The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-17
Important Conference Is Held an At the Austria Cpita|
EMPEROR IS IMPRESSED
Speeches in Europe Will Have Def- nite Results mt the Next
 Hague Conference
BY EMIL ANDERSON

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 Vienna, April 16.-(Special Cable.)- It became known here today that one of the principal topics discussed in the audience held yesterday with the Emperor and Count Aehrenthal by for mer President Roosevelt was that of
 bringing about the permanent peace of the world and an international agreement for the limitation of arma- ment. MT. Roosevelt. understand, has
 very decided opinions on this great
 question and expressed them with CO.,
 gency and enthusiasm. He also, am told, brought up this ma tier in his audience with the King of Italy and proposes doing the same thing when he meets President Fallieres of France
 King Edward of England and Kaiser Wilh elm of Germany.
 | MT. Roosevelt is said to have made a great impression on the aged Elm peror and Count Aehrenthal by the plans ftr the bringing about of great international peace agreement which he outlined.
 While. of course, nothing definite was said there is belief that If MT. Roose-
 
 Paris. Berlin and London as he did In Vienna there will be some very important developments at the next Hague conference.
 To friends here the famous Amer ican is reported to have said in con versation that if he. could succeed in bringing, about an agreement between the great nations of the world which would make war practically impossible he would regard 1t as the crowning achievement of his life His efforts will be watched with the keenest interest by all the chancellors of Europe. Mir. Roosevelt had another busy day He left the sKranz hotel at 10 o'clock wh ell the Imperial automobile called and took him to the castle at Krenzenstein, owned by Count Wilczek. The castle was built in the eleventh century and is one of the most famous ,.n Europe. The 40 minutes ride t. the castle gave the colonel a good view of much of the city
 Ambassador Kerens was the host of Colonel Roosevelt at luncheon at the American embassy. Foreign Minister Aehrenthal. Baron Hengelmuller and the baroness. former Ambassador White, Consul General Denby and other dis tinguished Americans and Austrians were also guests at this luncheon. A visit to the international sporting exhibition followed the luncheon.
 The day was concluded with the court dinner at the Schoenbrunn castle, the reception to the American colony at the embassy.
 Dinner at Imperial Palace Vienna, April 16-The Emperor's div ner at the imperial palace at Schoenbrunn tonight constituted the concluding of- ficial function of Colonel Roosevelt's visit to the Austrian capital. As the hour of the dinner was set for p. m. Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit, in evening dress suits left the hotel In a court carriage half hour earlier than the time set. Arriving at the entrance of the palace a cc urt official met and escorted the pair up the broad flight of stairs, where, ac- cording to court etiquette of imperial din- ners, Count Bellegarde, master of the kitchen, was in waiting. He conducted them to the mirror room, where the other guests had assembled.
 AS the former President and his son | reached the threshold the doors opposite were thrown open and the Emperor, wear ing the uniform of a field marshal of the army, advanced to meet the guests of the evening.
 | After greetings had been exchanged | President Roosevelt presented his son, and in a few minutes the Emperor with | the ex-President on his left, led the way | through several spacious apartments to what Is called the small gallery, which is gala apartment dressed In white, and where small parties are given. The gall | lery overlooks an exquisite garden, in the center of which marble fountain Is con- stantly gushing.
 Thirty-fve additional guests sat down | to the table. including Count won Aehren- thai, the foreign minister; Baron Burian
 von Rajecz, the Austrian minister of 1 finance; Gen. Franz Schoenaich, the Aus l ro-Hungarian minister of war; Baron
 1on Biernerth, the Austrian premier;
 Baron Hengelmuller von Hengervar, the
 tro-Hungarian ambassador to the lsCnited States; Prince Paliffy, court cham
 beriain in Hungary; Count Cziraky, grand
 marshal of the court in Austria; Count
 Kinsky master of the horse. and many
 other high personages of the Emperors S civil and military household, including the American ambassador. Richard c. Kerens,
 and the members of the American em-
 bassy and Dr. Kersel, his maiesty's body
 physician.
 With the exception of the Americans all the guests were in full uniform. Col
 onel Roosevelt sat at the Emperor's right
 and Ambassador Kerens at his left l Count Won Ahrenthal sat next to MT | Roosevelt. while Kermit was removed nine places from his father, occupy | ing position between Count Choloniews- ky-Myszka, grand master of ceremonies,
 and Baron Schieshel von Perstoorff, direc- tor of the chancellory of the cabinet
 Throughout the dinner, which com | prised 12 Sourses. with eight wines of rare vintage the band of the Thirty-second infantry played music in gallery princi- | pally selecting Strauss pieces. The table | was of silver, white and gold china with | the imperial arms printed on the borders Following the custom of private dinners as distinguished from gala and state | functions no formal toasts were given.
 The dinner occupied precisely one hour l and upon arising from the table the party | returned to the mirror room, where what is known as the circle followed, during l which the Emperor personally made the round of his guests. His leave taking of
 MT. Roosevelt and his son was exceed | ingly cordial
 From the palace Colonel Roosevelt and
 Kermit drove direct to the imperial opera, where they occupied the court box for 8
 short time, during the second aot of the