The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-20
GEAR MAKES SOLEMN
 PROMISE TO PEOPLE
RECEIVES AT PETERHOFF PAL- ACE THE ALL-RUSSIA ZElIS-
 TVo DELEGATION.

Declares It His Sovereign and Unalter-
 able VIII That Elected Representa- lives Shall be Admitted to the Works of State-DaiIy Devoting Himself to the Work-TeIIs Delegates They May Announce This 10 All Their Friends in Country and in Town-The Prog ress Toward Peace.
 St. Petersburg, June 19.-The czar at noon to-day received the All-Russian Zemstvo delegation at the palace at Peterhof
 Prince Troubetskoy (president of the zemstvo congress of the Moscow gov ernment) in behalf of the Moscow dele gation addressed the emperor in a speech lasting half an hour in which he described the serious conditions ex- isting in Russia which have caused the zemstvos to approach his majesty di- rectly The emperor was evidently much impressed. M. Fedoroff, repre- senting the St. Petersburg delegation, also spoke.
 The following is the official text of the emperorfS reply: T am happy to have heard you. I have no doubt you are guided by an ardent sentiment of love for the father- land in addressing me directly.
 q have been grieved in my whole soul with all my people at the calami- ties the war has brought upon Russia and at all those which still may be feared as well as at our internal dis turhances. ..
 Dissipate your doubts. My will is sovereign and it is my unalterable will that the admission of elected represen- tatives to the works of state shall be regularly accomplished
 T watch daily and devote myself to this work. You may announce that to all your friends in country and town. T am firmly convinced that Russia will emerge strengthened from the trials she is now enduring and that there will be established soon, as for 1ilerly union between the emperor and all Russia-a communion between my self and the men of Russian soil This union and communion must serve as a basis for the original principles of Rus sia.
 T have faith in your desire to help me in this task.
 Upon completing his remarks the ern- peror graciously greeted the individual members of the delegation shaking hands with them and having few cor dial words for each, even such radicals as M. Petrunkeviteh (president of the Moscow agricultural society,", who had spent many years in exile as the result of his liberal views; N. Rodicheff and Prince Shakoffskoy, known as the ian archist prince,'' being greeted without the slightest evidence of imperial dis pleasure.
 The fact that the emperor not only received the bold, plain spoken address without as much as an indication of disapprobation but expressed full sym pathy with the efforts to ameliorate the deplorable state of affairs depicted therein and ill the most direct and ex- plicit fashion renewed his promise to summon the representatives of the peo- pie. made the deepest impression on the delegation. Princes Troubestskoy, Ly- off and Dolgorukoff, whom the corre- spondent of The Associated Press saw not only showed by their manner their delight at the result of the audience, but expressed themselves as fully sat- isied with the imperial assurances. So far as they are concerned they indicat- ed that they are now ready to await the fulfilnlent of the emperor's promise which it is believed will not be long delayed. ..-
 The delegation is now preparing an account of the audience which will be presented to the St. Petersburg douma tomorrow and in accordance with their instructions as well as the imperial wish will be communicated to all the zenstvos and mayors of Russia
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