a surprises
to me. I mean the enrolment Of myself
in you majesty's glorious navy. This is am
especial honor which / am able to appre-
ciate to It's full extent. and an honor
which, at the same time, confers a par
ticular distinction upon my own navy. Ia
is fresh proof of the contin-
uance of our traditional intimate
relations Founded upon the un-
shakable basis of your majesty's un-
alterable resolutions to keep your people
In peace IN the future as in the past it
finds in me also the gladdest echo. Thus
we will pursue the same paths and strive
| unitedly, under the blessing of peace to-
| guide the intellectual development of our
| peoples. can with fun confidence lay
this promise anew in the hands of your
majesty, and / know l have the support
OF my whole people in doing So, that [
stand by your majesty's side with my
whole strength in this great work of pre-
| serving the peace of the nations, and I
win give your majesty my strongest sup
port against any one who may attempt to
disturb or 10 break this peace l drink
to the welfare Of your majesties"
The sentence in which Emperor William
pledged Emperor Nicnolas his support
against any attempt to break the peace
Of the nation was spoken in Russian.
The whole city and the ships lying in
the Neva have been splendidly decorated
with flags and flowers to-day and tho
streets have been crowded, although the
sky IS overcast.
Emperor William and the empress ar
rived at the landing stage this morning
at II o'clock, where the municipal authors
ties presented them with bread and salt
on specially constructed dishes as tokens
OF the hospitality Of the city. With the
PetrOwsky regiment as the guard Of honor
they visited the Church OF st. Peter and
st. Paul and placed a wreath on the tomb
OF Alexander III. Everywhere they went
they were greeted with tremendous
cheering.
Subsequently they opened the wing of
the new German Alexandria hospital from
which they proceeded to the winter pail
ace.
During the afternoon Emperor william
received visits from the ambassadors and
returned them.