The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-17
Demands Made by Russian Par
lament Cannot Be Granted
by the Emperor.
REPLY is HELD TO
BE REVOLUTIONARY
Partial Amnesty May Be Pro-
claimed on May 10, Rn-
ler's Birthday.

ST PETERSBURG. May 16.-The
opinion Is quite general today that Par
liament's adoption of the reply to the
speech from the throne Will make
conflict with the crown inevitable, since
1t contains n number of points upon
which the supporters Of the Govern
ment say 1t is impossible for the En-
peror to yield.
The Novoe Yremya regards the reply
as a purely revolutionary document,
"such as might appear az a leading
article In a Social Democratic news-
paper"
On the other hand. the Constitu-
tional Democratic leaders. while boldly
asserting that the reply is intended
to make clear to the Emperor that the
country will be satisfied with nothing
less than constitutional monarchy on
a democratic basis, nevertheless Insist
that 1t is not an ultimatum,
Emperor May Compromise.
There is every indication that the
Emperor and Premier Goremykin's
Cabinet desire to avoid a conflict. and
that by q compromise on the question
of amnesty they Will seek to gain time.
1t can be asserted on high authority
that partial amnesty Will be pro-
claimed May 10, the Emperor's birth
day,
Premier In Parliament.
When Parliament reassembled at II
o'clock this morning the impression
prevailed that the day would witness
stirring scenes. Premier Goremykln
and the entire Cabinet were seated on
the Ministerial benches, and II was un-
derstood that the Premier intended to
outline the Views of the Government
In regard to the reply to the speech
from the throne
Tver Group in Lead.
The leadership In Parliament Is being
rapidly assumed by the Tver group Of
members. whose ability thus far has
stood out in relief. The contingent
from the Volsa provinces is showing
the greatest radicalism. None of the
members from the Caucasus or Siberia
has spoken up TO the present time. but
1t is noticeable that they applaud the
most radical utterances.
Radical Speeches Made.
From the very outset today words
In favor of moderation were few and
far between.
Seminoff. Social Revolutionist from
Saratoff. was the first speaker. Amid
wild applause he declared that the re-
ply to the speech from the throne was
too weak. Parliament, he said, was
evidently content with less than the
people.
To cries OF "Semlia l. Ivolia" Gland
and freedom), Seminoff announced
that the people who had sent him to
Parliament did not want land with
out liberty. The peasants were so
revolutionary that only a spark was
required to kindle n confiagration, and
anarchy and destruction were certain
If the demands of the peasants were
not satisfied Immediately"
Wants Death Penalty Abolished.
Seabilotny of Podolsk province.
lawyer elected by the peasants, spoke
passionately In favor OF the abolition
of the death penalty, saying that the
country already had too many cata-
combs. The daily carnival OF horrors
must cease.
Schchepkin of Odessa, addressing the
little group on the right. declared that
If they regarded every association as
Illegal and every meeting as a riot, and
favored building new prisons and colo
nizing Siberia, the sympathizers with
the political prisoners must work out
their own reply.
Attack on Government.
WHO can claim" he continued. that
1t Is illegal TO strike against a govern
ment which for generations has struck
against every duty It owed the peo-
ple?"
The remark was greeted with cheers
Boneirefr OF Saratoff declared that
he and others of the Volga delegation
had been overwhelmed with letters and
kilograms telling OF new repressions
The chief duty of Parliament, he as
serted. wss TO force a change In the
administration in order to stop the re-
preston.
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