Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-24
CAR AND KAISER CONFERENCE
Historic Results May Follow the Nota-
BILE Meeting,

Tho meeting of the car and the German
emperor yesterday is regarded at St Pc
tersburg as greater stroke Of policy on
the kaisers part than his dramatic appear
ance In the arena of Moroccan affairs. 1t
Is known that he Is awake to what he con-
sders an attempt by the powers to Isolate
Germany. There is the greatest anxiety to
know whether any historic utterance fol-
lowed the banquet on the imperial yacht
Hohenzoliern last night. which. It Is now
stated, was given near the Bergo coast of
Finland. The czar has definitely arranged
to return to Peterhof on Wednesday.
All the arrangements for the cars trip
were carried out with extreme secrecy
There Is no question that his majesty, had
1t been possible. would have gone and re-
turned without allowing the fact Of his trip
to have become known AS 1t is, there is
little that can be learned beyond the facts
already ca bled.
|. According to rumor the car is accom-
bpanied only by Grand Duke Michael Alex
androvitch and Court Minister Freederics
Another report states that Count Bencken-
dorm. marshal of the palace: Admiral Biri
len. the new minister of marine; Baron
Heinzer, the German naval attache, and
others are in the party. So far as known
Count Lamsdorff, minister of foreign af
fairs. does not accompany his majesty. nor
Is the foreign office otherwise represented
from which some infer that the meeting of
national politics.
According to high official. speaking I'M
officially. Emperor William teegraphed
from Sweden that he wished to see the
car for the purpose of convincing him
personally of the sincerity Of Germany's
policy toward Russia He invited the car
to fix meeting place, which. he said. was
immaterial He himself would willingly
come to Russian waters. Finally 1t was
agreed to meet at Borgo, which Is famous
as the place where in 1909 the Finnish diet
declared in favor of a union with Russia
There Is no harbor at Borgo and the Polar
Star and HohenZollern must lie off the
coast. 1t is understood that in addition to
the meeting yesterday evening, which took
place on the HohenZoliern, the emperors
will meet again today on board the car 5
yacht.
The kaisers initiative now seems to be
beyond question, and there is a suggestion
in some quarters in London that the car
found his invitation somewhat embarrass-
would make In Europe. and the far-reach-
ing deductions that would be drawn from
it, and he sought counsel from his uncles
before answering.
1t is stated that Grand Duke Alexis and
Vladimir were closeted with their nephe w
for hours after the receipt of the kaiser's
message discussing the answer. SO far as
public knowledge is concerned the actual
purpose OF the meeting is as much a mat
ter of surmise now as it was when it was
first announced.
The German emperor has been, perhaps,
inspired to some extent by a desire to coun-
teract in the minds of the car and the
Russian people the effect of the cordially
displayed by Germany toward Prince Arr
sugavsl, who represented the mikado at the
wedding of the German crown prince, of
the extensive participation of German cap
italists in the last Japanese loan and of the
hostile action of a section of the German
press toward Russia. By his selection of
the rendezvous the czar has done every
thing possible to give the visit a private
character, in order that it may be regarded
as an act of International courtesy rather
than one of political moment