The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-02
EMPEROR RECEIVES
ZEMSTVO MEMBERS
Beginning of a New Era For Rus
STA May Be at Hand.
EMPEROR GREATLY IMPRESSED
The xemstvoists M-nt uefore the
Emperor ny Imperial Command
aad Reiterated Views ~
pressed In Recent Memorial.

s.. Petcrsburg. Nov ee-The uncx-
pected may happen after all The
meeting ~ the 1emsNos. first Russian
congrcss. as Il $ now called. may in
deed marx the hegnuns Of a new era
for Russia Emperor Nicholas initia-
tor of the plan for universal disarrna-
ment. may turn back on The reaction
aries and crown his reign By granting
70 his subjects the con- Tuition which
his grandfather had already prepared
when be fell by the hand OF an assas-
sin
The basis Of such a possibility is 'he
significant fact that late Friday after
aeon the emperor received ia the pal
ace at Tsarskoe- Selo. NJ. Shlpon. OF
Moscow. NJ Petrunkeivitch. OF Tever.
NJ Rodzianko. ~ Ekaterinoslay. and
Count Heiden. four prominent mem
bers Of the 1emstvO congress. and
listened al length TO their views II de-
velops that when Minister OF the IN
terror SviOtopolk- Mirsky presented the
zemstvo memorial AM resolutions on
November -. the emperor was SO deep
so impressed as Well by the contents
81 the documents as by the character
Of the signers. that he Immediately ex-
pressed the desire. personally. to re-
ceiye a depuiation o. four
The zemstvoists therefore went TO
Tsarskoe- Selo by imperial command.
At their audience. ID IS said. they ex-
planned fully their position. and reit-
Grated the views expressed by the me-
mortal that the salvation OF the en-
pire from ruin by revolution lay in the
adoption q the general ideas expressed
In The memorial The emperor was
greatly impressed by v nat he heard.
and asked many questions. While il
It said he gave no Indication 81 his
purposes. except the symRatt. he dis
played. the en- ssaries. when they re-
turned 70 s. Petersburg. were in hssh
spirits Naturally th,v declined 10
say anything ,or publication regarding
their visit
AAkF "
The news that The delegation had
been given an audience ~ the emperor
spread like wiiihre through the city. 4
and created trem endous excitement. re- I
ioicing among liberals and amazement 4
among the uncompromising supporters .
81 the old ragine. Later in the day
he report was current that an immedi- I
ate effect Of the zcmstvo meeting
would BE- the realization OF the plan for
giving two elected zenstyo representa-
i've seats in the council Of the empire.
One Of the prominent liberals. who
participated in the Ongress. declined /,
o share in the jubilations Of some of
lis colleagues. and expressed the opin-
on that victory was yet a long way
N. although he said he believed ii was
ure 10 come in the end. lie pointed
,ut that the icC laratlDn in the me
norial in favor Of the abrsgation OF
pecial privileges. and for the equality
4 all classes before the law. when IL
,ecame known throughout Russia. was
'ound TO appeal strongly to the peas
ntry.
"All the members Of the congress"
aid he. ARE large land proprietors
| leveling process. which would put
he Mujik on an equality with them.
must be prejudicial ID their personal
interests.
In Russia men seem 70 be willing
0 make sacrifices for an alfruisfic
lea. The same thing happened with
be emancipation Of tic serfs In the
inc Of Alexander IT.. when many no
les advocated the measure. though IL
cant practically ruin for them per
onally."