The San Francisco call., 1905-02-07
MOBILES APPEAL TO NICHOLAS
ON BEHALF Of PEOPLE.
Ask That Representation
Be Granted the Masses

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 6.-The As
sembly of Mobiles of ST. Petersburg to-
day adopted an address to Emperor
Nicholas, congratulating him on the
birth of the heir to the throne and as
suring him of the confidence of the ma
ton The address asserts that the
union between the autocratic monarch
and his devoted nation is unshaken by
recent events at home and abroad begs
his Majesty to permit of representa-
tives of the whole people participating
in the discussion and legislation on
Government measures, and says:
Sire: We have met in troublous times.
Foes are attacking u.s. their aim. being to bring
Russia TO a shameful peace and bring to
aaught the system OF government which has
been sanctioned by centuries. A way out of
the difficulties must be found We realize
that every word addressed by your Majesty
in this painful hour is weighted with grave
responsibility. We are all witnesses to your
Majestys efforts to secure the welfare of Rus
sia The decree of December % revived the
hopes of your subjects. who saw therein the
true salvation of the fatherland.
This is not the first time dark clouds have
lowered over Russia; but, despite former
efforts to shake the basis of the Government
the country became stronger and advanced
proudly and puissantly along the path of
monarch and a devoted nation Russia has
ever derived a strength which neither the
Sire the nobility of St Petersburg are con-
WINGED that this union is unshaken and must
prevail. With the aid of God valiant
troors who not sparing their lives for the
Emperor and the fatherland will crown the
Russian arms with fresh glory and troubles at
home will cease.
Sire the whole nation awaits with eage-ness
the fulhllment Of the imperial will; but Off
cials and statesmen Of whatever qualities and
zeal cannot solve all the questions of the ma
tion's life Your forefathers hardened to the
voice of Russians elected by the nation and
this custom so far from weakening, strength
ened the autocracy and aided 1t to attain it's
present greatness.
Sire. order now that elected representatives
of the country may raise their voices to the
throne and participate, in accordance with your
sovereign direction in Legislation and the dis
cussion of governmental measures. The mobiles
of St Petersburg sincerely believe that, pro-
vided union of the throne and nation Is sup
peror internal troubles will vanish and that all
Russia will rise and serve the sovereign faith
fully for the salvation and glory of the country
and the confusion of its enemies
The address was adopted-15S to 20.
The workmen here have decided to
petition the Emperor to receive a depu-
tation chosen by themselves, on the
ground that the deputation recently
received by him at Tsarskoe Selo was
chosen by the masters and was in no
sense representative of the workmen.
Nothing is known here of the report
ed charging by CoSsackS upon rioting
women at Rostoff- -on-Don.
Nine Kuga, the opera singer, who,
alluding to the events of January %.
recently congratulated the military on
"Russia's first victory" has been ex-
PEELED from Russia.
The report published in the United
States of mutiny of 5000 reservists at
Peterhof, who are said to be under ar