The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
NEW RUSSIAN PREMIER NAMED Imperial Ukase Relieves M. GOremvkin of Office and
 Appoints to Place
 M. StoIypin.
PARLIAMENT HOUSE CLOSED
EXPLANATION OF DISSoL UFroN BY CONTROLLER OF EMPIRE

Does Not Mean Return to Old Regime
 Czar Has Not Abandoned his Purpose
 tO Introduce a Representative Gov-
 ernment--ParIiament Wrote Its Own
 Death Warrunt--BuIIets and Bayon-
 cts Kindest Means of Ending Trouble
 An Imperial Manifesto Issued Last
 Night Regarded as Threat--An Now
 Depends on Loyalty of Army.
 ukase relieves M. Goremykin of the premiership and appoints M. Stolypin premier. He also retains his present post of minister of the interior.
 M. stiohinsky, minister of agriculture has resigned.
 The parliament building was closed to-day and guarded by police, who re- fused admission except to the presi- dent and the vice president of the house.
 General von Schwanebach, controller of the empire, and one of the members of the ministry who remains in office tonight gave the Associated Press the government explanation of the mo- tives necessitating the dissolution of parliament. Tn a most emphatic fash ion he tried to impress upon the cor respondent the idea that dissolution did | a ,.af,, ot,1 and that the emperor had not aban- doned his purpose to introduce a rep resentative government in Russia.
 You can tell the American people, 2 said M von Schwanebach, .1that this step was forced upon the government as the only way of extricating the. country from the horrible reign of blood and terrorism which prevails. The dissolution of the parliament does not mean a return to irresponsible ab- solutism, The past is dead forever.
 From his majesty's own lips I can assure you that he still believes in the Iprinciple of popular representation, and firmly intends to adhere to it; but he lbecame convinced that the present par liament was elected under abnormal conditions, and did not represent the true sentiment of the country, and that it was necessary to make another appeal to the nation"
 What is the history If the ukase ?'' was asked the controller.
 Ever since the assembling of par liament," he replied, the intransigeant temper displayed convinced us (mean- ing the ministry) that the principal ob- ject of those in control was to make it center of revolutionary agitation, instead of settling down to construct i've work, and therefore that sooner or later its disposal would be necessary. But we wished to wait until it's inca pacity and true role burned themselves into the minds of the people. As we anticipated, parliament proceeded to write it's own death sentence by denl- onstrating that it neither was nor de- sired to be a legislative body but sim- ply a revolutionary tribunal. Never theless the Emperor Nicholas continue ed to hope for change of tactics, and only consented to dissolution when ev- , cry other alternative had been exhaust ed.
 Ten days ago his majesty was pre- pared ito accept a parliamentary minis try, but the constitutional democrats by a mad insistence on impossible condi- tions deliberately rejected the opportu- < nitv Thereupon the emperor conferred with men of all shades of political opin $ ton-dozens of them every day-and fin ally became convinced that dissolution was imperative"
 Does the delay in announcing tn
 demand for new elections involve th'
 intention of change in the basis o representation to universal suffrage 2 was asked
 Not necessarily" replied M. vol Schwanebaich. "On that point no def nite decision has been taken" Where do you anticipate that dis , orders will break out"
 3 Certainly not in St. Petersburg ] Probably they will be worst in th, g south The dissensions which occur red among the troops have not sappet e their fidelity as whole, and ehey ar . enraged against revolutionaries who q, , no hesitate to resort to the throwing o l bombs"
 "What is the governments intention
 in the matter of suppressing street riot
 ing and an armed revolt?" F For answer General von Schwane bach raised his arms in imitation of r soldier bringing his rifle to his shoul der adding, "but in orderly fashion,
 recalling the opinion he expressed dur
 ing the rioting in October, when he con r tended that bullets and bayonets wer. : the kindest means for ending tn = trouble
 M. von Schwanebach was not certail what other changes in the cabinet wer ; involved by the accession of M, Stolypil . ito the premiership. All the ministers
 he said, had placed their resignation r at the disposal of M stolypin, as b,
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