The sun., 1905-10-31

-COmmun1OAtlOn WIN nOsCOW sso-
storedi--Cfty Under Reign Of Terror
for Days-Two Com panics Of Infantry
At Odessa Mutiny After sundays Kill
inEs-Troops At Moscow Refuse to Fire.
From THE SON Correspondent at st. Petersburg.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Oct. 3O.-The Russian
autocraoy is at an end. Nicholas. under
the unanimous advice Of his Ministers and
under the pressure OF the passive revolt OF
his whole empire, has surrendered his auto
cratic power and granted constitutional
government.
Thus disappears the last absolute mon
archy among civilized peoples, and thus
popular liberty wins its eliminating victory
in the history Of mankind.
The concession comes unwillingly. 1t is
In fact, the last desperate effort to save the
Drown itself for the Romanoff dynasty.
Whether it will suffice in the present su-
preme crisis of national rebellion cannot
yet be said.
1t is complete enough in promises. All
ordinary political liberties and genuine
representative government by national
legislature are granted A constitution
itself ia not formulated. but the power to
draft one is delegated to a duma to be
elected by the suffrage of all classes.
This should restore peace throughout
the empire. The only danger is that popu-
lar passion is so nfamed and the perception
Of the complete paralysis of the Govern
ment so widespread that the masses may
rush into grave excesses and demand the
complete sweeping away Of the existing
regime throughout the empire.
The novel sense Of power suddenly seizing
populace long held under the heel Of
repression brought terrible consequences
to France under remarkably. similar cir
cumstances. The intelligent leaders of
the reform movement in all classes may
be depended upon to use every effort to
save Russia from the scenes Of the French
Revolution. few hours more will deter
mine the turn of events.
Meantime. to-night's great news is not
yet known to the Russian people. 1t will
be some time before the tidings can reach
the distant parts of the empire. Every
largo city except St. Petersburg is now
isolated from its neighbors and cut Off
from the world at large.
The problem of the moment is. Does
liberty come too late, or will anarchy reign
until the old order Of things is completely
swept away?
WHAT THE czAR YIELDS.
The Cars manifesto says:
-We, Nicholas H., by the grace Of God,
Emperor and Autocrat Of All the Russias,
Car Of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland,
&C., declare to all our faithful subjects
that the troubles and agitation in our capital
and numerous other places All our heart
with great and painful sorrow. The hap
piness Of the Russian sovereign is indis-
soMbly bound up with the happiness of the
people, and the sorrow Of the people is the
sorrow of the sovereign.
From the agtations may arise a great
national disorganization and menace to
the integrity and unity Of our empire. The
supreme duty imposed on us by our SOW
ereign mission requires us to effaoe ourself
and with all our reason and all our power
to hasten the cessation OF the troubles so
dangerous to the State.
Having directed the different authori-
ties to take steps to prevent open mani
festations of disorder, excesses and violence
and to protect our peaceful subjects, who
are anxious for the quiet accomplishment
Of the duty which lies upon us all, we have
that in order to assure the
success Of general measures for the pacih-
cation Of public life it is indispensable to
coordinate and unity the powers of the
central government.
"We, therefore, direct the Government
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