The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16

proceedings for the press of our conn
TRY. (There are also a number az
americans here studying the Russian
situation as preparation for UNIVERSE
" work at home; a son OF the late DR..
harper OF Chicago being one of these).
L shall send with this article a number
OF Photographs OF the more prominent
members, but 1 regret that L cannot
Drlng cetore my readers some of the
faces that we observed in the lobby
faces which seemed 10 present an emf
tome of Russian history-strong, firm.
unyielding faces, which plainly tell of
the stern resolve that lies behind the
peasant movement. They may pro-
test, like Mark Anthony. that thev
have neither wit nor words nor
worth, acton nor utterance nor the
power of speech to stir mems blood"
but they can put tongue m every
wound OF their countrymen that will
almost move the stones TO rise and
mutiny."
This is the first duma. and IL has
not proceeded far enough to fully de-
Velop The permanent leaders. but II
may use the simile, as "A basket of peb-
bies is shaken by debate. the large
ones are gradually rising 20 the top
The president of the duma is Pro
fessor Serge Murmetseff of Moscow.
whose learning and judicial tempera-
ment combined 10 make him the choice
OF several parties. no one OF which can
claim a majority.
The Constitutional Democrats have
the largest membership and are tho
best organized. They also have the
advantage OF occupying the middle
ground between the radicals and the
conservatives. Having about $50 mem
bers on their rolls and some thirty
more acting with them. they can
count upon enough votes from the
more conservative elements to defeat
the extreme radicals. and they can rely
upon enough radical votes TO carry out
their program
The floor leader of this party is
Vladimir u. NabokOff of St. Peters
burg, member Of prominent family
and himself until recently an instruct
or i'm the national law school. He is
about 80 years of age, intelligent and
alert, and has the confidence of his
party
The orator of the Constitutional
Democrats is Theodore ]. Rodicheff. q
schOlarly-looking man of 80 He is pol
ished in manner and persuasive i'm
speech. Ons Of the most influential OF
the Constitutional Democrats is Mr..
Maxim WinaWer. a Jewish lawyer OF
the capital He is sometimes described
as the FDralnS' OF the party and Is
credited with drafting the dumas re-
ply 10 the address from the throne He
is one Of the ablest civil lawyers i'm the
empire, and his election from St. Pc
tersburg, where there are but 1900
Jewish voters out OF total vote OF
$4,000, and mis- elevation to the vice
presidency of the national organization
of his party would seem TO answer
the charge that there is widespread
hostility to the Jews among the people
Nabol0off Rodicheff and Winawer
are members OF the duma and are.
therefore, prominently before the pub
tic at this time, but in popularity they
have a rival I'm the person Of Paul l.
Miliukoff. editor of the Reich CThe
government would probably put q wv
before the "R" and give the word its
English meaning. but in Russian the
word Reich means specify Mr.. MiliU-
koff, It will be remembered. was one
Of the candidates of his party in St
Petersburg but the government COM
PEELED the substitution OF another name
because he was awaiting trial for an
alleged violation OF the press laws. He
was acquitted soon afterward and is
one OF the moving spirits IN the pres
ent parliamentary struggle. He speaks
excellent English and has lectured i'm
the United States. No one need despair
OF reform I'm Russia while such a man
as Miliukoff devotes his great ability
to Journalism.
Next to the constitutional democrats,
the members of the group OF tOil''
form the largest party, There are about
a hundred of these. and Alexis G. Ala
din is their leader. He is even young
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