Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-25
AMNESTY IS NOT CERTAIN
Cars Answer to Address Of Parliament
will Probably Be Delayed.
TEXT NOT YET DEFINITELY DECIDED
Nicholas HesItates to Redeem Promise
of Partial Release of Political
PrIsOners-DanEer of Com
hict Increasing.

ST. PETERSBURG, May A-Owing to
the delay in formulating the final pro-
gram of the government, Premier Goremy-
kin may not be able to deliver the ex-
pected address at the opening of Parlia-
ment at o'clock tomorrow. Though there
have been various forecasts of the address
published, it will not be definitely decided
upon until morning. when Minister
Goremykin will have an audience of EN-
peror Nicholas at Peterhof Unless the
premier returns to St. Petersburg early
in the afternoon the delivery OF the ad-
dress will have to be postponed until Sun
day or Monday.
1t is reported that Count Witte has de-
termined to go abroad next week for two
months.
| Nicholas seems to Hesitate.
: The governments seems ito bee hesitatfng
about executing the resolution taken a. week
ago to grant partial amnesty The official
statement last night justifying the gov
eminent in not granting plenary amnesty
seems designed to pave the way for a re-
'fusal on the ground that in the present
circumstances the release OF the political
prisoners deserving freedom can be left to
the local authorities. Nothing could be
more irritating to the liberals than. for the
Il
Ing pardon to the very men responsible for
/ the wholesale arrests which occurred dur
ing the winter, and such a decision is sure
to arouse storm in the lower house and
increase the danger of a conflict The hand
of General Trepoff, who engineered the pro-
tests OF the branches OF the League of the
Russian People CBlack Hundred) in the in
| terror which are cited in the oficial state
ment as evidence that the Russian masses
are opposed to amnesty is seen in this new
shift in.the governments position and again
raises the specter of a counter revolution.
kilograms to Czar.
The Twentieth Century, formerly the
Russ, today prints in parallel columns the
text OF identical kilograms sent to the EN-
peror from widely different places protest
ing against the demand OF the lower house
for amnesty, proving them to have been
| inspired from common source The dis
patch most used is as follows:
II Parliament desires TO assist you allow
IL TO do so. but II the members attempt tc
play the role OF rulers dispense them and
trust to the whole of the Russian people tC
support you.
At Kieff yesterday the local branch of tn,
League Of the Russian People" decided Il
organize for the coming war against Par
lament and has announced itself in favol
of the creation OF a dictatorship to crust
the revolution.
Officers Of the guard regiments in ST
Petersburg at meeting Just held openl,
advocated the dispersal of Parliament
Such facts serve to strengthen the cam
paign which the social democrats and so
cial revolutionists continue to wage agains
the illusions" of Parliamentary regime
Place for witte.
1t is announced that Premier Goremykii
will reply tomorrow afternoon to the ad
dress of the lower house to the throne
; The impression is growing that II a peace
full issue is to be possible the Goremyki
p cabinet must give way to another ministr
without previous bureaucratic connections
= M. shipOf OF Moscow is considered tn
most prominent candidate for premier
Michael Stakovich. Count Heyden and Pro
Kusmin- Karavieff all members Of III
: lower house, are also mentioned but n
h leaders OF the constitutional democrats al
E referred to in, this connection.
i The Rech today prints an intimatlon this
9 Count solsky's retirement from the pres
y dency Of the upper house is intended
make way for Count White.
i. Former Interior Minister Durnovo hs
gone abroad. The car in which he ira,
&c eled TO the frontier was guared gy gen,
q armes and members Of the secret police
Prisoners for siberia.
YEKATERINOSLAv South Russia, Ma
24.-ons hundred and seven polite
= prisoners started from here for siber
. today.