The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-04
RuSSia'S New Era
SAYS CZAR SIGNED
MAGMA CHARTA
Remarkable AchievementAt-
tributed to DeWitte and
Jermaloff.

I~A tAAdAOA-s
Lordo,, FEB. 4.-1he St. Petcsburs
correspondent OF the Telegram, sends
the following remarkable statement
In fcw days we shall w.taess q
political Transformation scene as thor
oushly omalns as ony,nlng moder- /,
pantomlme or ancient fairy ta'e cen F,
cdor Tho captives who languish it ,
cells in the fortress will be released ,
tomorrow and their mis1emeorors viii 4
ho forgotten rhe press viii be al !
lowed to speak freely Later Gov I
Gen rrepon vii be scnutn Mahchuria |
and in ten days a brand new represen. a
tative chamber will be created under
the magic wand OF NJ de Vhte ana
"A new era Of prosperity vii begin for
the Russ!ar reople. That is ihc lae
est item Of the political program II
am enabled to vnuch for It's accuracy. h
The correspondent ascdheJ this de-
cision to the 'nfuerce of NJ dc Witte
/ and NJ. veimoloh nipistor Of agricul-
ture ani state domains he relates II
scene that occurred whom the latte.
bad an audience with the czai. The
minister told his majesty that the
present systcm Of government had ou,
/ lived its usefulness. lie declared that !
it would he impossible hencoforth to-
carry on the business CT the empire
without the assistance Of the Russian
people.
The czar hereupon interrupted and
sharply reprimanded the minister fCrl
his "impertnonce.
NJ Ycrmo!on answered that, having
discharged bis duty he was at hisl
ihatesty's service Nicholas then lost
his self control, and only recovered
his normal serenity after q long in
terval.
i, NJ Yermoloh retired to an an:eroom.
hut eventually Ills majss recalle 1
him and listened to him while he dc
. veloped a scheme for the racifcation
q Of the country Fiaa'ly nc commanded
he minister to draft ukase aldresset Z
to n dc Nltte. president OF the coun-
ell The minister thereupon retired.
czar Signs Magna charta.
After an hour and half he came
lack with a constitution in his hand.
!, This he read aloud to the czar. VIII
!. mcanwhile paced the apartment r.
asked no questions. and when NJ Yer.
inolofi hal finished iIe took pen IN
"a his hand and signed tho Russian mag
a. ne charta.
Thus was pcnned the document
which closes forever the period Of
ID czardom in Muscovy, ana marks thc
is birth Of a Russian nation The CO.,
n responde quotes a friend. VINO has
read the document, giving the follow
in ms points
Or /. NJ. de witte, as presidea. Of th'
10 council OF ministers, is charged by
~ the car to fu-th rceNtend ami dwcl
on the principles Of hte reforms pro
viled fo- in the imperial ukase 0
H. t|AANAfhNl So
a. 2. His majesty commands that
=, pension be paid 10 Orphaned childrel
:, and cripples whose misfortune VIZ
caused by the troops on January %.
g. order IS to be restored through
- cut tho country by peaceful method.
- and the Russian people are 70 be IL
- yited TO cooperate in the government
The methods arc lef largely to tn
- discretion Of VI De Witte and ma
include the convccation Of a zemsk
assembly
OF The Standards st. Petersburg Co
on respondent, who refers. without Gi'
az ing details 30 the exaggerated repol
MS Of the audience Minister Ye.molo
as had with the czar. and the runior q
his majesty signed manifesto WHIT
was intnsted TO that minister" say
Ae hc has considered an interview W.,
ast "A. Hermolof. He AIDES that the nil
re ister who is advancing ia year
frs spoke with the deepest feeling. usin
Tat polished English.