The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-11-03
REV0LUTIOn % RUssIA
AUTOCRACY GIVES PLACE TO
A CONSTITUTION.
Free Speech, Free Press, Suffrage and
Habeas Corpus Granfed-sL
WItte, Dictator.

St Petersburg, Oct 5O.-Tonight
the autOcracy OF the Romanoffs and
the old order Of things cease to exist
in Russia Emperor Nicholas has sur
rendered and Count Witte comes into
power as minister-presiden with an
imperial mandate which viii enable
him to convert the farcial national
assembly into a real legislative body
elected BY greatly extended suffrage
and to confer upon the people funda-
mental civil liberties. including free
speech These welcome tidings reach
ed St Petersburg shortly before S
O'Clock this evening
Count Witte had spent the day with
the emperor at PeterhOf going over
the final draft Of the manifesto to
which he insisted that certain minor
notifications be made and before
taking the train for St Petersburg.
he telephOned 10 a friend that the en-
peTOr had affixed his signature and
that the imperial mandate comprising
the conditions upon which ne had
agreed to accept office was in his
pocket These include freedom Of the
press, the right OF assembly and the
immunity OF the person. including the
right Of habeas corpus.
The official announcement issued
this evening says:
An imperial manifesto VIII be is
sued this evening, appointing Count
Witte premier with special authority
TO coordinate and unity the powers Of
the different branches OF the army.
Civic liberties are granted to the Rus
sian people and to the national as
sembly is given legislative power
while the suffrage Is enlarged
Count Witte insisted on a cabinet
aE.-E- 4
premier responsible to the imperial
dOuma, or parliament, while the en-
perOr chung to the appointment Of the
members Of the cabinet on the Amer
lean plan by the emperor as chief Of
state.
The news spread like wildhre
throughout the city. The revolution
SITS and active agitatOrs generally de-
clared loudly that the governments
promise would no longer suffice and
that the strike must be continued.
In fact, an hour after the news be
came known the revOIutiOnists took
occasion to throw of the first bomb
in st. Petersburg used since the strike
began. The incident occurred near
the pOletechnic school, but there was
no fatality. Practically all classes,
except the socialists and the extreme
radicals. however, read the document
with delight and amazement, declared
that il could not fail TO rally the
moderates to the support Of Count
White.
The official announcement issued
this morning says:
IAN imperial manifesto viii be is
sued this evening appointing Count
Witte prime minister with special au-
thOrity to coordinate and unity the
powers OF the different branches Of
the army. Civic liberties are granted
to the Russian people and the nation
al assembly is given legislative power,
while the suffrage is enlarged. ,"
Following IS the cars prOclama-
ton
We, Nicholas the Second, by the
grace Of God. emperor and autOcrat
Of all the Russias, Grand Duke OF
Finland, etc, declare to all our faith
ful subjects that the troubles and agi-
tatiOn in our capitals and in numerous
other places I'LL our heart with exces-
sive pain and sorrow.
The happiness Of the Russian SOW
ereigns is indissOIuably bound up with
the happiness OF our people, and the
sorrow OF our people is the sorrow Of
the sovereign.
From the present disorders may
menace the integrity and unity Of our
empire.
The supreme duty imposed upon
US by our sovereign Office requires US
to efface Ourself to use all the force
and resaOn at our command to has
ten in securing the unity and CO.
ordination OF the power OF the cen
tral government; and to assure the
success Of measures for pacificatiOn
in all circles Of public life, which
are essential to the welI-being Of our
people.
I'VE. therefore, direct our govern
ment to carry out our infexible viii
in the following manner
''Ffrst-TO extend to the population
the immutable foundations OF civic
liberty, based on the real inyiOlabflity
Of person, freedom of conscience,
speech, union and association.
SecOnd-Without suspending the
already ordered elections to the state
dOuma, TO invite the participation in
the douma, 50 far as the limited time
before the convention Of the douma
viii permit those classes Of the pop
ulatiOn now completely deprived OF
electoral rights, leaving the ultimate
development Of the principle Of the
electoral right in general to the new
y established legislative order OF
things
''Third-TO establish as an un-
changeable rule that no law shall be
enfOrcibIe without the approval Of the
state dOuma, and that il shall be pos
sible for the elected OF the people TO
exercise real participation in the sup
ervisiOn OF the legality OF the acts
Of the authorities appointed by US.
We appeal to all faithful sons Of
Russia to remember their duty tow
ard the fatheTIand, to aid in termin-
ating these unprecedented troubles
and to apply their forces, in cO-opera-
ton with US, TO the restoration Of
calm and peace upon our natal soil.
Given at PeterhOfs October 80, in
the eleventh year OF our reign
NICHOLAS"
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