The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-07-26

cansed Storm of Cheers by a Referenc,
To Russian Parliament Muscoyit,
Delegates Obliged to Withdraw ON Ac
count OF Dissolution of the Douma-
Five Hundred Delegates Present.
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London, July 23.-The 14th confer
ence OF the lnterparliamentary Union
was opened in the Royal Gallery OF
The Palace of Westminster, Monday
Adherents of international peace from
all the parliaments Of Europe as well
as several of those Oh the Western
Hemisphere were present but hardly
had the conference opened when,
amidst scene of considerable excite
ment Prof. Maxim Govalevsky, a
member Of the lower house of the
Russian parliament, annouced that he
and his colleagues, representing, I'M
I'll Sunday, the youngest parliament
In the world, would be obliged to
withdraw in consequence of the dis
solution of the body they were official
ly appointed to represent.
There were about 500 delegates pres
ent, the American representation be-
ing headed by Congressman Richard
Bartholdt, while William ]. Bryan oc-
cupied seat on the platform.
Lord Weardale (Sir Philip STAN
hope) opened the congress, his prelim-
mary sentences of welcome being
specially addressed to the Russian
delegates, whereupon the delegates
rose In body and, turning toward
the delegation of the late parliament
cheered them to the echo.
Lord Weardale also incidentally
mentioned President Roosevelt Roose-
welt as having been associated with
them In the work of peace.
Premier Campbell Bannerman, In
reply, reminded his hearers that King
Edward had always been a great ad-
vocate Oh peace. The British govern
ment he said, was in entire SYM
pathy with the object of the confer
ence whose work had already aroused
among the nations strong feeling
In favor of peace. The world had
far too long been nothing less than
huge military camp.
Then the premier, In a sudden ac-
cess of enthusiasm, shouted ia
douma est morte. Vive La Douma."
(The Russian parliament is dead.
Long live the Russian parliament.)
The delegates rose to their feet and
a storm Of cheering continued for a
couple of minutes.
On Count Apponyi's suggestion a
telegram was sent to King Edward as
follows:
"The interparliamentary conference
received the. kings adhesion with pro.
found gratitude. May he long be
spared to promote the welfare Of
his people and the cause of interna-
.ional peace"
Then came the most dramatic
moment of the opening of the session
Prof. Govalevsky rose, but some min
ties elapsed before he could gain a |
tearing, so prolonged was the cheering |
finally, in voice somewhat broken.
With emotion he announced the neces-
ity for the withdrawal of the mem.
'ers from the Russian parliament. He
aid: I'VE came here in behalf of the
russian nation to partake in the great
york of the conference. The Russian
'eople desire peace. The mission Of
he Russian parliament was to snatch
great people from a regime of vio-
ence and substitute for it a sense of
eality, liberty and justice. We hoped
D take an active part in your work
ut our mission comes to sudden end,
s our parliament having been dis
olved we are no longer official repre-.
entatives. Our sympathy remains. We
eturn home with the determination
continue the great struggle for free
ON, liberty and Justice"
The announcement Of the withdrawal
the Russian delegates was met with
storm of protests and shouts of mo"
No." and attempts on every side to
lduce the Russians to remain but the
tier insisted that they no longer hail {
ny official status and must leave Eng |,
nd for Russia this evening and re-
i'm to the battle field. II
The Russian delegates then left the ,
all and the conference then settled '
,wn to business. But the Incidents \
tending the dissolution of the Rus. 1
an parliament was for some time dis.
used far more eagerly than the bust.
,ss Of the conference. |,