Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-08
APPEAL 1O PEASANTS.
Cars Advisers Ask That Gov
eminent Be Given Chance
to Start Reforms
GIFTS OF LANDS ARE PROMISED
Parliament Is Ignored in the Proposed
Settlement and Support of the
I Masses Will Be Asked on the Ground
/ Of Reforms to be Inausurated-The
General Situation.

st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-The czar's
government is preparing a direct APP
peal to the people in the settlement of
the agrarian question, and will ignore
parliament altogether. This ambitious
political move contemplates the be-
stowal of small tracts Of land on the
peasants and the division of the COM
munistic holdings. Politically the
government plan has many elements
Of strength. The people will not re-
ceive as much land as they expected,
but even then, Premier Stolypin be-
lieves, the peasantry will be disin-
clined to vo-e for candidates to the
lower house who might propose
totally different solution to the ques-
ton But above all, individual pos
session, the government calculates, Will
inculcate that very respect for prop
erty the lack of which under the sys-
tenn of comm unistic holdings has made
many peasants such easy converts to
the theory of the naturalization OF
land.
The crux of the question is it's finan-
cial aspect. 1t will be a herculean OPP
Grafton to find the funds required to
purchase the private holdings which
the project of the minister of agricul-
ture contemplated acquiring thru the
land banks, even tho the owners, under
the spell of the agrarian disorders, are
ready to sell at moderate prices.
From member of the cabinet it is
learned that the government regards
the storm raised by the dissolution of
parliament as passed, and that it in
tends Immediately to proceed to carry
out the policy of strong -handed re-
form" to which Premier Stolypin COM
mitted himself. The agrarian program,
which will not differ greatly from the
Stichinsky project, will not only be
promulgated, but probably will be
placed in effect as a temporary law, the
emperor having the right to issue tenn
porary laws during recess of parlia-
ment. In other words, it is the inten-
ton of the government to attempt to
solve its most difficult problem ire
spective of parliament in the belief
that it will meet with enough support
tomake it impossible for the next par
! lament to refuse it's assent.
The government, which had prepared
for the worst, holding military trains
In readiness, at all the centers and had
even made arrangements to send out
the foreign mails by torpedo boats
from St.~Petersburg, naturally is great
ly rejoiced, over. its victory. The lead
ers of the nonrevolutionary parties do
nnf tiSfo \,
defeat of their allies of the extreme
left, as they feared that great strike
with widespread disorders entaling
impressions, might be used as justifi-
cation by the government to postpone
the elections and the assembling of a
new parliament.
The constitutional democrats of the
more conservative type hope now to
regain the prestige they lost during
the sessions of parliament, while the
new party of peaceful regeneration is
hopeful of a general reaction from
radicalism which will create more
sane and healthy state of public opin-
ion.
Appointments to the three vacancies
In the cabinet, agriculture, commerce
and the holy synod, probably will be
announced today. M. Samarin, MEM
Der Of the council Of the empire, who
was offered the last-named post, has
finally refused it, thus ending the hope
OF securing the desired cooperation Of
the lower house and upper house ele-
ments.
Prince Vasslchikoff of the famous
Russian family, father of the well
known litterateur of that name, will
probably be minister Of agriculture.
Another member of the family was
recently relieved of the command of
the guard division in connection with
the mutiny of the first battalion Of the
Preobra jinsk regiment.
"A semi official statement referring
to! the conclusions deduced abroad
from an article in the Rossia saying it
was the intention of the government to
suspend cash payments was published
y last night, IT says these conclusions
are based upon gross misunderstand
ings and that no such intention ex-
lists.
The article in the Rossia, says the
statement, does nothing more than in
dictate an issue of paper money as an
extreme measure to which the state
may have recourse in the event of the
total arrest of the normal financial
functions of the country. 1t represents
merely the personal opinion of the
writer. Any inference that there is an
Intention to suspend cash payments IS
possible only to people who every
where are seeking some pretext for
creating disquiet and even panic.
CROWD SEES AERoNAuT HURT.
William johnson is Fatally Injured at
1 title Falls. NJ "