The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22


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st. Petersburg, June 22.-Russia's first
experiment in parliamentary government
came to an ignominous end tonight with
the PRONUNCIATION of two imperial ukases,
the first dissolving the present parlia-'
ment and providing for the convocation
of its successor on March 5, 1907, more
than six months hence, and the second
i proclaiming the capital of Russia and the
surrounding province to be in state OF
extraordinary security, which is only in
finitesimally different from full martial
law. This measure of safety is to pro
vide for the outbursts which undoubtedly
. viii be provoked by this daring measure.
Ii is now but a step to dictatorship.
The texts of the two ukaSeS, both of
which are addressed in the stereotyped
form TO the ruling senate, are as fol-
lows:
Parliament Dissolved.
According to paragraph los of the fun
damental law we order the imperial par
lament dissolved and fix the time for
the cOnvOcatiOn of the newly elected par
lament for March 5. 1907.
Regarding the time for the new cleo
tons to the new imperial parliament we
will later issue special Instructions
The ruling senate will not fail to take
proper measures to place this into eff
feet NICHOLAS.
"Peterhof, July p, 1906
Measure of Safety.
The text of the second ukase follows:
In consideration of a report of the
council of ministers presented to us re-
garding the necessity in the future for the
preservation Of order and public safety
in the city and province of st. Petersburs
cid ~ q. DECLARE in the
above city and province, instead Of the
state of reinforced security which now
prevails there, state of extraordinary
security The project of the city and the
governor of the province are lntrusted
with the rights thereto appertalning.
1.-The ruling senate will not fail to take
proper measures to place this S,, into ef-
feet NICHOLAS.
"Peterhof, July 21 1906
Autocracy Reiens.
With these pithy but momentous or
derS, which were promulgated at o clock
this morning, Emperor Nicholas by
stroke of the pen set Russia back TO
where she stood two years ago. in the
full grip of,the autocracy and irresponsi-
bic government wiping out FOR SIX
months at least the whole structure OF
parliament, erected at much cost
There is little doubt that the order for
convOcation of the new assembly VIII still
further postpone the time, unless the new
than the present.
The delay in fixing the time for the
new elections seems TO indicate a ue-
cisi0n 10 change the present basis OF sur.
frage to perhaps a basis of universal
suffrage with which the advisers of the
emperor hope to swamp the educated lib
erals. the socialists and the workmen with
the Vastness of peasantry. The only un-
certainty is the coming storm-when and
where il will break. The advocates of
the mailed fist believe that by dis
solving parliament and provoking a col
lision now they will find the revolution
airy leaders not prepared for an uprising
as at Moscow whereas further delay
would nearly give the revolutionists the
time needed to organize and to continue
corruption of the army
Mo Precedent for Action.
There are no precedents in Russian his
tory for the execution of an order of pro-
rogation. but Monday probably will find
the palace in the possession of the mill
tary and the surrounding streets held by
the emperOfS guards.
The Constitutional Democratic caucus
adjourned before the news of the disso-
luton of parliament was received, but
the information already has reached the
leaders Of the party. The Associated
Press is informed that a meeting has
been summoned for today TO discuss pro-
cedure and whether they shall attempt,
like the French Third Estate, to continue
existence as a revolving body in defiance
of the sovereign's viii.
The Russian parliament which has been
dissolved by imperial ukase, was con-
stituted May 10. 1906. amid scenes OF gen
eral rejoicing. The speech from the throne
read at the opening session was concil-
iatory in tone. The reOrganized council
of the empire was formally convened in
the hall OF mobiles at the Winter palace
the following day.
Many Different Races.
striking feature of the lower house
was the multiplicity of races represented,
there being Great Russians, Little Rus
slams White Russians. Poles, Lithuanians,
Let's Germans, Tartars, Bashkirs Kir-
ghs, Circassians, Mordvannians, Votiaks
Jews. BulgarianS ChuYais, ROumanians. |
Calmuks. Georgians, Armenians, Osse-
tines and Buriats in attendance.
On the third day of the sitting in the
lower house the first signs. of the op-
positions antagOnism to the government
Polish campaign for autonomy began;
and when, on May Is, the reply of the
lower house to the address from the
throne, was adopted, opinion was general
that this would cause conflict with the
crown because of its radical demands
During the entire session the house has
been at bitter odds with the government
and has demanded its resignation and the
formation Of. cabinet from members or
the majority. Time and again there has
been rumors that the emperor, because of
the radicalism of the opposition intended
To dissolve parliament and rumor has had
it that troops would be called to forcibly
eject the members if they hesitated TO
obey an edict closing the house.
The lower house. presided over by Pro-
fessor S. A. Mouromtseff, had member
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