Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12
AND QUEEN
PAID ROYAL HOMAGE
BRITISH RULERS ARRIVE IN
BERLIN AND GREETED BY
CHEERS OF GREAT THRONG
WHICH LINE STREETS.

BERLIN, Feb. Skiing Edward, OF
England accompanied by Queen Alex
andra, arrived in Berlin this morning
from London, and was given warm wei
come by Emperor William and the Ger.
man authorities. The city was gaily
decorated in honor of the visitors and
large crowds gathered in the streets
which were literally decorated with
flags, to witness the procession to the
palace.
The special train bearing the king and
queen arrived at the Lehrter railroad sta
ton at II o'clock. There had assembled
to meet the king, Emperor William, the
crown prince, his eldest son, the other
princes of the royal house, including
Prince Henry, of Prussia, the emperors
brother; Chancellor Won Buelow, Foreign
Minister Won Schoen and number or
other members of the cabinet and high
officials of the court. A squadron OF the
Queen Cictoria Regiment of dragons
of which King Edward is honorary colo
mel, was drawn up within the station ana
the band of this regiment heralded the
arrival of the special train with music
Repeated Kisses
King Edward and Emperor William
greeted each other heartily and repeated
! ly kissing each other on the cheek.
| These exchanges over, the procession for
! the palace were formed At the head were
the dragons and then came King Ed
| ward and Emperor William in one car
riage with Queen Alexandra and the
| empress and Princess Victoria, the en-
press daughter, following in a second.
| The route of march to the palace was
! lined with large crowds that had been
waiting for two hours. The weather was
cold and nipping but the people stood pa
/ tiently to witness the progress of the en-
peror and his guests.
Within the Brandenberg gate the may
or, Herr Krschner. and the aldermen OF
Berlin welcomed the royal visitors. The
i mayor delivered a hearty address OF
/ greeting, to which King Edward made
! brief response. The mayors daughter
/ then presented Queen Alexandra with
bouquet The Pariser Platz. where these
! greetings were exchanged, was elabo-
/ rately decorated with evergreens and
garlands and official flowers. The Ger
man emblems played a conspicuous part
in the decoration. After a reception here
the procession moved slowly up Inter
den Linden to the palace. The broad
street was thronged with people who dis
played a great degree of enthusiasm,
many cheering and waving hats and
| handkerchief
.. Windows Decorated
The windows of all the buildings 'front.'
| ing on this, the main thoroughfare of Ber-
| lin, were packed with eager observers,
and the driveways on both sides of this
| splendid avenue were filled with soldiers
who presented arms as their majesties
| drove by.
AS the procession neared the palace
battery posted in the Lustgarten fired
salute OF one hundred guns The crowds
| at this point broke into cheers.
| Upon arriving at the palace, Emperor
William and party escorted King Edward
to the splendid apartments assigned him
! on the north front, looking into the Lust
/ garten. The emperor and the empress
| and King Edward and Queen Alexandra
had an informal luncheon together at
o'clock.
The visiting king and queen were given
a public reception of much greater heart
mess than had been anticipated, and
| large percentage of the people of Berlin
| gathered on the streets participated in
the demonstrations of welcome. The re-
! ception was entirely respectful and no
where was there demonstration. King
| Edward was evidently pleased at the
welcome and seemed to be in a jovial
mood.
Nipped in the Bud
The unemployed attempted a demon
| stration at the time King Edward was
driving to the palace, but they were
subdued by the police and several ar
| rests were made. Fifteen meetings or
unemployed PRISONS were held in various
parts of the city this morning and reso-
| buttons were adopted against what was
| characterized as the inadequate meas
ures of the city government in the mat
ter of non-employment and demanding
1 radical socialistic remedies. At the con-
! clusion of the meetings those present
/ formed in two professions with the in
tention Of proceeding to the town hall
and the palace to make demonstrations
! The proceedings were timed TO move
just as King Edward was to reach the
palace.
Hooted and Jeered
They succeeded in getting through
several streets, hooting and jeering, and
an a jocular spirit shouting Three
4 cheers for the police"
Later the demonstrants became stub
born and refused to yield, whereupon
the police drew their sabres and at
tackled them. The rioters then tried to
tear down the flags decorating buildings
and omnibuses, but they were prevented
by the police and some Of them sus-
tanned injuries, while others had to be
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