Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-25
Causing an Unlimited
Amount Of Speculation
By Their Conference at Sea,
Of the Finnish Coast.
PVaes csaWliea o. HovaJ's Throne Both
Thought b Be Topic.


and German EnpeTors in the Gulf Of
Finland. according to private advices.
ended. this afternoon, with 4 gala
luncheon on board the German impe:-
ial yacht Hohenzollern, after which
Emperor Williams yacht steamed sea
ward escorted for a sh7-t distance by
the Russian imperial yacht Polar star.
Then imperial salutes were exchange
and the Polar star put about and re-
turned 10 Peterhof where she arrived
tonight. :iotill4 ~ torpedo boats,
TORPEDO boat destrpyers and sm1A
cruisers lowered about the imperEl.
yachts from the time they set sail u-l-
I'll they parted
Beyond the additional fatt that FL
pcror william paid a visit 10 the Polar
Star. last night. and hat subsequently
Emperor Nicholas vent cn board inc
Hohenzollern and remained until long
after midnight in the German Emper-
or's cabin. no further details OF IN"
meeting are yet availabl'.
The meeting Of the Two mcndrchs
naturally created intense interest in
diplomatic circles. In some quarters
there is a disposition 70 attach the
deepest political significance 10 II and
all sorts Of theories are advanced.
But they are largely speculation. II Is
officially announced that the visit was
only Z. visit Of cOurtesy' made by
Emperor William on his brother mon
arch before leaving the gulf Of Both
mia. but under the circumstances the
diplomats cannot believe that such q
meeting was devoid Of meaning 10 the
worlds political chessbC ard. no mat
ter what the ultimate result may b..
However. all the diplomats agree that
its first effect would make for peace
az Emperor William is known TO be
strongly of the opinion that Emperor
Nicholas should conclude peace and
set his house in order.
In diplomatic quarters not exactly
friendly TO Germany th-re is d dispo-
sition to suspect the German Emperor
OF trying to bring about an ailianc"
between Germany AMI Russia. not on
~ 10 block the attempt which Great
Britain is believed TO have been max
ing. TO isolate Germany through her
understanding with France and the
latter. perhaps. through an under
standing with Russia. but for the mu-
tual protection of the monarChial sys-
TEN.
Emperor William is said 10 be fully
alive 10 the fact that the revolution in
Russia could easily b" communicated
to Germany and IL is reported that he
L. anxious for that reason to SEQ that
reforms are granted which will re-
store tranquility IN the territory Of
his eastern neighbor.
AN afternoon paper quotes u signiii-
cant editorial in the scrni-o:ficial B.r-
lin Post limiting that France his
grown cold towards Russia. that the
Russo-FrenLh alliance is on the eve
Of dissolution and that there is All in
Creasing feeling in Russia in favor OF
concluding an alliance with Ger
many even at the cost OF great sacri-
fices''
But tn" i'd. a of q Rus<o-r; erman a.
ltan"c was distinctly rejected at the
foreign Office where, however, il is q l.
United that the officials have no sp.-
cihc information nL the subject Of the
Emperor meeting. Foreign Minister
Lamsdcrn not being consulted and no
representatives of the foreign Office. be-
ing present. II Is known. however, that
n representative Of Chancellor Won
Buelow was on board the Hohenzol-
Tern. Count Lamsdorffs spokesman
pointed out that the InoDarChs were
personal friends and proba bly, dis
cussed many subjects but he ex-
pressed the opinion that the exchange
of views would have 4 more important
bearing Oh the Internal affairs Of the
two empires than on their external re-
lations
The Socialist movement" the repre-
sentative of Count Lamsdorff added.
has assumed big proportions in both
countries and II is matter for the
serious consideration of both monarchs.
In another quarter. it was suggested
that the German Emperor may have
asked Emperor Nicholas to support i
German prince for the throne Of Nor
way. King Oscar having announced
that he would not permit q member OF
the house Of Bernandotte to assume
the sceptre and the only other candi-
date being Prince Charles of Denmark.
who is married TO an English princess.
The marshal Of the court. Count
Benckendorff. has sent the following
from the island Of Bjoerke:
AT 10 in the morning of July IS. tho
German imperial yacht Eohenzolle-r
dropped anchor near the anchorage Of
the Russian imperial yacht Polar Star.
Emperor William accompanied by
Prince Albert, Of Schieswig- Holstein
and his suite was lowell to the Polar
Star Emperor William was received
at the head Of the ladder by Emperor
Nicholas and the Grari Duke Michael
ard cordial greetings were exchanged.
The German Emperor reviewed the
guard Of honor and tie yachts crew
and the two suites were presented after
which their majestias retired to the
saloon.
AT II o'clock at night. Emperor
Nicholas and Grand Duke Michael ac-
companied Emperor William TO the
Hohe nzoilern. where they remained IN
Ill 100 in the morning"