Show STATE IE BANQUET N IE THEft FAREWELL EWELL Visit of French President to Russia Brought to Happy Close TWO NATIONS NATI NS IN ACCORD BOTH DESIRE TO MAINTAIN PEACE OF WORLD t I Reval July 28 The visit of M I Fal terminated tonight with a state banquet on the French battleship alter after which the emperor bade badea a cordial farewell to the president of af France and his suite The Tho French squadron then weighed anchor and de departed departed parted parted for Christiana M the French foreign minister and M Iswolsky sky ky the Russian foreign minister con concur cur ur in stating that the visit of ot M 11 Fal Fallieres lieres Heres to Reval R val and the meeting be between between tween him and the emperor have served to demonstrate the complete accord of or orthe the two nations without giving rise to any new departures in international re relations relations lations Covered Wide Range According to M lf Iswolsky the confer conferences conferences between the rulers and the dip representatives of ot Russia and France covered cover the general range of oC European politics touching all ques questions questions now naw interesting diplomatic chan An understanding concerning the problems in which the two nations are jointly concerned was reached as well as with regard to questions arising out of oC the situation in Persia and Mora Morocco co which are considered within the special sphere or either of ot the rhe allies To Maintain Peace The keynote kenote of oC the addresses upon the exchange of or toasts at the banquet was the desire of ot both France and Russia to maintain the general peace of the world and the equilibrium of Europe Similar declarations were made at the meeting between Emperor Nicholas and King Edward During the afternoon the presidents son went ashore and visited many of ot the public places but M 1 Fallieres himself did not touch ouch Russian soil during the visit Previous to the banquet the emperor and the president together visited sev several several eral Russian and French warships The Russian sailors were ere entertained aboard one of at the French cruisers The usual distribution of oC decorations presents took place The emperor emp presented snuff sn ff boxes to M Pichon and Admiral the ambassador dor r Russia l pre presented presented a pair of ot vases ases to the empress and delighted the imperial children with two chests of beautiful French toys |