New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-31

ST Petersburg. Oct. 30.-The text of the I'M
perial manifesto, granting real measure Oh
self-government to the people, is as follows:
We. Nicholas the Second, by the Grace OF God
Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias, Glanu si
Duke of Finland etc. declare to all our falthluI
subjects that the troubles and agitation I'D ou
capitals and in numerous other places HI oui
heart with excessive pain ana ia,a;,, is in
dissoJubly bound up with the happiness of our
people and the sorrow of our people is the SUI
row of the sovereign.
From the present disorders may arise great
national disruption. They menace the integrity
and unity of our empire. -, -
The supreme duty imposed upon US ps ~ ~
sovereign office requires us to efface ourseI anu
10 use all the force and reason at our coH'iIiS'iIu
to hasten in securing the unity anu
ton of the power of the central government
and to assure the success of measures for paci-
fication in ali circles of public life, whicn are
essential to the we'll being of our people
We therefore. direct our government to carry
out our inf1exibe will in the following manner
First-To extend to the population, the I'M
rutabIe foundations of civic liberty, based on
the real inVolabIlIty OF person, freeaom OF 'o"
Second-Without susPenoins the already or
dered elections to the state douma, to invite 20
participetion in the doura, so far as the 'imitea
time before the convocation of the douma VIII
permit those classes of the population now com
peteiy deprived of electoral rights, leaving a me
ultimate development of the principle OF the
electoral right in general to the newly eo.ao-
Iished legislative order OF things:
1hird-To establish Interchangeable RUE
that no law shall be enforceable without the
approval of the state douma, and that IT snail
be possible for the elected of the people to es
ercse real participation IN the SUPERVISION OF
et,e Ieuslity of the acts of the authorities ap-
pointed by US
We appeal to all faithful sons of Russia to
remember their duty toward the Fatherland; TO
and TO apply all their forces in cooperation
with us to the restoration of calm and peace
Given at Peterhof October 80, in the eleVeillh
year of reign. NlCHOLAs-
A perusal of the manifesto shows how COM
pete is the Emperor's abdcation of his auto
cratic power The style of the document is
clear and direct and devoid of the verbose,
vague and bombastic phraseolosy which here
tofore has characterized his majesty's mani
festoes 1t not only betrays real authorship. but
shows that the Emperor at last has bowed TO
the inevitable. He does not even conceal the
fact that the discomfort and agitation of his
subjects have driven him to take the step. and
practically yields eyerything-cvil liberty, the
fnviolabiIity of person. and liberty OF con-
science speech and assembly. He not only con-
yerts the farcical imperial douma, with only con-
bly. without the assent of which no measure
shall become law and before which all govern
ment authorities must answer, but promises,
eventually general suffrage
The title, ''Autocrat of All the Russias'' with
which the manifesto begins. now takes its place
with the title of the king of Jerusalem, borne
by the King of Spain and the Emperor of
oIa}o RI -.f L',-r.
pean sovereigns
J. Pierpont Morgan. jr.. and George ". Per
kins were with Finance Minister Kokovsoeff
when the latter received the news. The Minister
was called to the telephone, and when he re-
turned he was greatly agitated and said
.(sentlemen. the old order of things has
changed Russia has constitution
The news spread like wildfire through the
city. The revolutionists and active agitators
generally declared loudly that the governments
promises would longer suffice and that the
strike must be continued. In fact an hour after
the news became known the reyolutionsts took
occasion to throw the first bomb in ST Peters
burg used since the strike began. The incident
occurred near the Polytechnic School. but no
one was killed. Practically all classes, except
the socialists and the extreme radicals, how
ever. read the document with delight and amaze
ment declaring that it could not fail 10 rally
the moderates to the support of Count Witte
The Municipal Council at its sitting this even
ing after reading the imperial manifesto, de-
cided 10 send the following telegram TO the
Emperor:
The council welcomes with delight the long
desired tidings of freedom, firmly relying on a
bright future for dear Fatherland Hurrah
for the Emperor of free people
BY the irony of fate. while the strikers are
camorng for constitution it has been i'm
possible TO persuade the striking printers to re-
sumo work. and, therefore. not single news
paper except the Official Messenger will print
the momentous document for distribution to-
horrow. Arrangements however have been
made TO placard the manifesto on every dead
wall III the city. and the text Will be telegraphed
tomorrow TO every city, town and hamlet with