The herald., 1897-08-09
EMPEROR
AND CAR
Meet and Protest Their
Friendship
UNALTERABLE RESOLUTIONS
To MAINTAIN THE PEACE OF
EUROPE
UNALTERABLE RESOLUTIONS
William Pledges His Whole Strength
to Resist Any Wicked Dis
turber of That Peace
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special W!rs.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Sat the
state banquet given by the Russian en-
peror and empress to Emperor William
and Empress Augusta Victoria last
night, Emperor Nicholas, toasting his
imperial guests, said 1.-THE presence of
your majesty causes me very lively sat-
isfaction. 1 desire sincerely to thank
you for the visit, which is fresh mani
festation Of the traditional bonds unit
ing us and the good relations so happily
established between our two neighbor-
ing empires. 1t is, at the same time,
precious guarantee Of the maintenance
of the general peace, which forms the
object of our constant efforts and our
most fervent wishes. 1 drink to the
health of Emperor King William and
Empress-Queen Augusta Victoria, and
to the health of all the members of their
august family"
Emperor William shortly afterward
raised his glass to his host and said: II
thank your majesty with warm heart,
speaking also in the name of the empress
ton you have accorded us and for the
gracious words with which your majesty
has SO affectionately welcomed us. 1
especially desire to lay at the feet of
your majesty my most sincere and most
grateful thanks for the renewed mark
of distinction which comes as such
surprise to me. 1 mean the enrolment
of myself in your majesty's glorious
navy. This is an especial honor, which
I am able to appreciate to it's full ex-
tent and an honor which at the same time
confers a particular distinction upon
my own navy.
"It is a fresh proof of the continuance
of our traditional intimate relations
Founded upon the unshakable basis of
your majesty's unalterable resolution 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 in
tellectual development of our peoples
1 can, with full confidence, lay this
promise anew in the hands of your maj
esty, and I know 1 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 preserv-
ing the peace of the nations, and I will
give your majesty my strongest support
against any one who may attempt to
disturb or break this peace I drink to
the welfare of your majesties."
The sentence in which Emperor Will
liam pledged Emperor Nicholas his sup
port against any attempt to break the
| peace of the nations was spoken in Rus
sian.
The whole city and the ships lying in
the Neva have been splendidly decorat-
ed with flags and flowers today, and the
streets have been crowded.
Emperor William and the empress ar
rived at the landing stage at II a. M.
where the municipal authorities present
| er them with bread and salt on especially
constructed dishes as tokens of the hos
ptality Of the city. With the Peterowski
regiment as guard of honor they visit
ed the fortress of st. Peter and st. Paul
and placed wreath on the tomb of
Alexander III.
| Everywhere they were greeted with
tremendous cheers. Subsequently they
opened the new wing of the German
Alexander hospital. from which they
proceeded to the winter palace.
During the afternoon Emperor Will
liam received visits from the ambassa-
doris and returned them.