The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-19
MANIFESTO OF
CAR NICHOLAS
Assembly to Be Selected by the Peo-
pie Of Russia.
POWER WILL BE LIMITED
DOCUMENT WILL BE READ IN
CHURCHES TO-DAY.

OF. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1S.-Em-
y peror Nicholas has today an
nounced the grant 10 the people u
Russia OF a national consultative as
sembly TO be formed by elected repre-
sentatives from the whole of Russia.
The imperial manifesto, which IS pub
liShed simultaneously here and at Mos
COW. and which VIII be read in all the
churches of the empire, is dated at
Peterhof today and is as follows:
p The empire of Russia is formed and
strengthened by the indestructible
solidarity of the emperor with the pes
pie and of the people with the en-
perOr. This concord Of emperor and
people is the great moral force which
has created Russia IN the course OF
centuries by protecting her from all
misfortUnes and all attacks and has
constituted I'D TO the present time a
pledge of unity, independence. in
tegrity-, material well being and intel
lectual development.
Manifesto of 1903
In our manifesto OF February "A.
1903. we called TO g close understanding
all the faithful sons Of the fatherlard IN
order TO protect the organization OF the
state by establishing or a firm basis
the domestic life of the empire and.
then we devoted ourselves to the task
of co-ordinating elective public iustftu-
tions with governmental authorities and
Of removing the Disbursements existing
between them which had reacted so dis
aStrously on the normal course Of our
national life
The autocratic emperors. oJlr an
cestOrs, constantly had that object in
view and the time has come 10 follow
out their good intentions and TO summon
elected representatives from the whole
Of Russia to take constant and active
part in the elaboration Of the laws,
thereby attaching to the higher state
institutions a special consultative body
entrusted with the preliminary elabora-
ton and discussion OF measures and
with the examination OF the state
budget
1T is for this reason that. While pre-
serving the fundamental law regarding
the autocratic power, We have deemed
1t well TO form a. gOsUdsrstven8aia
0Ouma dover house of the assembly,
and 10 approve the regulations for
elections to this douma, extending the
validity Of these laws to the whole
territory Of the empire with such ex-
ceptons only as may be considered
necessary in the case OF some regions
in which special conditions obtain
As regards the participation in the
iaOOrs Of the gosudarstvennafa. douma
of delegates from the grand dUchy OF
Finland on questions concerning the
empire in general and the grand duchy-
IN particular, We VIII take special
nlea Sures
At the same time we have ordered
the minister of the interior to submit
immediately for our appreciation regu-
lations to the douma so that deputies
from city governments and from the
military province of the Don may be
able to assemble not later than the
middle Of January. 1906
Power Reserved.
we reserve to ourselves entirely the
care of perfecting the organization OF
the gOSudarstvennaia. dOuma. and when
the course of events shall have shown
the necessity for changes correspond
ing completely 10 the needs Of the
times and the welfare Of the empire
we shall not fail to give at the proper
moment the necessary directions
we are convinced that those who
shall have been elected by the cont
dence Of the whole people and VINO EiIl
thus be called upon 10 participate IN
the legislative work OF the govern
ment viii show themselves in the eyes
Of all Russia TO be worthy Of the i'm
perial trust in the virtue Of Inch they
have been invited to cooperate IN this
great work, and that in perfect har-
mony with other institutions and au-
thOritieS Of the state established by Us
they viii contribute probably and
zeaIOUsIy 70 our IabOFs for the well
being of our common mother. Russia
and for the Streng thening OF Tie unity,
the security and the greatness OF the
empire. as well as for the tranquility
and prosperity Of the people
In invoking the blessing of the Lord
on the labOrs Of the Institutions estab-
lished by US. and with unsn akabIe con
fidence in the grace OF God and IA the
infallibility OF the great historical des-
TIMES reserved by divine providence for
our beloved fatherland, we firmly hope
that. with the help of God Almighty
and with the combined efforts Of all
her sons. Russia viii emerge triumph
ant from the trying Ordeals through
which she is now passing and viii be
born again in the strength, the great
ness and the glory of her history. ex-
tending through a thousand years.
Given at PeterhOf this uineteenth
day Of August, in the year OF grace
reign.
NICHOLAS