The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
Russian Parliament in Laws
 Eyes is Revolutionary Body
GOVERNMENT IS IN A PANIC
News that Cabinets Policy has Been Absolutely Scorned Came Like Electric Shock to Both Peo-
 pie and Bureaucracy.

St Petersburg, May 2s-Q:10 a.m.)-With breathless anxiety society awaits the governments response to the bold action of the lower house of parliament Satur- day, which in censuring the ministry and demanding its retirement was like de- lberate slap in the face and a direct chal- lenge which the government, though in- clined to prefer it's usual policy of tenn porization and compormes, can hardly avoid meeting.
 Parliament has burned the bridge and virtually has taken the step, which the French states general did when 1t trans 1 formed itself into national convention. | By Haunting the Fundamental laws and practically declaring that 1t proposes to exercise full parliamentary rights with a responsible ministry it has become in the eyes of law revolutionary body, and from that position there seems no retreat. The news of the action of the house came like an electric shock, the people being as greatly surprised as the bureaucracy at tho promptness with which the whole governments policy was absolutely scorned, Both sides recognize the acute ness and seriousness of the moment, but panic is in the government and not In the popular camp.
 Aqltated Conference Ministers.
 Premier Goremykin went to Peterhof immediately after the adjournment of Saturdays session to confer with the Emperor and today developed agitated t.a4. ,f,,t- ln constitutional democratic chiefs are dis playing calmness in the face of the crisis. They declare that having delivered their reply their purpose Is to go calmly ahead with Athe work before them, forcing the government to take the initiative. The strength of their position lies In the conviction that the Russian nation. and especially the peasantry, which are sure to be discontented at the fiat concerning the appropriation of land, is behind parlia- ment in it's rejection of the governments policy as utterly unacceptable.
 Victory will be Temporary.
 "The government. if it dares to fight" said M KokoshlSine, one of the consti- tutional democratic members of the house, "can dlsperse the parliament but the victory of the bureaucracy will only be temporary It would inevitably be fol- lowed shortly by bloody revolution which would not leave a stick of the present government standing. The Elm peror must choose between real eonsti- tutional government and the loss not only of his crown but probably but of his life. The social democrats and social revo- lutionists are delighted at the turn of events believing they furnish the stimu- Jus needed for the rising they plan ming The terrorists were quick to seize the opportunity for series of blows in widely separated parts of the country, the news of which forms prominent feature in the morning newspapers, in- stead of the decree of amnesty. The at tempts at assassination at Tlnis and Se- bastopol are convincing indications of the determination of the fighting organization to resume it's campaign of assassination with full vigor.
 The press today almost without excep- tion, is pessimistic. recognizing the gravity of the situation. The Rech declares that the governments reasoning in thls re- spect is false.
 orders for the guard corps to go into summer camp have been countermanded, and 1t Is supposed they will be retained here in readiness to cope with any out break.