The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-13
WELCOMES THE KING
ENGLAND,s RULER VISITS EMPER-
 on FRANCIS JOSEPH.
King Edward Rendered Ills congratu- Iations on the Jubilee of the
 Austrian Monarch--HeId Short Conference.

Ischl. Austria, Aug. l2--King Edward arrived here this morning from Cron- berg, on a brief visit to Emperor Fran cis Joseph.
 The ruler of the dual monarchy well comed the King of England at the raJl- road station with full military honors. This is the first time the sovereign vts- iting the Emperor here, has been greeted in this ceremonious manner.
 The King drove from the railroad station to the Hotel Elizabeth, where their rooms had been reserved for the King and his suite. The streets to the hotel were lined with Austrian vet erans and liberally decorated with flags.
 King Edward and the Emperor spent half an hour in conversation at the hotel. The Emperor then withdrew, Later his majesty drove out to the imperial villa for the purpose of ten- dertng his congratulations on the Ju- bilee of the Austrian monarch.
 The visits paid by King Edward to Emperor William at cronberg, ana 70 Emperor Francis Joseph at lschi' whate not likely to lead to any formal di- niomatic transactions, ale considered highly important in official circles, as directing the relations of Great Britain Germany and Austria-Hungary.
 There have been many reports con cArninp the conversations of the mon archaN and the representatives or the foreign offices of the three countries, hui officials in London today said tnat most of these statements could pc ois missed as without particular value lt ia quite enough for them that the re- Iattons have so improved of recent months that for the second year Tn sue cession King Edward has found It pos sthla to visit the two Emperors ana diseuss with them whatever in Euro- mean politics was interesting at the moment. discussions which they oelleve must end in still better understaha- ings. y .,a Rr,t,sh of4c,al today, that Turkey has been or,A of the subjects under discussion ertia would assuredly be the fact m . s-atharinr of any persons interested III ssss.arra ttonai politics, but there is noun in, to settle between the powers on this question, as all are agreed tnat there is but one thing to do, nAhleiy, .; not to press any reform measures untiI the new regime has been slxen .,ss,aa.s aa t-taI It may be that other subjects srosa for consideration, but If so' we have not been so informed.
 Tt is understood that King EoWaru wished to see Emperor William to arrange visit Tor hlmseiI and Queen Alexandra to Berlin in re- s,,rr for the Emperor's visit to Lon aon The King also wanted to show inc Germans by his relations with his .nS,aI nephew that the ententes brought about with his influence had not been aimed at Germany.
 Baron von Aerenthal the Austro- Minister of Foreign Anairs' and Sir Charles Hardinge. of the Brit ish Foreign office, had lengthy con ference today Turkey and the Bal kans was the main topic of converse lion. and the two statesmen agreed that the only possible attitude for the mowers of Europe was to extend sympathetic hand and refrain from any action that might prove embarrassing to those trying to establish a more en- frightened regime in the ottoman Elm Dire.