New-York tribune., 1909-06-17
ROYAL PEACE MEETING
FNGL4ND RE4SSURED.
rorfererce of Car and Kaiser Fa-
rorably Regarded.

.5on. June lR-The suspicious with which the
.,se5 meeting Of Emperor William and Emperor
pa.thoIas was regarded in England, the assump-
- chat Germany attempting to weaken the
IL understanding. have almost entirely disap-
.-a5 and both through the papers and in the
ts-.sts il Is generally welcomed further move
= essure the peace Of Europe, This change in
,,n,ent is the result of most candid semi-oficial
s,,+enents from Berlin and St Petersburg, in
bieh il is explicitly explained that the meeting is
-, for friendly intercourse between the SOW
.-sirns Of neishboring powers. and that change
:, International politics is likely to follow.
-bese ordinations have been accepted in Eng
,,s srd II Is pointed out that, in view of the
lining visit Of the Emperor of Russia Sweden,
rsru1ark. France and England. and possibly Italy.
meeting between Emperor Nicholas and the En-
rsror Of Germany cotld not be avoided without
=. suggestion Of discouresy Officially il has never
s.sn believed that the meeting between the two En-
D.-ors had any other purpose than that Of friend
* exchanges. evidence of which is shown by the
fact that Sir Arthur Nicolson. the British Ambas-
ss5or to Russia. will leave St Petersburg this
week on three months furlough Had the gov
,rnrent for moment considered that the meet
ins was aimed al change in the grouping Of the
powers. II is not likely that it would leave the St
Pe,ersburg embassy in change of the secretary.
There many rumors current regarding the
SUBJECTS be discussed Officially is understood
tha1 the interview. beyond the personal exchange
Of oourtesies. Kill he confined 70 questions concern
n
toa a. Vienna is hopeful that an effort will be
made to reconcile Russia and Austria. but II is
hardly expected here that attempt in this drec-
-on viii be made after the defeat OF
Russia France and England in the Balkans Any
thing however, tending TO the peace Of Europe will
B. welcomed by England.
= Petersburg June 16.-Prernier Stoypin. NJ
.1sw-olsky. the Foreign Minister; Count Won Pour
tales. the German Ambassador. and the German
military and naval attaches left here this morning
m board the Russian imperial yacht Polar Star TO
ion Emperor Nicholas in Pitkipss Bay. where the
Gar and Emperor William Of Germany will meet
tomorrow. Emperor William already Is on MS
way thither.
Ptkipas Is q small. retired bay on the south
roast Of Finland about sixty miles from St Peters
hgre. II has been chosen by Emperor Nicholas as
Ne summer Yachting Headquarters on account Of
,.s climate natural beauties and seclusion The
rneetng Of the two enperors OF 1905 occurred in
this neighborhood All the conferences VIII oe helo
on board the yachts STANDARD and Hohenzollern
Information CLEANED from competent Russo-der-
man sources bears out the intin1ation that the I'M
nortsnce Of the visit lies in the manifestation that
n. friendly relations between the two empires
have not suffered by the recent friction over the
Balkan situation No change in the grouping OF
the powers or general lines Of policy is conten-
Mated and il may be stated that the widely her
slsed menace Of war" with which Germany ended
the Balkan crisis really consisted in mediation,
undertaken az the initiative Of Russia. TO prevent
an Austro- Servian conflict
II is expected that the conversations between tle
TWO rnouarchs and their ministers will touch upon
number Of questions in which Russia and Ger
many are Jointly interested notably the Pollsh
rroaler and the ultimate policy with regard To the
Balkans ana Turkey The Cretan question also
nav be incidentally discussed II is denied, how
ever thar the reports from Persia will be taken
Neither will Emperor William endeavor 10 mediate
befEeen Austria and Russia The recollection OF
-bs recent trouble IS still too vivid 10 justiry an
attempt 10 improve the relations between these TWO
cop,--rfes Emperor Nicholas may ask Emperor
r-g1sr, about the technical development OF tho
German navy.