Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-25
SHARP DIVISION
OF zEMSTV0|sTs
Arose in Moscow Congress on
Question OF Polish
Autonomy.
RESOL UTI0N UNSATISFACTORY
Called for Postponmcnt Of Subject to
First Douma-Fricnds of Poland
ObjeCtcd--No Final Decision.

Moscow. Nov. PA sharp division
of sentiment on the question Of Polish
autonomy cropped out at yesterdays
session of the zemstyo congress, which
was devoted to consideration Of the
Polish problem. over fifty speakers
demanded to be heard on the question
and while the majority OF them sym
pathized with the request Of the Poles
for the abrogation of martial law,many
were opposed to autonomy, looking upon
It as the first step toward the breaking
up of the empire.
The executive committee took account
of this sentiment IN drafting proposed
resolution which. while declaring that
the congress endorsed the decision OF
the September congress with regard to
the autonomy OF Poland, the question
should be turned over to the first dou'
ma for settlement. The friends OF Po'
land on the floor were dissatisfied with
the resolution In this form, saying they
wished for an out and out and unquaIi'
fed declaration IN favor Of autonomy,
but the compromise will probably be
accepted TO the majority. The session
adjourned Just before midnight with
the debate unfinished.
A great mass Of resolutions on, ana
projects for. all conceivable subjects
was submitted AT the opening OF the
session, but the congress decided To
defer action thereon until the com
pletion of the debate on the Polish
question. Among these was draft al
an appeal to the people for tranquilty
so as to enable the government 10 put
into effect the liberties promised by
the emperor's manifesto and enable the
elections to the dOuma to be properly
held. which the appeal said would be
impossible while the disturbances
throughout the country continued
The only business not In the order
of the day TO be considered was an
amendment 10 the resolution calling GOt
general amnesty excepting from par
don those who committed political
crimes accompanied by pillage and ar
son. The amendment was advanced
by the legal committee Of the congress,
whose members declared that otherwise
the resolution would apply to the out
RACES committed by the Black Hun
dred,"
The resolution In support of the gov
eminent az CoIlllltltN toAAhlii9 NhN
lowing addition TO the measure, when
the congress deems necessary TO DC
adopted before the assembling OF the
national assembly:
"The aboiti ion Of all exceptional laws
martial law, the state Of the siege elc''
and also the special laws In regard 10
natiOnaliues.
''The wholesale changes In the per
sonnet OF the administrative and po-
lice departments, placing the police I'M
der the authority of zemstvo and mu-
inequalities .,
Permission for the organization OF
committees for local protection.
"That complete amnesty be eXtend-
ed To include political and religious
crimes since the publication OF the re-
form manifesto
The peasants congress yesterday
adopted an extremely radical program
demanding q constituent Assembly
elected by direct universal suffrage
without regard to sex, nationality OF
religion. and favoring the organization
OF universal PEASANTS league 10 sus-
tain a strike unless the demands OF the
peasants are satisfied, and In the mean
time not to buy land from the land
owners, and should a strike be neces-
sary, to refuse 10 pay taxes OF re-
spond to calls for recruits or reserVlsts.
The peasants congress also pro-
nounced IN favor OF the peasant ceaSitis
to drink spirits,