Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-26

emperor Nicholas) would be pleased to
meet him. The German Emperor replied
that he would be glad to cruise to any
convenient point and the island of Bjoer-
koe was suggested. 1t was understood
that the conversation was to be entirely
personal and intimate and therefore no
minister from either government was to-
be present, although the Russian minis
ter Of marine is in Emperor Nicholas
suite.
Kaiser Advises Peace.
The meeting is sequence to the CORE
spOndence that has been going on be-
tween the two Emperors concerning
peace, in which Emperor William urged
Emperor Nicholas to take steps towards
peace. Emperor William was then CO.
operating with President Roosevelt IN
seeking tC bring the belligerents to a dis
cussiOn Of the terms of peace, and IN the
present meeting the Associated Press Is
authoritatively Informed that Emperor
William will continue to advise peace,
should the Russian Emperor ask for his
further views, and it would be very nat
ural that Emperor Nicholas should do so
as a development of the correspondence
which has already taken place.
William Favors Reforms.
Emperor William went to the meet
ing, as the Associated Press is officially
Informed, prepared to say, if he were
asked, that he thought Emperor Nicho-
las could attain a full understanding
and reconciliation with the discontinued
portions of his people only through re-
forms. The German government is in
terested in having the neighbOring coun
try peaceful with prosperous conditions,
for 1t is toward the Russian empire that
Germany's manufacturers look for great
trade expansion i'll the future.
The German Emperor is most reluc-
tant to have either the Russians or 9TH
ers think that he is volunteering sugges-
tons regarding the internal affairs Of
Russia. He is not doing so, but will only
give his personal views on their being
asked for.
Tells Gar the Truth.
Emperor William has the fullest in
formation regarding the Russian situa-
ton, and may be able to give Emperor
Nicholas statements of fact and deduc-
tons from them that are unknown TO
the Russian Emperor.
SO far as the rumOrS in other capitals
that scheme is af1Oat to combine sew
eral of the powers in giving, Russia
moral support against Japan in the ne
gotiations soon to be opened at Ports
mouth, n. H., concerning Germany, they
are denied explicitly. Germany's policy
Of nOn-lnterference, it is often declared
remains the same.
Car Accompanied by Brother.
st. Petersburg, July 24.-Czar Nicho-
las lett for conference with the Kaiser,
accompanied by his brother Grand Duke
Michael, and a considerable suite, in
Guiding Count Benckendorff, marshal of
the court; Gen. Baron w. Fredericks,
minister OF the imperial house; Count
Heyden, chief of the imperial chancery;
Admiral Biriloff, minister of marine;
Capt. Won Essen, who commanded the
battleship Sevastapol during the siege of
Port Arthur; Capt. Chagin, who com
manded the Almaz, the only cruiser of
Admiral ROjestvensky's fleet to reach
Eladivostok after the battle of the Sea
Of Japan; Capt Hintze, naval attache of
the German embassy; also a party of
courtiers and the Emperor's escort of
sailors and marines with a guard com
manded by Admiral Neelof
No Diplomats on Trip.
1t is noticeable that there is no repre-
sentative of the Russian foreign ONCE
among the Emperor's encourage. nor is
the German ambassador, Count Alvens-
leben, on board the Polar Star. This
gives color to a report that the meet
ing was arranged between the two Elm
perors directly, without recourse to the
usual diplomatic channels, Emperor Will
liam suggesting the rendezvous by tele-
graph from Hernoesand, Sweden.
Peace in the Foreground.
There is no set programme of subjects
for discussion, but it can be stated that
the coming meeting of the Russo-JaDa-
nese plenipOtentiaries will occupy a place
in the foreground. The action of EN-
peror William in seeking a conference at
this moment is generally interpreted as
an assurance of his moral support of
Russia in the coming pourparlers at
Washington and Portsmouth, and to
show that German participation in the
recent japanese loan was not a mark of
the alienation Of German sympathies
from Russia.