The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-27
WILLIAM TELLS
CAR The TRUTH
Emperor Of Germany Speaks
Plainly to Emperor OF Rus
STA About Mistakes.
THEY MEET on ISLAND
MEET OF ISLAND
Conference Was Requested by Car
Emperor William Advises the
Latter That He Should Lose
No Opportunity for Peace.

S-ESgEsE @a+.A
Berlin, July 26.-The foreign Office
here is advised that a meeting between
Emperor William and Emperor Mich
olas took place early today off the
Swedish coast near the island of
Bjoerkoe.
Emperor Nicholas wrote to Emperor
ing the latter's yachting in h Baltic,
he should approach the Russian shore,
he CNicholas), would be pleased to
meet him.
The German emperor replied that he
would be glad to cruise TO n con-
venient point and the island of Bjoer-
koe was suggested. 1t was understood
that the conversation was to be en-
tirely personal and intimate and there
fore that no minister from either gov
eminent was to be present, although
the Russian emperor of marine is in
Emperor Nicholas suite.
Tie meeting is a sequence to corre-
s%pondence in which Emperor William
urged Emperor Nicholas to take steps
towards peace. Emperor William was
then cooperating with President
Roosevelt in seeking to bring the bell
ligerents to a discussion of terms of
peace II in the present meeting the
Associated Press is authoritatiyely in
formed Emperor William will continue
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emperor ask for his further views and
1T woul be very natural that Emperor
Nicholas should do so as the Develop
ment of correspondence which has al
ready taken place.
He Urges Reforms.
Emperor William went to the meet
ing, the Associated Press is officially
informed, prepared to say If he We're
asked, that he thought Emperor Mich
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and reconciliation with discontinued
portions Of his people only through re-
forms, and that the German govern
ment is Interested in having its neigh
boring country peaceful and prosper
Gus for it is toward the Russian en-
pire that Germany's manufacturers
look for great trade expansion in the
future.
The German emperor is most reluct-
ant to have either Russians or others
think he is volunteering suggestions
regarding internal affairs in Russia. He
is not doing SO, but will only give his
personal views on their being asked for.
Emperor William has the fullest infor-
nation concerning the Russian situa-
ton and may be able to give Nicholas
statements of fact and deductions from
them that are unknown to the Russian
emperor.
Denial of Rumors.
So ar as rumors in other capitals
that a scheme is afloat to combine sew
eral of the powers in giving Russia
mora support against Japan in negot-
1atlons soon to open at Portsmouth
concern Germany, they are denied ex-
plicitly. Germany'S policy of non-inter-
ference it is officially declared, remains
the m
England Not a Bit Worried.
London, July 24.-The British foreign
office does not appear to anticipate
that the meeting between Emperor
William and Emperor Nicholas will be
followed by any startling developments
Although officials here hay no def
mite information about the object OF
the conference, they are inclined .to at
tribute the meeting primarily to the
German emperor's desire to remove the
resentment which the foreign office
here says is known to have been grow
ing In Russia against Germany since
the cordial reception Of Prince anG
Princess ArisugaWa of Japan.
Russia Is Greatly Excited.
ST. Petersburg, July 24.-The pictur-
esque meeting between the Russian an6
German emperors in the gulf of Finland
created intense interest in diplomatic
circles. In some quarters there is dis
position to attach the deepest political
significance to it and all sorts of theor-
ICS diS ddN IltCu. Hwy IN SN Sl
largely speculative. 1t is officially an
nounced hat the visit was only Il visit
of courtesy" made by Emperor William
on his brother monarch, before leav-
ing the gulf Bothniu, but under the
circumstances diplomatiSts cannOt be-
lieve that such a meeting was devoid
of meaning to the worlds politica
~chessboard, no matter what the ulti.
mate result may be.
Suggest Terms of Peace.
Berlin, July 24.-The Lokal Anzeigel
today says: Russia may propose Il
Japan to take over all her foreign loan!
in lieu of an indemnity" NJ. Witte'!
interviews in Paris are connected will
uch q plan and the visit of Herr vOl
Mendelssohn, head of Russia's princi.
pal bankers in Berlin, to Chancelloi
Won BuelOW, is supposed to be on TIL,
same basis.
Departure Was Sudden.
s.. Petersburg, July 24.-On the ey,
of the peace conference, and with
s~uddenness already disconcerting t.
diplomatic n court circles. the EN-
peror left Peterhof yesterday IN bOart
tho imperial yacht Polar Star for
conference with Emperor William, VIII
is cruising on the H~ohenzollern In Fin
niSh waters.
The first interview of the sovereign
was expected to take place last even
ing off the Finnish port of Borgo, a
the EcGth Of the Gulf of Finland. nea
Hels1ngfOrs. This vas to be followe'
by another interview, after which EN-
peror Nicholas would retur to ST
Petersburg and Emperor William con
tinue his cruise. The emperor was ac
cOmpanied by his brother, Grand Duk
Michael AieXandrovitch, and a consid
cradle suite. including Count Bencken
dorff, marshal Of the court: Genera
Baron w. Fredericks. minister of tn
imperial house; Count Heyden, chief c
the imperial chancellory; Admiral Bif
idiloff, minister of marine; Capital
Nonessen, who commanded the battle
ship Sevastopol during the siege c
Port Arthur; Captain Chagil, VIII
commanded the Almaz, the only cruise
of Admiral Roiestvensky's fleet t
reach N~iadivostok after the battle {
the Sea of Japan: Captain Hintz, nave
attache of the German embassy; ais
a party of courtiers and the emperor
escort of sailors n marines, with
guard commanded by Admiral Nelidof
Parisians Are Disturbed.