Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-06
CARS RESCRIPT
HAILED WITH JOY
RUSSIAN JOURNALS WELCOME
DOCUMENTS
Extremists Still Distrust Resctlonary
Party and Insist on constitu-
tion-Hundreds Arrested
at Warsaw
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
ST PETERSBURG, March g. 1:15
a. m--The history Of Fridays imperial
rescript, as 1t has been authoritatively
disclosed to the Associated Press, sheds
a curious illumining light upon the
struggles for ascendancy between the
forces of reaction and liberalism which
are raging about the emperor again
compelling one to draw a. parallel with
the French revolution and impressing
the truth of Prince Bsmarck's famous
remark that everything King Louis
XVI did to preserve his throne came
day too late.
substantially the decision to permit
representatives of the people to par
ticipate in a consultative capacity in
consideration of projected reforms and
preparation of laws had been taken
by the emperor three months ago on
the advice of Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky,
and had been actually incorporated in
clause III of the December manifesto.
Might Have Saved Sergus
Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky's heart was
set upon this scheme, making it con-
dition of his continuance in office, but
at the last minute, yielding TO the pres
sure of the reactionaries led by Grand
Duke Sergius and NJ. Pobedonesteff,
procurator general of the holy synod,
it was stricken out, and Prince Sviato-
polk-Mrsky, under the sunshine of
whose inspiration the hopes of the
whole nation burst into bloom, stepped
down. Had Emperor Nicholas then
clung to his original resolution, many
painful events since the first of the
year, including the assassination of his
uncle, might have been avoided.
The project on much broader lines
was again revived by M. Termoloff
three weeks ago at the meeting which
inaugurated weekly cabinet councils
under the emperor's direct presidency
Ministers Have Compromised
The emperor insisted on preserving
the principle of autocracy and some
divergent views also developed among
the ministers. Between that meeting
and February "a the ministers COM
promised their differences. When it
was presented the proposition con-
tanned the rescript.
Notwithstanding the paeans of praise
with which some of the Russian papers
greeted the document, hailing it with
such expressions as "The dawning of
new era for the Slay race 1.-The
Rubicon of distrust has been crossed"
1.-The moment for which we have been
thirsting with trembling, longing and
tortured souls has arrived" and 1.-THE
voice of the people at last will be
heard in the councils of the empire"
there is the greatest diversity of views
as to what is actually intended, but by
evident design all translate the impe-
rial rescript as a promise of real legis-
lative chamber, upon which they in
tend to make the fight.
Extremists, of course, who demanded
an out-and-out constitution, deride it
as delusion and a snare, but thought
full liberals who are convinced that the
autocracy intends to yield as little as
possible, believe they have at least
secured a fulcrum for their lever and
that the Emperor like Aladdin has
rubbed the lamp and called the genii
into being, but that he will not be able
to control the new creation when it
appears.