New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-29
DEADLOCK In RUSSIA.
TALK OF NEW CABINET.
Ministry Refuses to Heed House
The Agrarian Programme.

St Petersburg, May 2S.-Rumors of a shift in
the ministry are everywhere current tonight
1t is persstently reported here and at Moscow
that NJ Shipof former Finance Minister.
has received an urgent summons to Peter
hof to confer with Emperor Nicholas, presum-
ably with regard to the formation of a new
Cabinet dispatch from Moscow says that NJ
Shipoff left that city late to-day for st. Peters
burg II is possible that NJ. Shipoffs errand Is
to attend the session of the Council Of the En-
pire Tomorrow, but the present situation is so
strained that shift is not at all improbable
1t is also rumored that Prince Urusoff has been
summoned by the Emperor.
In the mean while the present ministry is
calmly going ahead with its agrarisn pro-
ramme. which it hopes to submit to the
lower house within fortnight. Contrary to
expectation, it provides for the distribution of
millions OF acres of crown lands in European
Russia All this seems to be labor lost In
the present temper of parliament no proposition
from the government, however liberal, is likely
TO receive the slightest consideration.
The governments policy, which The Associ-
ated Press is authorized TO announce, is founded
on the expectation that enough land can be OBJ
tanned by the division of the crown lands. the
clearing OF portion of the imperial forests ana
the voluntary sale of private estates TO meet the
land hunger of the peasants without the neces-
Sity of tOrced expTOprldtiOA- CuIlAAiill6 NHoSO
plans. the Minister of Agriculture. NJ. Stichin-
sky said this evening that the government al
ready had at its disposal 25OOOOO0 acres, COM
posed Of 100000 acres of crown arabic land,
largely in the Volga region; 100000 acres OF
forests and S15OO00 acres of private estates
the owners OF which have announced their read1-
ness to SELL Without doubt thousands OF other
land owners will be only too anxious TO dispose
of their holdings at reasonable prices. Inese
lands are TO be sold to peasants on time through
the peasants banks, the payments not beginning
for several years.
The programme. in addition to colonization
in Siberia and Central Asia. contempates the
Improvement of the agricultural methods of the
peasantrv which are primitive and unproductlve
in the extreme The optional aboliShment OF
the communal system by authorizing peasants
who desire to do so to distribute their holdings
in fee simple also is contemplated. This Win
the aboishnent of all further payments Tor
land. under which the peasants have been groan-
ing since 1861, will make possible reasonable
prosperity.
With regard to the resolution Of lack OF con-
fdence NJ Stichinsky said the Cabinet was
standing on constitutional ground when II con-
sidered that the house in adopting such resolu-
tion had gone beyond its prerogatives and that
The resolution therefore. not OF the slight
oct binding force The Cabinet would take no
notice of the vote.
An omen of the change of times is given
in the acauittal OF Paul NJ. Milukon. NJ Hessen
and NJ Korolenko the writer's. against whom
,roeecutions for press offences have been pend
ing for two months.
NM. Alladin. Michailenho and other Radical
roAubers of the house have been flooded with
kilograms from Social Democratic organizations
5a~,ard,ne that the house adopt an offensive pro-
a constituent as
eau,h1v seize the reins OF power and address
-,,apifasto 10 the troops. calling upon them TO
+rarefar their allegiance from the Emperor 10
the peoples representatives.
,rbare was no direct echo at to-day session
ot the lower house Of the decisive struggle last
saturday but there was much excitement III
the corridors before the house met. An onlcer
i.,,,teed as a colone. on the general STAFF Gre
-, stir nv saving in the presence of score
of naasant members that the time mad come
,,,ar, the army should support parliament whlch
ranresented the will of the people and not the
Emperor.
AT the opening of the session some am
,,.os caused nv the reading of communication
from the Minister of Interior asking Ior cieui'
ot sol 200 for the reconstruction of the orangerie
a,5 laundry of Dorpat University. Another
communication transmitted was measure 10
grant General authority TO open private schools
A petition signed 10y seventy-eight members
proposed the appointment OF parliamentary
commission to investigate the abuse or power
on the part of the administration.
After disposing OF the reports Of several ere
Dental committees the debate on the personal
liberty bill vas resumed. The feature was
speech made by NJ. Chtcheglovitoff Minister OF
Justice in an exceedingly liberal tone. pointing
out tile necessity of bills providing for the re-
organization of court procedure and others TO
enable oficials guilty Of abuse of power TO be
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