The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-07

 GOVERNMENT Demand of Russian Social
 RcvOlutiOniStS. AUTOCRACY'S OVERTHROW Circulars Being Generally
 Distributed. Many Phases Familiar to American Ears Voiced in Latest Document of Party Causing the Csar
 Much Trouble.

Moscow, April 6.-The Central Com mittee of the Social Revolutionary Par ty has drawn up a document contain ing the main points in it's program and of this hundreds of thousands of copies are being printed for circulation in all parts of European Russia.
 The first and main point of the pro- gram is the establishment of a demo- cratic republic on the ruins of the au- tocracy and besides the usual points Of social democratic doctrine, 1t includes many arguments especially directed to Russian conditions and designed to appeal to the self-interest of the Rus sian proletariat, both agricultural and industrial. It voices phrases familiar to the American ear, such as initiative and referendum" public ownership of public utilities" etc. The program is divided under two heads, the first poli-. tic-legaI domain under which 1t de- mands the institution of a democratic republic with broad autonomy for the provinces, municipalities and com munes; the widest application of the federative principles of the relations between the various nationalities; direct secret universal ballot without distinction as to sex. nationality or re- ligion; proportional representations; dl- rect popular legislation, with the ini- tiative and -referendum; electibility, re- sponsibility and removability of all ot- f1cials: separation of church and State' complete freedom of conscience, speech. the press, assembly and associatloh, right to strike; compulsory popular anu free education and abolition or ths standing army and substitution or national militia.
 As to the LabOreR.
 finder the second head, national economy and domain, the party favors the eight hour day, with reductioh for the more dangerous ana uhsahi- tary occupations: minimum Wase scale; state insurance for alL the forms regulated for the insured, at the expense of the State and employers regulation of factory constructlon' prohibition of child labor below SIX teen and of female labor at certain 'occupations and professional organiza. tions of workmen, with an increased sare in the internal management or institutions. In the agrarion policy the party declares the earth IS the common heritage of all scitizens ana demands the specialization or all ianu or such approach to abolition or prl- vate ownership as Is practicable, in- cIudinr the sequestration of crown, and state lands, turning them over to inc communes; and the limitation ana conversion of rents into an income taA' payable to the commune. In the realm of finance the party favors progress eive income and inheritance taxes. m applicable to small incomes; the aboh- lion of indirect taxes. the protective system except as to objects Of luxury. If also favors the common ownership oS all utilities; medical assistance gratis. development of cooperation on strictly democratic principles ana measures tending to the independence ns tbe working classes of government tai bureaucracy.
 The document closes with warn ing to industrials against state sociaI- ism" which 1t declares to be sys- tenn of half measures deluding work- org concentrating industry and com merce in the hands of tho governing Bureaucracy and urging the commun- tag of constituent assembly wherein ths hs purposes and conduct of the cam palgn for the dissolution of the auto, sior cratic regime and the UT, trahsiorm,sriiot' s rrioa of the existing order will be carried nn