The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-23

Ou1 IL 10 llHpuSSlUlo W S0o HOW Cn6
Russians could prepare triumph
for their cause by declining to main
tain good relations with Germany"
Triple Entente vs.. Dreibund.
NO apprehension whatever exists
IN England of possible bad effects on
Anglo-Russian relations from the
discussions between the car and the
Kaiser On the contrary, 1t is believed
that the coming visits of the czar to
President Fallieres and King Edward
Will result In triple entente cement
ed into a combination OF stronger CO.
hesivo qualities than the triple al
lance. Tho politica! subjects dis
cussed by the two emperors on their
respective yachts covered wide
range, but the Russian authorities,
usually secretive, have shown the ut
most frankness about them. with tho
evident intention of clearing the &C.
casion of all elements of mystery. The
News correspondent at st. Peters,
burg sends the following unreserved
version of the meeting, obtained from
sources o. high authority:
There remain as documentary rec
ords of the imperial meeting in the
Gulf of Finland two sets of notes pre-
pared respectively by Foreign Minis
ter Isvolsky and Foreign Secretary
Schoen. There was, of course, no ex-
change of any copies of these memo
randa, which, in fact, bear no sigma
lures. The Russian document is in
the handwriting of Savinsky, secre-
tary to lsvolsky's chancery, and its
SC
tion.'
Every Question Touched.
Ihere is no secrecy as to the SUBJ
1ect-matter, nor as to the fact that
the expressions recorded are neces-
sarily vague, hearing, as they do, on
developments of circumstances which
neither the kaiser nor the czar nor
any one else can at present foresee.
Every question affecting the neigh
borship OF tho two northern empires
Is touched. There is no allusion to
the Austro-Russian diplomatic duel of
last spring, but reference is made to
Russia's relations with Bulgaria.
difficulties are believed here to be
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 strongely to
the Pan-Islamic policy that Macedon-
ian Christians, who comprise fifty per
cent OF the population, turn to Bull
garia as their champion. This ques-
ton of Macedonia's future influences
the Russian view as to Crete. So long
as Bulgaria shows the will and ca
pacity for carrying forward the poll
cy OF obtaining access for Slavs to
the Aegean sea, Russia would oppose
automatically any arrangement
whereby Germany might secure re-
version of Crete as naval and coal
ing station.
Germ Of Trouble in This.
1T Is understood that the kaiser
intimated that Russia ought to count
on the assent Of the triple alliance II
she decided on military occupation of
Persia's northwestern province, Azer-
bijan, lying along the Turkish frontier
The suggestion arouses misgivings in
Russia lest it cause friction with
Turkey and strengthen in England
the opponents of the Persian agree
ment. Moreover, it might we'll event.
us@eS AZ uAo"iA6 iuuCA VI IIuSSld 1ull-
itary strength southwark across the
Caucasus at the expense of her posi-
tlon along the western frontier.
mo assurances are supposed to
have been asked for or given, al
though the question was discussed,
regarding Russis's policy in Poland,
or regarding tho nationalist policy
which Premier Stolypin is carrying
out in behalf of the Russian orthodox
population among the polyglot pro.
vinces OF the west.
1T was noted that the day before
the kaiser's arrival the keels were
laid at the Baltic and new admiralty
yards of four dreadnoughts of $4,000
tons each"
Russian NJ. P.'s Visit.
The meeting of the Russian emper-
or and German emperor in Pitkipas
bay will be counterbalanced by the
presence of a party of influential
members of the Russian duma in Eng
land during the next fortnight, and
the visit to King Edward by the Rus
sian emperor during the Cowes re-
gatta. This is the second excursion
Of Russian deputies to England. A
party composed OF members of tho
first duma came here in 1906 when
the emperor dissolved that body, as
the guests of members of parliament.
Whereas the first delegation en-
braced members with revolutionary
tendencies, the coming visitors rep
resent the more conservative factions
of the Russian government, and will
practically be the guests of the ma
tion. NJ. Khomyakoff. president Of
the duma. and Prince Peter Troubet-
skoy will head the delegation, which
| consists of five members of the coun-
Gil Of the empire and sixteen depu-
ties.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared for their entertainment.
The labor party is organizing a
meeting of protest to be held in Ira
falgar square on July IS. James
Keir Hardie. the socialist and inde-
pendent member of parliament, at a
labor demonstration at Durham today,
bitterly denounced the government
for holding out the hand of friendship
to the emperor of Russia, who, he
said. "is SO loathed in this country
that he dare not set foot on British