The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22


St. Petersburg. July 22.-Russia's
first experiment in parliamentary gov
ernment came to an ignominous end to-
night with the PRONUNCIATION of two
imperial ukases, the first dissolving the
present parliament and providing for
the convocation of its successor on
March s, 1907, and the second proclaim
ing the capital of Russia and the sur
rounding provinces to be in a state of
extraordinary security, which is infin
tesimally different from all martial
law. This measure of safety is to pro-
vide for the outbursts, which un-
doubtedly will be provoked by this
daring measure. It is but step to
dictatorship.
The text of the two ukases, both of
which are addressed in the sterotyped
form to the ruling senate, are as fol-
lows:
Text of Ukases.
According to paragraph 1a6 of the
fundament alass asx...we order. the Inn
periaf pariianfefst diss6lSea and fix
the time for the convoeation of the
newly elected parliament for March 8,
1ao7.
Regarding the time for the new
elections to the imperial parliament
we will later issue special Indications.
"The ruling senate will not fail to
take proper measures to place this into
effect. NICHOLAS"
The text of the second ukas fol-
lows:
I'm consideration of a report of the
council of ministers presented to US
regarding the necessity In the future
for the preservation of order and pub
lie safety in the city and province of
ST. Petersburg, we consider it neces-
sary to declare in the above city and
provinces, instead of the state of re-
inforced security, which now prevails
there, a state of extraordinary secur-
ity The prefect of the city and the
governor of the province are entrusted
with the rights thereto appertaining.
"The ruling senate will not fail to
take proper measures to place this into
effect. NICHOLAS"
"Peterhof, July 81"
Sets Russia Back TWO Years.
With these pithy but momentous orders
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, and in the full
grip of autocracy and irresponsible gov
ernnent wiping out for six months at
least the whole structure of Parliament,
erected at such cost.
There is little doubt that the order for
the convocation of the new assembly will
still further postpone the time unless the
new Parliament promises to be more
amenable than the present.
The delay in fixing the time for the
new election seems to indicate decision
to change the present basis of suffrage
10 perhaps a basis of universal suffrage,
with which the advisers of the Emperor
hope to swamp the educated liberals.
the socialists and the workmen with the
vast mass of the peasantry.
When Will 1t Break?
The only uncertainty is the coming
storm-when and where it will break.
The advocates of the mailed fist" be-
lieve that by dissolvng Parliament, and
provoking a collision now, they will find
the revolutionary leaders not prepared
for an uprising as at Moscow, whereas
further delay would nearly give the revo-
lutionists the time needed to organize and
to continue corruption of the army
There is no precedent in the Russian
history for the execution of an order of
prorogation, but Monday will probably
find the Tauride palace In the possession
of the military and the surrounding
streets held by the Emperor's guards.
The constitutional democratic caucusad-
journed before the news of the dissolu-
tion of Parliament was received but the
Information had already 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 to
take the French third estate. to continue
existence as a revolving body in defiance
of the soVereign's will.