Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-25
AIsxan6ria 6azstts.
Entered at the Postofice Of Alexandria, vi
ginia, as second-class matter.
Conditions in Russia

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staying the tide of revolution in The
country.
lie bases his pessimism upon the con-
yiction that the government Will no'
Weld full constitutional regime, with
which he says it is still possible to calm
the passions of the people he regards
Premier Goremykin aud his cabinet as
mere puppets, doing the bidding OF the
powerful influence at court, and believe:
that Emperor Nicholas is destined to
throw away the. opportunity, as ] ouls
XVI. did, of transferring the country
to peaceful, parliamentary regime,
This the professor considers to be the
governments last chance, and that re-
J fusal to do so will cut the ground from
under the constitutional democrats and
strengthen fhe revolutionary elements,
which are preaching that parliamental-
ism In Illusion, and make anarchy ani a
bloody revolution inevitable. Neverthe-
less. the constitutional democrats will
persevere in their attempt to place the
country on solid, constitutional basis,
and if they fail and disaster, follows the
responsibility will not be upon their
shoulders.
The central committee OF the constitu-
tional democrats has completed the
drafts of laws 10 he Introduced IN
parliament, including universal suffrage,
Irrespective of seq, and equal rights
for all citizens laws guaranteeing i'm
munity Of the person aud inviolability
of domicile without due process OF law,
pre- viding also the guarantee # habeas
corpus, and specifically excluding all ex-
ceptioLs.
While no party at court iayors a COM
plete surrender to the demands OF the
lower house of parliament, the Trepoh
eabal, which secretly favors adlssolutlon
of parliament, is not strong enough for
the moment to seriously urge such a
course. The Emperor continues we'll
disposed, and is supported not only by
many mobiles at the court, but by other
big landed prOprietors throughout the
country, who now seem fully convinced
that unless the peasants can be measura'
bly, satisfied by a compromise on the
land question, a revolt of the peasants
against the mobiles will be aroused which
will ruin the latter, as the peasants will
forcibly seize their property to the ac-
compartment OF horrors and excuses.
The provincial papers are filled with
l.. - .Horino eCfafpQ fOF ca 10
inserted by property owners who, de-
spairlng of saving their property, are
ready to accept what they can get and
flee from the country.
Angered by the delayed settlement
of the agrarian problem, the peasants
on twenly-seven estates in the province
of Kherson have joined general strike,
hoping by refusing TO engage in spring
work TO precipitqte an immediate diyi-
sion.of land. The movement is spread
ing 10 other provinces, and renewal OF
agrarian disorders is declared.
The constitutional democrats will in
troduced in the lower house in Parlia-
ment to-day sweeping bill establishing
complete freedom of religion and con-
science, and tolerance Of all creedS.
Owing to the delay in formulating
the final programme OF the government,
Premier GOremykin may not to be able
to deliver the expected address at the
opening Of Parliament at 2 O'Clock to-
day. Though there have been various
| forecasts of the address published, 1t will
not be definitely decided upon until to-
day, when Nj. tiOremykin will have an
audiance with Emperor Nicholas at
Peterhof.
The government seems to be hesltat'
ing about executing the resolution taSer
week ago to grant partial amnesty
The official statement issued last nigh
| iustifying the government in not grant
ing penary amnesty seems designed t
pave the way for refusal, on the groun(
| that in the present circumstances th'
release of the political prisoners deserv
| ing free dom can be left to the local au
thOrilies.
| Nothing could be more irritating Il
| the IIDeTdlS Lnhu lOT INC I'm pCiOi w wv
egate the discretion of granting pardon
to the very men responsible for ih
wholesale arrests which occurred durinI
the winter, and such decision is sur
10 arouse storm in the lower hous'
and increase the danger Ofs conflict.
The Twentieth Century, formerly tn
Russ, prints in parallel columns the tex
of identical kilograms sent to the I'm
peror from widely different places, pro
testing against the demand of the lowe
house for amnesty, proving them to hav
been inspired from a common source.
Officers of the guard regiments in ST
Petersburg, at meeting just held, open
ly advocated the dispersal of Parliament
The impression is growing that If
peaceful issue is to be possible the G
remykin cabinet must give way to an
other ministry without previous bureau
cratic connections.
1t is reported that Count Witte hs
determined to go abroad next week fo
two months.
Coming Royal Marriage.
Madrid is fast assuming an aspect
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