Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-12
HIS BOAT WAS DELAYED BY FOG
AND WHEN IT ARRIVED EARL
TER THAN EXPECTED ENGLISH
MEN HAD GONE TO LUNCH.
BRITISH PEOPLE
ELATED BY VISIT
KAISER APPARENTLY ENJOYED
THE SURPRISE HE GAVE THE
RECEPTION COMMITTEE WHEN
THEY RETURNED.

Portsmouth. Nov. 1.-THE German
imperial yacht, Hohenzollern, having
on board Emperor William and his
party, who are to visit King Edward,
has been further delayed by a fog.
This morning the Hohenzollern was
unable to reach the harbor in time to
cross the bar with the tide and the
landing of the party was postponed
until this afternoon
The British channel fleet numbering
fifty warships dressed stem to stern
saluted the German emperor as the
Hohenzollern passed up the narrow
waters the spithead land batteries
joining In tne welcome The Hohen-
Eollern steamed into harbor at 1:45,
an hour earlier than was expected.
No Reception Committee.
AS the result Of this miscalculation
the officials and guard of honor who
were waiting throughout the morning
for herarrlval had gone to lunch when
she finally appeared. The emperor ap-
parently enjoyed the surprise, he
sprung on the British officials and the
scramble to get back to the jetty and
take part in the welcome.
The emperor and the empress and
J the Prince of Wales took train for
Windsor at 2:30. 3
The imperial party reached Wind
sor9at 5 O'clock and was warmly greet
ed by King Edward and Queen Alex
andra. The whole town turned out
and gave the emperor and empress a
hearty reception. The route to Wind
sor castle was lined with troops.
Visit Eiates British People.
Ever since the emperor's visit was
announced the popular mind has been
undergoing preparation for it. The
average newspaper reading Britisher
has been justified to certain extent
In thinking that the kaiser is about to
follow the precedent created by an
other emperor Henry ~. who went to
Canossa in 1917 and ate humble pie
Z order to make peace with Pope Greg
ory VII.
OF course this idea has not been
phrased bluntly nor extensively, due
regard being paid to courtesies by all
London papers, with one solitary ex-
ception. But there has all along and
everywhere been apparent in news
paper comment on the kaiser's visit
the suggestion that his majesty has
undertaken to swallow pill that can
not help being bitter and hard to get
down
See kaiser's Bow to "lnevitable."
Has Emporer William been forced
to accept the inevitable?" has been
the undertene Of all the press com
ment. Inevitable" in this instance be
ing the substance and meaning Of the
Anglo-French entente cordiale.
1t was the Paris Temps that first
emnhasized this view Of the kaiser's
visit and the manner in which the re
marks of the Temps have been quot
ed in the English press has showr
how pleasing this idea has been to the
national pride of the country.
The Temps spoke of the Anglo
French understanding in extremely
noteworthy and impressive terms.
"The entente cordiale,'' it remark
ed which would be formidable in
strument in time of war. has only II
view the maintenance of peace. Thi:
implies that those who form part of 1
L rejoice at everything that has ten
- dency to pacify the international at
5 mosphere."
No suggestion that the entente i!
in the nature of military alliance
was ever before made in a quarter al
authoritative and wei Informed ant
the Temps remark has attracted wide
attention