Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-31
GIVES GREDlI
TO AME RIGA
Continued from Do0s !.

| prevail to Il manifesto and to Il pro
ann which wiiir forever end tile
rnle of absolutism exercised by him
and his Romialoff an%cestors for 500
years.
The municipal council Of ST! Peters
burg at its sitting. after reading the
imperial manifesto, sent the fdllowing
message to the emperor:
'The council welcomes with delight
the long desired tidings of freedom,
firmly relying on Il bright future for
orr dear fatherland. IIurrdh for the
emperor Of Il free peopIev'
At Warsaw the streets last night
were dark and deserted ana patrolled
by infantry. Nevertheless. the news
that the emperor had signed a con
stitGtiOn spread like wildfire, created
Il tremendous sensation and was re-
ceived with great joy.
The manifesto shows how complete
is the emperor's abdication of his auto
cratic power. The very style of the
document is clear and direct and de
void of the verbose. vague and bonn
bastlc phraseology which heretofore
has characterized his maiesty's mani
festoes. 1t not only betrays real author
ship, but shows that the emperor ut
last has irrevocably bowed to the in
evitable. lie does not ven conceal the
fact that the discomfort and agitatioI
of his subjects has driven him to take
the step and practically yields every
thing-civil liberty, the inviolability Of
person and liberty of conscience
speech and assembly.
The strike has ended on the Moscow
and st. Petersburg. the Moscow and
Kazan and the Moscow and Archange.
railroads.
j. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.. and George
w. Perkins We're with Finance Minis
ter Kokovsoff when the latter received
the news from NJ. White. 1t was Il drft
matte moment The minister was called
to the telephone, and when he returned
he was greatly agitated and said;
''GentlemcI, the old order of things
has changed. Russia has a constitu'
ton"
The news spread like wildfire
throughout the city. The reyolutlonists
and active agitators generally, declar-
ed loudly that the governments prom,
ises would suffice and that the strike
must end, but an hour after the
news became known the reyOlutionists
took occasion to throw the first bonl
in st. Petersburg uSed since the strike
began. The incident occurred near the
Polytechnic school, but there was nc
fatality.
The rejoicing populace are p%aradina
the streets, Singing the national an.
them or making merry in the cafes.
All classes, except the radicals and
the Socialists. accept the manifesto as
the herald of a new era for Russia.
The Cossacl patrols were utterly dis
comfited and confotinded and were
wholly at a loss to understand the
meaning of the demonstration or why
the crowds were singing God Save the
Emperor" Rtlasia's magnificent nation.
al anthem, instead of the ''Marseil.
laise.'
The people displayed the utmost good
humor toward the Cossacks. They sur.
rounded their horses and patted their
~perpleXed riders on the boots, shouting
You can go home now, We no longer
need you. We have liberty
The foreign embassies were notified,
and official notifications will also be
sent to the Russian ambassadors
abroad.
The effect throughout Russia is ex-
pected to be instantaneous.
Count White insisted on a cabinet OIL
the British model with a selected pre-
mier responsible to the imperial douma
or parliament. The emperor clupg to
appointment of members Of the cabinet
on the American plan by the emperor
as chief of state.
Foreign Minister Lamsdorif has re-
assured the ambassadors by formally
guaranteeing the safety of foreign reg
idents. He chat the govern
ment is prepared to give tha-A military
protection in st. p~etessNg.:s and else
where in the event of disorders.