The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30
CARS BID TO THE PEASANTS.
COXCILIATORY PROGRAM As 4
SHIELD AGAINST REFORMS.
Annulment OF Indebtedness snd Return to
Ancient Path Promised In Easter
Ukase-RightS for All Religions but
the JeN-No Disturbances ~ Yet.
5000 cael, p.,palea . 90 Do.

the JeN-NO Disturbances - Yet.
Ss.eloI cabs Dsipaies 10 tbs SCR.
Prom The suN Correspondent ~ 81. Petersburg.
. ST.. Petersburg, april 7o.-The Cars
Easter ukase, which IL addressed 10 the
Imperial senate, launches the program Of
rallying the peasantTy TO the autocracy,
which the Imperalist party under the Grand
Duke Alexander Michaelovitch has adopted
as the Emperors shield against the reform
agitation.
The lkase which will be issued 10 the
nation tomorrow, provides for the annul-
ment OF the peasants indebtedness TO the
Government for advances in the recent
insolvent condition Of village communes.
Il also orders that all Christian sects be per-
mitted to exist without penalty.
Adherents Of the Old Faith, whose affairs
we're sealed up by NJ. Professionalism,
Proourat or General Of the Holy Synod,
twenty years ago, and who now number
1900, 900, will have their affairs opened to
worship on the Russian Sunday undisturbed.
The ukass provides further that converts
from the Orthodox faith 70 other Christian
oreeds shall not be punished. This decree
makes lawful changes In faith for which
hundreds Of thousands Of families have
been appropriated and exiled to Siberia.
The ukase further DEGREES that the Mo-
harnnnedan and other on-Christian subjects
Of the Emperor, except the Jews, shall have
equal rights and shall no longer be styled
pagans. Nothing is conceded to the Jews
The ukase names Baron Nolde, secretary
OF the Council Of Ministers, who recently
drew up the proposals Of the Grand Duke
Alexander's party, as successor 10 NJ. Vor-
ontzon -Dashod Is Governor Of the eau
casus.
There we're no disturbances during the
Easter Eve services at the capital. The
number Of beggars on the streets was I'M
precedentsd.
The capital awaited with impotence
the Easter Eve celebration without the
presence Of tho Car. For the first time In
his reign he dl not attend the midnight
service in the chapel Of the Winter Palace,
end none Of bis encourage participated In the
great public services at the Cathedras Of
81. Isaac and KRHan.
There are reports that bombs will be
thrown, but thsss are aScribed to Governor
General Trepoffs police agents, who have
already inundated large part Of the city
by warning householdeTs that hordes Of
rufians will invade the capital tomorrow
In order TO loot whatever they can.
The anti-govemment organizations, even
those Of the most extreme chara cter, re-
pudiats the assertions that preP0rationS
arc being made TO pnlage and bum, The
real popular fear is that the police warnings
are a mask for q plot, which has a semi
oficial origin, 20 incite attacks on the intel
lectual people,
Such a movement would, Of course. be
ascribsd TO spontaneous popular resent
ment 10 their attacks on the Government
A crime 90 appalling 10. however, almost
inoonceivable on the part Of the unscrupu-
lous representatives Of the Cars authority,
Nevertheless, there Is a great popular
apprehension regarding the possibilities
Of the next four days, and there has been
an exodus Of wealthy persons In the last
three days. Twenty thousand extra troops
are quartered in the suburbs where the
workmen live. in addition to the full gaTTi-
son at the capital. The arrests by the
secret police numbered more than ! ,0oC
daily for the last three days.