Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-07-22
Russia Again In Full Grip Of
The ReaCtiORaPies
AUTOCRACY EXPECTS TO CATCH
REVOLUTl0NISTS UNPREPARED
Proclamation DissoIviug Parliament
Places Date For New Election
Six Months in the Future.

I st. Petersburg, July %, a a. m.
--Rnssia's first experiment in parlia-
mentary government came to an g-
nominious end last night with the pro-
mitigation of two imperial ukases, the
first dissolving the present parliament
and providing for the convocation If
its successor on March s. 1907, more
than six months hence, and the Sec
ond proclaiming the capital of Russia
and the surrounding province to be in
a state of extraordinary security
which Is only infntesimally different
from full martial law. This measure
of safety is to provide for the out
bursts who Undoubtedly will be pro-
Voked by this daring measure. 1t Is
now but step to dictatorship,
The texts OF the two ukases. both
OF which are addressed in the stereo-
typed form 80 the tuling senate, are
as fotlows.
According to paragraph 105 of the
fundamental law, we order the i'm
perial parliament dissolved, and fix the
time for the convocation of the newly
elected parliament for March s. 1907
Regarding the time for the new
elections to the imperial parliament.
we will later issue special instruc-
tions
1.-The ruling senate will not fail 20
take proper measures to place this
into effect.
NICHOLAS.
'Peterhof, July 21."
The text of the second ukase fol-
lows:
I'm consideration of a report OF the
council of the ministers presented 20
MS regarding the necessity in the flu
ture for the preservation of order aud
public safety in the city and province
of st. Petersburg. we consider it nee
essary to declare in the above city and
province, instead of the state of rein
forced security which now prevails
there, a state of extraordinary secur-
ity. The prefect of the city and the
governor of the province are intruste1 j
with the rights thereto appertaining.
THE ruling sente will not fail 90
take proper measures to place this
into effect.
NICHOLAS.
"Peterhof, July 81"
With these pithy but momentous or
ders which were promulgated at three
las by stroke of the pen set Russia
back to where she stood two years
ago, in the full grip of the autOcracy
and irresponsible government, wipine
out for six months at least the whole
structure of popular government
erected at much cost.
There is little doubt that the order
for the convocation of the new as
sembly will further postpone the time
unless the new parliament promises
to be more amenable than the present
The delay in fixing the time for the
new elections seems To indicate a de-
cision to change the present basis oi
suffrage to perhaps a basis of uni
versal suffrage with which the advisers
of the emperor hope to swamp the
educated liberals the socialists and
workmen with the vast mass of the
peasantry. The only uncertainty &
the coming storm-when and where Il
will break The advocates of tht
mailed fist" believe that by dlssolv.
Ing parliament and provoking a col
llsion now. they will find the revolu
tlonary leaders not prepared for Al
uprising, as at Moscow, whereas, fur
ther delay would nearly give the rev.
olutionlsts the time needed to organic
and TO continue the corruption OF tnt
army
There are no. precedents In Russian
history for the execution Of an order
of prorogatlon, but Monday probably
will find the palace I'm possession ~
the military and the surrounding
streets held by the emperOr's guards
The constitutional democratic eau
Gus adjourned before the news OF th'
dissolution was received but the lnfor
nations has already reached the lead
ers OF the party. The Associated Pres
is informed that meeting has beer
summoned for today TO discuss pro
cedure and whether they shall at
tempt, like the French third estate, L
continue In existence as revoltlni
body in defiance OF the sovereign
will.
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