The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-23
THE RUSSIANS MAKE
BOLD REQUEST
Manifesto Declares q Rep
resehtative Parliament
Should Make Laws

ST. Petersburg. Nov. 21.-"In oYdcr to
secure the proper development of the life
OF the state and the people 1t is imoer-
ative'y necessary that there be regular
par icipation of nat 'onal repYe e-entatives
sitting as an especially elected bcdy. TO
make laws. regulate the revenues and
expenditures and control the legality of
the actions of the adminis:rat on"
The above Is the final form of the dec-
lara,ion OF the Zemstvo Representatives
in favor OF the election Of a body, ~
merely to participate In legislation. a. ct
first reported but to be trusted with the
framing Of he laws OF the emvire
The meeting today adopted dcclara
tion In favor OF granting general am
nesty 10 political offenders imprisoned cr
exiled by administrative order.
This completed, the program decla'ins
the necessity of the partic'ra ion of the
people in the government was signed by
102 2enstvo PIE eidents including thirty
presidents OF provincial Zems'vo commit
tees out OF thir:y-two who attended IN"
meeting. Two other provincial Gems. vo
committee presidents from Oionets and
Perm were unable to be present because
OF the reno eness of the provinces O1o-
nets having no railroad communication
with ST. Petersburg ard Perm being on
the southern confines of the Ural noun
tans The two who did not sign the me-
mora! were not present when s'gnatu-es
were called fer. They re esent he
provinces of st. Petersburg and Kherson.
This document setting forth the necos
sity OF reform. Is all the more striking
and impress because the Zemsfvo
presidents who signed 1t. wn lie e'eetcd
by Zemstvo organizations. are confirmed
by the government. The s'gnatofies also
included FIVE marsh1is of the nobl:i..
the elections TO which offices are also
confirmed by the government
The memorial will be presented within
a few days to the minister OF the inte-
y a
egation composed of Presidents Shipoff
Petrunkev'tch. Prince lvor Count
Heider. and Rodziansky the most prom
inent participants in the meet,rg.
The following me sare. 81 ned by
twenty-six prominent Finlanders. was
also rece.ved:
ssThe under spra1 eitfza-s af Finland
interested In The evolut on OF social and
intellectual lie OF Russia. se7d Il cir
sincere and cordial salu at o7s to the
Zemstvo representatives assembled In b.
Peter sburg TO study the general clrcum-
stances which prevent regular develop
ment of russians. Now that the govern
ment has just procla med confidence in
the people the developmc MT ol the moral
intellectual a~d social forces is hence
forth opened to the powerful, generous
Russian ge.ius.
We wish you complete success In your
work of peace and accord and hope II viii
rebound to the glory and happiness OF
your country"
The interest in the meetings of the
Zemstvos representatives is intense. TIE
war and all other questions are forgot
ten, Nothing else is talked OF. Liberals
from all parts OF the empire are flocking
hi her. including many from Poland and
Finland. The hotel lobbes are crowue1.
almost resembling convention times .r
Amer lean cites.
AS evidence OF the remarkable state Of
anairs II is sufficient to mention that one
OF the most prom nent speakers yes err
day was NJ. petIunk.vioh of Tver. who
spent twenty-four years in exile and who
had only been allowed since Prince Svia-
topolk- -Mirskys advent to come To the
capital, Never tn .ess. tie most ab e men
In the assembly are counsel.ng modera-
tion. and are doing everything possible to
prevent demonstrations wnien nile h
compel interference.
Leave your orders for Turkeys aLu
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