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= n gran, ttc pcp'ilstlcn me immu,sble
foundations n clyic hi,~fty bssed ou tho
real InvloIabliity cf the rwrsou, and ffee,Iom
n conscleuce, sp~ech, ua,on and association,
~ without defeftins The electioos to
che State duma lassemblyl already or.
dared, ~ csll ~ participation In The dutna.
"a far "a pcasible In s,ew os the shor,ncss
of time bcfore che dums Ia assembled
,hose classcs of the population nov com.
pletely deprived of s,ectorsi rights. leaving
the development Of the principle Of electoral
rights In genera, TO the newly established
legislative order Of things.
a. To establish u ~ an immutable rule
that no law can come Into force without
the approval Of the stats duma. and chat
II shall be possible for the elected Of the
people to exercise real participation In
th,e supervision Of the legality Of the acts
Of the authorities appointed by us.
THE Government Ia to abstain from any
interference with the elections TO the duma
and Is to keep In view our sincere desire for
the realization OF the ukase OF December
rs, 1904. II must maintain the prestige Of
the duma and confidence In it's labors, and
not resist It's decisions 30 long al they are
not inconsistent with the historic great
ness of Russia. Ono must identify oneself
with the ideas Of great ma jority Of society,
and not with the echoes Of noisy groups and
factions, too often unstable. It IL espeoi-
lally important to secure the reform Of the
council Of the empire on an electoral prin-
oiple.
Il believe that in the exercise Of the ex-
ecutive power the following principles
should be embodied:
Il. Sincerity in the confirmation Of civil
liberty and in providing guarantees for
its maintenance.
-. A tendency toward the abolition Of
exclusive laws.
IS. The coordination Of activity Of all
the organs Of government.
-. The avoidance Of repressive measures
respecting proceedings which do not openly
menace society or the State.
IS. Resistance to acts which Inanifestly
threaten society or the State, such resist
anoe being based upon the law and on
moral unity with a reasonable majority
of society. Confidence must be placed
in the political tact Of Russian society.
1t Is impossible that society should desire
q state of anarchy which would threaten
the addition Of all the horrors Of civil strife
and the dismemberment Of the empire.
we appeal to all the faithful sons Of
Russia to remember their duty toward the
fatherland and to aid In bringing an end to
these Unprecedented troubles, and to apply
all their forces in cooperation with us to
restore calm and peace upon our natal soil.
Given at Peterhof, October II 70. 81,
1906 in the eleventh year Of our reign.
'NIcHoLAs.'
wITTE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY.
The appointment Of Count Witte as
President Of the Committee Of Ministers
is gazetted. He is charged by the Gear
to take measures for the unihcation of the
work Of the various Ministers as prelim-
mary to the sanctioning Of draft law for
the creation Of Council Of Ministers.
FEW HEAR THE NEWS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1910 P. M.-The
news of the signing OF the manifesto be-
came known to few persons here at
o'clock this evening, but no information
on the subject reached the crowds on the
streets. Even now the general populace
is in complete ignorance Of the liberty that
has been granted to them. although the
knowledge has reached SOME of the politi-
cal groups
The moderate liberals are very enthusi-
astic, but the revolutiorGsts are suspicious.
They say significantly that they have heard
this sort of thing before Their attitude.
nevertheless, shows that the news has
caused considerable commotion among
them. One section demands that the
popular pressure be maintained until the
new regime is really established.
In a few cases the announcement caused
a hysterical uproar among the coteries
sitting indoors. Nothing is heard on the
streets. where the troops would doubtless
suppress any attempt at demonstration.
1t was believed that the manifesto would
be posted at the street corners of the capital
at midnight. but it rs stated that owing
TO the strike the printers refused appeals
to print the new charter OF their liberties,
and no copies can be obtained.
The lovers Of condolences will be inter-
ested to recall that October 80 is the ami