The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-06
MAY Be TOO LATE
FOR THE CAR
Granting Of Zemsky Tabor May
Not Soothe the People
ARE STILL WORKED UP
HISTORY OF FRIDAYS REScRlPT
SHOWS czAR HAS BEEN
PLAYiNG FOR DELAY
SINCE LAST DEcEM-
Der.

st. Petersburg, March G--The his
tory OF E'rilay's imperial re1crlpt. as
authoritasiyely disclosed to the Asso
ciated Press, sheds an illumlning light
on the struggles for ascendcncy be.
tween the forces of reaction ana nb.
eralism which are raging about the
emperor, again compelling one to
draw a parallel with the French revo.
luton and impressing the truth Of
Prince BiEmarck's famous remark
hat everything that King Louis XVI
did to preserve his throae came a day
too late
Was Prepared Last December.
Substantially the decision to permit
representatives of the people TO par.
ticipate In consultative capacity in
consideration of projec ed reforms
and the preparation of laws had been
taken by the emperor three months
ago on the advice of Prince Sviato-
polk-Mirsky and had been actually in
corporated in clause III of the Decem-
ber man festo, Prince Mirekys heart
was set on this scheme. making it
condition of his continuance in office;
but the last minute, yielding to the
pressure of the reactionaries, led by
Grand Duke Serglus and Pobedonost
self, procurator of the holy synod, II
was stricken out and Prince AIirsky,
under the sunshine of whose inspira-
tion the hopes Of the whole nation
burst into bloom, stepped down. Had
Emperor Nicholas then clung 10 his
original resolution many painful
even since the first OF the year In
Guiding the assassination of his uncle
5ergius, might have been avoided.
A project Of much broader lines
was again revived by Termoloff three
weeks ago at meeting which opened
weekly cabinet councils under the
direct presidency.
czar Wanted to Delay.
The emperor insisted on preserving |
the principle of autocracy and some
divergent views as developed among
he ministers. Between tha meeting |
and February "a the ministers com.
promised their differences. When il |
vas presented, the proposal containel
he rescript His majesty, while with
holding his definite approval. asked
hat it be placed in concrete form.
This was done in the intervening
week. The text is believed TO be
argely the work of Finance Minister
<okovzoff although the Associated
Press is not yet in position to affirm
t.
In the meantime. Prince Meatchers-
~ who is editor of the Grashlanin,
he reactionary organ a the capital.
md who always has enjoyed large in.
luence at court. drew up a draft of
friday mornings manifesto as
TO the rescript Just as
irand Duke Sergius had prepared the
which accompanied the
December manifesto. Prince Nest
hersky sent the draft TO Pobedonos T.
eff, who wTo letter 10 the EN-.
,eror recommending IL. Tie. mani
este was signed and issued after mid.
light on Thursday without the Il
or consultation with any
+ the ministers, who were thunder
truck But on their arrival at Tsars.
oe Selo Friday afternoon. the minis.
era were relieved when the emperor /
nformed them that the manifesto
7ould not interfere with the rescript,
Fbich he mad resolved 10 sign, ex-
lainng the connection between the
wo as stated in the Associated Press
ispatches cf March (.