New-York tribune., 1906-07-25
DEPUTIES IN CAPITAL.
Demonstration PreUented = Al
United against Government.

4 HttCO ~ISUtHSt NTOtCFHNttHts
St. Petersburg. July 34.-Over hundred %
the Russian members OF parliament who yes
terday issued an address to the country. reached
the Finnish Railroad station here. from Viborss
/ at 3 o'clock this afternoon. a crowd of several
thousand persons gathered there before the ar
rival Of the train but a heavy force OF gem
darTnes promptly hurried the people into the
streets where they were scattered by mounted
gendarnes. Several arrests were made in tne
crowd but the orders Of the police seemed 20
be limited 10 preventing a demonstration. th>
cavalry in a neighbOring barracks not ap-
pearing.
The last car Of the train was occupied BY ths
members of the Group OF Toll, and had red faes
flying from the windows ii rolled into tbs
station Prince DolgoroukoT and NJ. NabOuko-
headed the members as they marched out IN a
body through lines Of police. A few friends
who managed to obtain admletance TO the sta
tion greeted the deputies warmly. but feared %
indulge in any demonstration which might have
justified the arrest of the members. who fully
expected TO be surrounded and marched or TO
prison. They appeared 70 be grave but re<o-
lutte There seems to be practically no dr.
ference OF opinion among the members. They
have gone too far to retreat.
Before leaving VfbOrg il was arranged through
underground revolutionary channels TO dis
tribute the address TO the country. Hundreds
Of thousands OF copies have already been sur
reptitiOusly printed. The delegates have al
ready opened alliance with the purely revo-
lutiOnary organizations.
The address, as printed for distribution. bear,
Isl signatures but forty more delegates have
signed II since the printing a representative of
The Associated Press who was on the train
with the members reports that the members of
the Group OF Toll occupied third class car
riage and the Constitutional Democrats a Sec
StakOvitch and Count Heyden. who declined 20
sign the address. occupied first class carria--.
The "MarseilIalse" and other patriotic sougs
were sung at the stations where the train
stopped
II has been decided that the members win not
leave ST. Petersburg unless expelled but at
tempts will be made 70 continue holding mest-
ings as a group. and they viii keep ta eonInu-
nication with the prcIetariat OTsanizaticua
Several members of each group left the train az
TerOki with power to take certain action IN tAs
event OF the arrest OF their colleagues
The membership OF the permanent executivs
committee and its plans arr ptsecret. but Il -
virtually prepared 20 assume the role OF a pro-
,-iqionaI government should developments make
sncb a course advisable. One OF the leaders said:
we carefully avoided summOniny an actirs
ravouYIon We stand committed before the
country and the world 10 the limits OF passive
resistance. Further than this we did not 90.
The members of the Group OF Toll and their a.
Hes the prOletariat organizations Of St. Peters
burg though fully lndorsing TIE parliamentary
address TO the country. consider il to he a hsif-
way measure, and think that il should be -
lowed uP by an appeal to the army. preparatory