Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
GAUNTLET THROWN
TO BUREAUCRACY
Lower House of Parliament
Highly InCensed
OVER REPLY TO DEMANDS
Resignation of the Cars Ministry
Demanded.
VOTED THE ORDER OF THE DAY
Memorable Seven Hour Session Closed
by Rejection of Governments
Policy Presented by Premier.
Resignation of the Cars Ministry
Demanded.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY

The lower house Of parliament at
St. Petersburg, with only seven dis
sentients, voted the order OF the day.
demanding the resignation of the
ministry and its replacement hv
a cabinet composed OF members
chosen from those enjoying the con-
hdence Of the majority of the lower
house of parliament.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 26-At the end
of memorable seren-hour session the
lower house of parliament Indignantly re-
jected the governments policy as presented
by Premier Goremykin, and with only
seven dissenting voices. voted a lack of
confidence in the ministry, practically
throwing down the gauntlet to the bureauc-
racy, with n demand for the retirement of
the present cabinet and its supersession by
ministry approved by the majority in the
house.
The spirit of absolute revolution is in the
air, and conflict between the crown and
the nation appears to be Inevitable While
the house avoided the appearance of deliv-
eri1g an ultimatum the government seems
to have no alternative except surrender or
war. The gloomest forebodings are every
where expressed tonight, and the general
impression is that the country is on the
verge of titanic struggle, which may be
delayed but not averted. Dispatches re-
ceived from the interior Indicate that the
struggle possibly may be inaugurated Mon
day with general strike when the people
learn nat all amnesty has been refused
them.
While the premier's statement promised
cooperation with the lower house in SO
lar as the latter does not transgress the
limits of the funda mental laws" it recog-
nlzed the agrarian question as para
mount proposing to remedy the deficiency
In land through the operation of an agra
ran bank and migration TO Siberia.
The Premier's Statement.
Premier Goremykins statement, how
ever, returned a non possumus on the
burning question raised by the house IN
its reply to the speech from the throne
1t declared that the government S fat and
exceptional laws cannot be withdrawn
until murder and terrorism cease. The
appropriation OF appanages of the crown
and church and private lands was de-
clared TO be Inadmissible. The right of
investigation of administrative acts, the
statement declared, belonged to the
crown, the house having only the power
of Interpolation. Amnesty, Premier Co
remykin said, was solely the prerogative
of the emperor.
Such, briey. was the governments reply
to the address of the house and the pre-
mlers words seemed to arouse all the la
tent resentment in the hearts of the mem
berS of the house The constitutional demo-
cratic leaders for the first time gave free
range TO their passions. and with haming
words, orator after orator declared the gov
erHment 5 plan inadmissbIe and said that
the ministry must give way 10 a cabinet
fl which the people had confidence
NJ Roditcheff announced that the gov
eInments reply had dashed TO the ground
al his hope of working in harmony with
the administration. NJ. Kovalesky enactei
the role of Mirabeau, practically paraphras-
ing the Frenchman's words, we are here
pJ the Will OF the people and nothing but
bayonets can disperse Is, while half a
drzen peasant members hurled defiance a
the ministry.