Evening star., 1909-06-20
HOW TO PR0L0NG LIFE KA|SER'S BALM fA|LS|
Correct Breathing the Secret Russian Ire Unappeased by
Swami Abhadanada Says. Meeting With Car.
VISITS OLD LONDON TOWN ISC0RE YET TO BE SETTLED
Annexation Bosnia Still Ranking
dred, Looks About Forty. in the Savonic Breast"
EXAMINED BY LEARNED MEN 0MIN0US HUSH EUROPE
Unusual Political
No to Ascribed
II Foodo Now Being
SCORE YET TO BE SETTLED
Annexation Of Bosnia Still Ranking
in the Slavonic Breast.
0MINOUS HUSH IN EUROPE
Unusual Political Importance
Ascribed to the Series of Royal
Interviews Now Being Held.
Special Cablegram TO The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
! LONDON, June 19.-Amid what Lord
Rosebery described the ..ominous
hush which prevails throughout Europe,
unusual Importance is ascribed to series
or royal interviews, the first of which
took place in Finnish waters this week.
Nothlng mysterious attaches to the in
terVleWs between the cZar and the kaiser;
no great political coup is contemplated
by either monarch. 1t was Kaiser Will
| helms obvious desire to remove, if pos
sible, by personal assurance and cour-
tesles, the bitter effect of Gerpanys ar
| rogant demands upon Russia in March
Tor settlement of the Balkans question
| according to Austrian desires. How far
| he was successful as far as the czar per-
| Sonally was concerned cannot, of course.
| be known, but as far as the Russian
government and people are concerned his
efforts will have been fruitless Opinion
In this regard, not only in Russia, but
throughout Europe. is well expressed by
the Steele, which said yesterday:
Pohtlcs is not game in which conso-
latlOn Tor losses can be secured by brood
ing over them. Since Russia did not
judge 1t practicable to resist the pressure
put upon her by Germany in the month
OF March. it would do her no good to
iiCi dlSSdllSldCtlon IN IDe H1Onll
or June. The account which was opened
by the annexation of Bosnia and Herze-
govlna will be settled sooner or later, but
| 1t is impossible to see how the Russians
could prepare a triumph for their cause
by declining to maintain good relations
with Germany"
NO apprehension whatever exists in
England of possible bad effects on Anglo
Russian relations from the discussion be-
tween the car and kaiser On the con-
believed a pi,cr vic
Its of the czar to President Fallieres and
King Edward will result in triple en-
tente cemented into commission of
stronger cohesive qualities than the triple
alliance itself.
No Secrecy Observed.
The political subjects discussed by the
two emperors on their respective yachts
covered wide range, but the Russian
authorities, usually secretive, have shown
the utmost frankness about them with
the evident intention of clearing the oc-
casion of all elements of mystery. The
stars correspondent at ST. Petersburg
sends the following unreserved version
of the meeting, obtained from sources of
high authority:
There remain as documentary record
Of the imperial meeting in the Gulf of
f1niand two sets of notes prepared re-
spectlveiy by foreign Minister Isvolsky
was. OF course. no exchange of any
copies OF these memoranda which in
Iact. Dear no signatures. The Russian
document is In the handwriting of Saw
lnshy secretary to 1svolsky's chancellery
and Its title is that of Memorandum of
Converse tions. There is no secrecy as
10 the SUBJECT matter. nor as to the fact
tnat the expressions recorded are neces-
saIliy vague, bearing as they do on de-
VelOpments of circumstances which
HeltNGr the kaiser "a
one else can at present foresee Every
question affecting the neighborship of the
Two northern empires is touched There
n, no aliusion to the Austro- Russian
olpiomatlc duel of last spring, but refer
Bulgaria WIZ"
difficulties are believed here TO he
near at hand in European Turkey, and
russian military sentiment favors
strongly active support of Bulgaria
should she find that the new Turkish
regime commits itself SO strongly to the
an-1slamic policy that Macedonian
christians, who comprise 80 per cent of
the population, turn to Bulgaria as
their champion. This question of Mace
donia's future influences the Russian
view as to Crete. So long as Bulgaria
shows the will and capacity for carry
ing forward the policy of obtaining ac-
cess Ior Siavs to the Aegean sea Rus
sla would oppose diplomatically any
arrangement whereby Germany might
secure reversion of Crete as naval
and coalfng station.
Intimation as to Persia.
1T is understood that the kaiser inti-
mated that Russia ought to count on
the assent Of the triple alliance IL she
decided on military occupation Of Per-
sia's northern province, Azerbiian, lying
along the Turkish frentier This sug-
Sestion arouses misgivings in Russia
lest 1t cause friction with Turkey and
strengthen in England the opponents Of
the Persian agreement. Moreover. it
might well eventuate in drawing mucn
of Russia's military strength south
ward across the Caucasus at the ex-
pense of her position along the west
ern frontier.
NO assurances are supposed to have
been asked for or given. although the
question was discussed, regarding Rus
sia s policy in Poland, or regarding the
nationist policy which Premier Stolypin
is carrying out in behalf of the Rus
sian orthodox population among the
polyglot provinces of the west.
1T was noted that the day before the
kalser'S arrival the keelS were laid at
the Baltic and new admiralty yards Of
four Dreadnoughts of 1880 tons each.