The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-11-11
RUSSIANS WIN
LIBERTY FIGHT
Gar Appeals TO Faithful Sons
to Do Their Duty Toward
fatherjand.
CIVIC FREEDOM is PROCLAIMED
Based on the Real lnvlolabIllty Of
Person, Freedom Of Conscience,
Speech, Union and Association
State Douma 70 Control.

St. Petersburg. Oct s1.-The auto
cracy OF Russia is no more. The abb
solute reign OF the Romanoffs has
ceased and the peoples fight for lib
erty has been won.
In an imperial manifesto Monday
night Emperor Nicholas surrenders
and Count WItte comes into power as
m'nister-president, with an imperial
mandate which will enable him to con-
vert the farcical national assembly
into real legislative body elected by
greatly extended suffrage and to con-
fer upon the people fundamental civil
liberties, including free speech.
The conditions OF the imperial man.
date grant TO the people of Russia
freedom OF the press. the right OF as
sembly and the immunity OF the per.
con, including the right OF habeas
corpus.
The municipal council. after read.
ing the imperial manifesto at its sit.
ting Monday evening, dispatched the
following telegram to the emperor:
The council welcomes with delight
the long-desired t!dings OF freedom.
firmly relying on a bright future for
our dear fatherland. Hurrah for the
emperor OF free people"
Proclamation IN Outline.
The following is the text OF the i'm
perial manifesto issued by the car:
I'VE, Nicholas H.. by the grace OF
God emperor and autocrat OF all the
Russias. grand duke OF Finland, etc,
declare 10 all our faithful subjects
that the troubles and agitation in our
capitals and In numerous other places
MI our heart with excessive pain and
sorrow.
"The happiness OF the Russian soy.
erelgn is indissolubly bound up with
the happiness OF our people and the
sorrow OF our people in the sorrow OF
the sovereign.
From the present disorders may
arise great national disruption They
menace the integrity and unity OF our
empire. -
THE supreme duty imposed upon
us by our sovereign Office requires us
10 efface ourself and 70 use all the
iorce and reason at our command 10
hasten In securing the unity and CO
ordination OF the power OF tho central
government and 10 assure the success
OF the measures for paciacation in all
circles OF public life. which are essen.
.ial TO the well being OF our people.
Reforms Are Ordered
we therefore direct our govern
mont 10 carry out our inflexible will
in the following manner:
Il. To extend 10 the population the
based on the real inyiolability OF per
son, freedom OF conscience, speech.
union and association.
"22. Wi;hoa: sasrend!ng the already
ordered elections 10 the state douma,
20 invite 10 participation In the douma.
SO far as the limited time before the
convocation OF the douma Will permit
those classes OF the population now
completely deprived OF electoral
rights. leaving the ultimate develop
ment OF the principle OF the electoral
right In general 10 the newly estab-
llshed legislative order OF things.
20. To establish as an Interchangeable
rule that no law shall be enforceable
without the approval of the state
douma and that II shall be possible
for the elected OF the people TO exer.
else real participation In the superyis-
Ion OF the legality OF the acts OF the
authorities appointed by us. III.
I'VE appeal to all faithful sons Of
'FSsSia'to remember their dnty toward
;the ,fa,herIand,. TO aid in terminating
.hese Unprecedented ,tsoubies andsts
apply their. forces, in oqoperaahon'wiA
-uN.t9 the restoration of .calm 'nand
':peaCe upon our natal SOIL j; - 81.
Given at Peterhof, Oct. 80, p..ths
Seventh year 6f '6hrNeisp.
9aN 800 =. ."NiCHoLAS. -