Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-19
n THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS.
rm Paint Out Necessity for Calling
4 Legally Empowered constlt-
usnt Assembly.
WORD CONSTITUTION" AVOIDED.
a,,,mblaCs Is Private, Official Sane.
dOn Being Denled-Pollee Pro-
lection Guaranteed.

q Petersburg, Nov i9-Today may
,,,,k a red letter in the Russian cali
,rdar About 100 representatives OF
,nylncial 1enstyos assembled private
" at2 O'Clock this afternoon with the
,voWsd purpose of presenting to En-
r,roy Nicholas through Interior Minis
,.r syiatopolk- Mlrsky a truthful pic
,u,e Of the internal conditions Of Rus
M coupled with recommendations
rolntlpg out IN plain terms the neees-
.lv for calling a legally empowered
constituent assembly to have direct
voice in the government.
The word constitution" however VIII
b. carefully avoided
The Liberals have been greatly eX-
tied By the developments Of the last
few days The meeting was to be held
a, the duma, or city hall, but at the
last moment official auspices were re-
fused. the emperor Withdrawing his
oonsent. Many Of the zemstyos repre-
sntatlyes attribute the emperors at
utude primarily to the influence Of
Grand Duke sergius, NJ. Pebedonostsef'
The procurator-geueral Of the holy
synod. and NJ. Sassonoff member Of
,he council Of the empire, and mdl-
reilly TO such reactlonaries as Mkrch-
eskY strumer and Suchlnsky. The
Two latter formerly We're the late Inter-
lor Minister Won Plehve's assistants
who were promoted to the council Of the
empire. When Prince sviatopolk-
Mrsky dispensed with their services
me spectre Of a constitution was sue
essfulIy raised, according to their view.
They were not disposed TO critleise
Prince syiatop0lk-Mirsky, whose good
Intentions they do not question. They
believe he is powerlass, but neverthe-
less they express disappointment at the
fatt that he yielded.
Prince syiatopolk-Mrsky's friends
however, have another side Of the
story. They insist that he acted In
he sincere conviction Of what he be-
leyed to be the best interests Of aem-
siyos development, They explain that
when the minister began the negoti.
atoms MN, shlpon and Petrunkasyich
and Prince Iyofi were sent TO explain
what the meeting proposed to do. and
The minister found that instead of 81
Presidents whom he had invited, about
lN representatives. were 10 be present
and that they proposed 20 go much
farther than their powers authorized.
They were In no sense ofIlcla represen-
ailyes chosen by the zemstyos to pre-
sent memorandum to the government.
When the emperor declined to grant
permission however, Prince syiato-
pok'Mlrsky Informed the representa-
u'es that although official sanction was
declined they could meet privately, po-
nee protection being guaranteed. More
over he himself at once drafted a law
io' submission to the council OF the
empire authorizing the zemstvos to
eject delegates to sit In consultative
@dy N connection with the department
o. rural affairs Of his ministry. This
Jaw VIII be Immediately promulgated
10 order that the zemstyos at their
approaching meeting In December may
Choose representatives.
Prince syIatopolk- Mlrsky's idea that
N'algested, preclptate action might
"''cA the prospects for the future was
supported BY a number Of the zemstvos
representatives here, but the majority
sHnoush moderate IN their views re.
F0ed the advice OF their colleagues
~ oe'ns simply a sop TO a whale and
.uW'ea ne meeting this afternoon de.
..'u''nea 10 speak plainly Their pro-
a'' mas negative and positive side
'ne hrst consists IN the adoption OF a
.S'' OF reducilo ad absurdum argu.
'D'n. N The form OF memorandum
y which they will attempt to show tho
,a ,'.'s conditions in the empire. with
,n. .''l"' unrest and disturbance result.
n n,s N an Increase In the revolutionary
Tssasahda, cannot continue.
irscoa Nurse OF Russian history win be
er,n. a 20 snow the ebb and now Of lib.
,b ~ in and Il VIII be- contendod that
wblo ttoeial tendency OF Tho government
II W. uegan In the reign OF Alexnnder
,r,n mas really checked after he pollsb
,n9tIsiIeellonl and only hredv reviyeg
Hive m SSss ot Ltoris- Mellkoff. The pos.
csInrgw memorandum viii recommend the
besi ~. VI q constituent assembly as tha
1ier ~ us'.shs OF securing legal oxpres.
H. we Views OF the nation
Pant. ,allcals and some studen, nv
demorsi,ohs had planned sympathetio
m Srs sta!ions In front OF Inc puma
a ns,,s oI OF ending the war and On Inc
q, mes.ial assembly, but with the nisce
ilyes san o. NE zemstvos representa-
Irobablv' i o The demonstrations win
q he ,on meeting this afternoon seven
pared mel ,en articles composing the pre-.
sscfiorn e,norandum were adopted. These
dltG1s declare that the abnormal con.
oompls,H russia are the result of tho
men, sn, esirangement OF the govern
essentiaIu people, due to the absence OF
These ssc;i gguislte mutual confidence.
eondtlonSsS ' , also declare that the
Science sn. naeesessitate freedom OF con.
llese ~ 'peeeh and press and the nrlv.