The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-24
KAISER AGAIN
In LIMELIGHT
Arranges a Conference With Car of
Russia.
SURPRISE OF DIPLOMATS
ALL EUROPE GUESSING AT THE
OUTCOME.

OF. PETERSBURG, July 23.-CMid-
y ton the eve of the peace
conference. and with "A sudden
ness already disconcerting to diplomatic
and court circles. the emperor left
PeterhOf today on board the imperial
yacht Polar Star for conference with
Emperor William. who is cruising on
the Hohenzollern in Finnish waters
The first interview of the sovereigns
was expected to take place this evening
Off the Finnish port of Borgo, at the
mouth OF the Gulf of Finland near
Helsingfors. This viii be followed by
another interview tomorrow after
which Emperor Nicholas will return to
ST Petersburg and Emperor William
VIII continue his cruise.
Grand Duke With the Gar.
The emperor is accompanied by his
brother Grand Duke Michael AIexaD-
drovitch, and a considerable suite. in
Guiding Count Benckendorff marshal
OF the court; General Baron w Fred
erlcks, minister of the imperial house:
Nouht heyden, chief of the imperial
cnancellory; Admiral BirilOff minister
OF marine; Captain Won Eesseu. who
commanded the battIeship SevastoDoI
during the siege of Port Arthur: Cap
tam Chagin. who commanded the Al
MAJ, the only cruiser of Admiral RO-
Jestvensky's feet to reach VIadivostok
AFTER the battle of the Sea of japan.
captain Hintze, naval attache Of the
German embassy; also a party of cour-
tiers and the emperor's escort of sailors
and marines, with a guard command
ed by Admiral NeeIOf.
No Diplomats Present.
1t is noticeable that there is no repre-
sentative OF the Russian foreign office
among the emperOr's entouraRe nor is
the German ambassa dor. Count AIven-
sleben, on board the Polar Star. This
gives color to the report that the meet
ing was arranged between the two en-
peIOTS directly, without recourse 10 tho
usual diplomatic channels. Emperor
William suggested the rendezvous nv
telegram from HernOssand Sweden
The idea, the report says. met with the
emperOrS favor. but the final arrange
mehts were only completed yesterday
. when some members of the fnDeriaI
1amlly were hastily commanded last
night to accompany his majesty.
Many d1piomatists were taken COM
pietely by surprise by the news of To-
day. the rumors that a meeting was
contemplated, which were current since
FRIDAY. having met with the --LATEST
denials IN official quarters, and the
herman Ne ambassador having stated that
ne knew nothing of any such plan be-
ing on foot.
Astute Kaiser William.
Emperor Williams action was in
Stantly connected with the Moroccan
question. ard admiration for his uoIft-
lcal astuteness i'm realizing his oppor-
tunlJleS was expressed on all sides
Like the last meeting between Elm
peror Nicholas and Emperor William
ar hunting seat in Russian Poland
where the European and eastern sit11-
atoms were discussed between the
strokes or a game of billiards and Rms
STA was assured that she need. have no
anxiety regarding her western frontier
Whlle engaged with the Japanese the
conferences i'm the cabins of the Hohen-
zouern and the Polar Star will be en-
ureiy informal and probably without
secretaries or other witnesses 1,nJeCs
perhaps Grand Duke Michael 6iaxan9
drovitch should be a participant
Support For the Gar.
Ihere IS no set programme of sub
JecIs Tor discussion, aside from a gen
erai consideration of the factors i'm the
present situation affecting the two en-
pres but it can be stated that the com
ing meeting of the Russo-Japanese
plenpotentiaries viii OCCUPY a piace in
the foreground.
The action of Emperor William in
seeking a conference at this moment is
generally interpreted as an assurances
or ms moral support of Russia i'm the
coming pour DarlerS at Washington and
PORTSMOUTH. and to show that German
participation IN the recent Japanese
loan was not mark of the aIiepatio,,
OF German sympathies from Rnssis
Emperor william, whose keen interest
IN the lessons OF the RussO-JaDaneSe
war Is Wen known, has also taken adj
vantage OF the occasion to discuss tbe
oetdhS With eye-witnesses and the
presence of the naval officers who dis
thSulshed themselves in the far cast
is due 10 his special request