The San Francisco call., 1905-06-05
CAR STRIKES
At AC|TATORS
Showers Honors Upon the
Hated Governor General
of Russia's Capital City

ST. PETERSBURG. June 5, '2:1o a. m.
The Russian Government mas SHOWN
that il has not weakened in this hour of
disaster. Instead of yielding to the
stormy demands Whicn the Radicals
hoped RojestYensky's defeat would
force the Government to grant, the En-
peror issued u ukase on Sunday confer
ring, greatly increased powers on Gov
erpor General Trepon, making him AS
sistant Minister of the Interior in place
OF Major General Rydzefsky, wno is
made a Senator, also chief OF the De-
partment of Police and commanter OF
the corys Of the gendarmerie. General
Trepoff is given the right by the ukase
TO close ali assemblies. and congresses,
to suspend indefinitely all societies,
leagues and other bodies manifesting
pernicious activity, and to take All
other steps necessary to preserve order,
so as to prevent Interference with tue
established regime and TO suppress the
revolutionary propas sanda
This ukase. which intrgsts almost
dictatorial powers to the head of the
imperial police TO control the agitators
now almost perenptorily demanding a
constitution, representative government
and the surrender OF the vital princl-
pies of the autoeracy. and to put down
the disorders with which the ,revolu-
tienists are threatening the country,
czhR'S COURSE UNSWERVfNG.
The document is of the deepest i'm
portance in the present state of Russia
and indicates that the Government.
while steadily proceeding in its plans
for the fulfllment of the imperial prom
iseS contained in the rescript OF March
5, IS determined not to be swervec from
it's purpose by the pressure of military
and naval disasters, but, in its own
time and as speedily as possible, 70 give
the nation the Legislative body on which
the Bouligan commission has been
working. In il may, perhaps, also be
taken as an intination that the war will
continue and that the question OF peace
will not be submitted TO Zemsky
Sober.
According 10 the Russ, the result of
the labors of the Bouligan commission
which has now been printed and sub
mitted 20 the commissioners, does not
embody a definite plan for the organiza-
tion and functions of a new govern
mental body, but rather a collection and
classification of the necessary data for
the formation of an assembly, giving
alternative views of the various points
in dispute and leaving the final decision
in the hands of the Ministers.
GROUPING OF THE DATA.
The material gathered by the COM
mission mas DScn SfOdPSQ oiA
heads: First, historical survey OF the
forms assumed by popular, representa-
tion in Russia from the NTH TO the
sixth century. second, consideration of
the effect OF the summoning of a popu-
lar assembly on the country under
present circumstances; third, the extent
10 which suffrage shall be granted.
whether on general, educational or
property qualifications, and whether
classes and occupations should be rep
resented; fourth, the extent OF the. as
sembly's right to interpellate Ministers;
fifth, the extent of the assembly's rights
over the budget; and, lastly what pro-
yinces of government should be re-
moved to the competency of the assem-
bly,.
Thus, nothing regarding the ~impe-
rial douma" has been predetermined,
Minister Bouligan reserving the right
to give his opinion to his co-Ministers.