Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-15
CRISIS At HAND
IN RUSSIAN LIFE
Breach Between Douma and
Gar Widened.
HIS MINISTRY MUST FALL
Many Leaders of the House Talk
Boldly.
INDIGNANT OVER PAvLOFF'S ACT
Great Agitation Among Workmen and
Peasant Class-Landowners
Driven Off Estates
Many Leaders of the House Talk
Boldly.
INDIGNANT OVER PAvLoFFs ACT

ST. PETERSBURG, June 15.-The press
Is unanimous in it's profound pesslmism
over yesterdays events in the lower house
of parliament.
The situation Is strained to the breaking
point The attempt of the military pro-
curator. Gen. Pavloff. in behalf of War
Minister Rudiger, to shift the responsible
ity for the military executions to the min
ister of the interior is palpable evasion OF
the issue raised by the house. and has
echoed throughout the country, with the re-
suit that a storm of indignation has been
aroused and is being augmented by the cool
attempt of the government to invade the
inviolability of the members of parliament
and it's demand for the expulsion OF NJ.
Ulianoff
Whether the government dares follow up
legally the refusal of the house to expel NJ
ulianoff, and its Haunting OF Procurator
Pavloff is now the question. Unless the
government is definitely resolved to give
battle the Goremykin ministry must fall
into the chasm between it and parliament
which is now unbridgeable.
Death of Ministry Suggested.
NJ. Alladin. leader of the peasant work
men group, openly boasted from the
trum yesterday that the death of the min
isters would be the country's rejoinder to
the governments refusal to abolish the
death penalty. Some of the papers believe
that yesterdays events definitely fore
shadow the governments intention to dis
solve parliament, and they emphasize the
military conspiracy OF the officers of the
guards regiments, which is progressing un-
checked before everybody's eyes at the
capital
1t is significant that the Novoe Vremya.
hitherto thick and thin supporter of the
government, is silent today. The Rech
and the Strana. which. of the liberal pa
pers, best keep their heads in times of
stress, sadly comment on the rapidly
waning chances OF an understanding be-
ing arrived at between the emperor and
parliament They consider that the only
hope now lies in the emperor's discarding
his evil advisers Immediately and trying
the experiment of surrounding himself
with representatives of the people.
The agitation among the workmen here
is increasing and several strikes are al
ready I'm operation At a meeting of
5000 social democratic workmen last
night 1t was declared that parliament had
engaged in futile talk for a month and
had done nothing. and that the workmen
must have recourse TO general strike.
Representatives of the bakers announced
that the bakeries would be closed in
few days and that the city would be
without bread.
Agitation at Many Points.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 15-The trial or
fifty-two deputies and workmen charged
with attempting to set up republic during
the disturbances of last fall has been fixed
for August l.
TUI.A, Russia, June 15.-The -four mills
and grain warehouses here are burning.
MOSCOW. June 15.-The agitation among
the workmen here is general and the
strike is in full progress Largely at
tended meetings OF a revolutionary char
acter are held nightly in the Industrial sec
tions and big demonstrations are made In
front OF the prisons In the resolutions
adopted support is pledged to parliament
only long IL persists In Its fight
against the bureaucracy.
KURSK, Russia, June 15-Thirty peas
ants who were charged with devastating
the estate near here of NJ. Stichinsky min
lister OF agriculture, have been acquitted by
the jury owing to the testimony furnished
regarding the extreme harshness of the su-
perintendent of the estate.
TVER. Russia June 15-Cossacks and
dragons have been dispatched to two dis
tricts near here where the peasants, los
ing patience at the inaction OF parliament,
are taking possession of lands.
MOHlLIEV, Russia, June 15.-The propri-
etor OF an estate in this vicinity who
fused to distribute his land to the peasants
has been killed.
NOVGOROD, Russia, June 15.-Several
proprietors OF estates In this province have
been beaten and driven of by the peasants.
Peasants Attacked Train.
Special Csblegram TO The Star
ST. PETERSBURG. June 15.-The Sebas-
topol express arrived in St. Petersburg yes
terday six hours late, owing to Its having
been attacked by 2.ooo armed peasants The
passengers were not hurt. but the windows
OF the train were smashed
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