The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-17
Supporters Say Emperor NH Not
 Yield Several Points in Reply
A REVOLUTIONARY DOCUMENT
Large List of Speakers Submitted In Pariament-Every Member Seems Anxious to Speak on the Re-
 ply to the Throne.

St. Petersburg, May 16.-The opinion is
 quite general today that Parliaments s
 adoption of the reply to the speech from
 the throne will make a conflict with the crown inevitable since it contains num-
 Der of points upon which the supporters
 of the government say it is impossible
 for the Emperor to yield. The Novoe Vremya regards the reply as a purely revolutionary document, such as might appear as a leading article in social
 democratic newspaper"
 On the other hand the constitutional
 democratic leaders, while boldly asserting
 that the reply is intended to make clear
 to the Emperor that the country will be
 satisfied with nothing less than a con-
 stitutional monarchy, on a democratic basis, nevertheless insist that it is not an ultimatum. They consider the reply
 to be exceedingly temperate In tone and
 say it required all their ability to pre-
 vent the introduction of more radical expressions. There Is every indication that
 the Emperor and Premier Goremykin's cabinet desire to avoid a conflict and ! that by compromise on the question of amnesty they will seek to gain time.
 It can be asserted on high authority
 that partial amnesty will be proclaimed
 May 19, the Emperors birthday.
 The constitutional democrats in addition
 to being much concerned over the in
 creasing radicalsm developing in their ranks, find that the Poles are inclined
 to cause trouble. The latter at a meet
 ing held last night, adopted a resolu-
 ton in favor of the historic position of Poland and the international guarantees.
 ---g May Raise Spectre. The constitutional democrats fear that
 this may raise tho spectre of a revival of the Kingdom of Poland and tend to
 wea.en the constitutional democrats in
 the country where undoubtedly the pre- dominant feeling is In favor of the pre-
 servation of the integrity of the empire. The group of peasants which supported
 the motion to postpone taking action
 on the address yesterday based their
 position on the alleged fear that it meant
 the separation of Poland.
 When Parliament reassembled at II
 o'clock this morning the impression pre- vailed that the day would witness stir
 ring scenes. Premier Goremykin and the entire cabinet were seated on the min
 isterial benches and 1t was understood
 that the premier intended to outline the views of the government in regard to
 the reply to the speech from the throne.
 The excited frame of mind of mem bers of parliament was evidenced by the
 long list of speakers submitted even
 before President Mouromtzeff had called the House to order.
 This was not so much due to Russian love of talk as to the fact that every
 member seemed to feel himself charged with a message from his constituents which he must deliver.
 The speeches of the peasants were de- lvered in the simple language of the villages, which was more easily compre- hended than the utterances of the city members. who were inclined to indulge in high flown eloquence. The leadership in parliament is being rapidly assumed by the Tver group of members whose abil | ity thus far has stood out in relief. The contingent from the Volga provinces is showing the greatest radicalism. None
 of the members from the Caucasus or
 
 time, but it is noticeable that they ap- paud the most radical utterances. AL though the Mussulmans took their place on the right, the majority are acting with the constitutional democrats and Poles. The members from Baltic provinces are radical to a man. More than half the village priests are enthusiastic members of the opposition.
 From the very outset today words in favor of moderation were few and far between.
 The First Speaker. Seminof, a social revolutionists from Saratoff. was the first speaker. Amid wild applause he declared that the re- ply to the speech from the throne was too weak. Parliament. he said. was evl- dently content with less than the peo- pie.
 To cries of "Semlia I Volta" Gand and freedom) Seminoff announced that the people who had sent him to parliament did not want land without liberty. The peasants were so revolutionary "that only spark was required to kindle a con- fagration. and anarchy and destruction were certain If the demands of the peas ants were not satisfied immediately. Zbailotny of Pavlosk province. lawyer elected by the peasants. spoke passion ately in favor of the abolition of the death penalty, saying the country al- ready had too many catacombs The daily carnival of horrors must cease. Schepkin of Odessa addressing the lit- tie group on the right. declared that if they regarded every association illegal and every meeting a riot and favored building new prisons and colonizing Sibe- ria. the sympathzers with the political prisoners must work out their own re- ply.
 "Who can claim Schepxln continued, that it Is Illegal to strike against a government which for generations has struck against every duty it owed the people?"
 The remark was greeted with cheers The Death Penalty. Prof. Kustmin- -Karaveff, formerly of the Academy of Military Law, who Is one of their delegation. also advocated the abolition of the death penalty de- claring that the bloody vengeance of the government which had resulted in eco executions since December must cease" The speaker said he did not at tempt to defend the political murders which had occurred but he added the repressions against which they were di- rected constituted certainly a palliation. He referred to the horror of the con-