Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-26
PARLIAMENT
IS DISSOLVED
Expected Russian Imperial
UkaSe Has at Last
Been Issued
PROROGUES PRESENT BODY
Newly Elected Assembly Is to Con-
vene March 5, l9o7-Minor Form
of Martial Law Is Declared in st.
Petersburg by Second Ukase.

st. Petersburg, July 23.-Rus-
sia's first experiment in parliamen-
tary government came to an ignomi-
NOUS end last night with the promul-
cation of two imperial ukases, the
first dissolving the parliament and
providing for the convention of its
successor March 5, 1907, more than
six months hence, and the second
proclaiming the capital of Russia
and the surrounding province to be
| In a state of extraordinary security,
which is only infinitely smaller diff
! ferent from full martial law. This
measure of safety is to provide for
the outbursts which undoubtedly will
be provoked by this daring measure.
| 1t is now but step to dictator
ship.
The texts of the two ukases, both
Of which are addressed in the stero-
| typed form to the ruling senate, are
as follows:
According to paragraph 105 of the
| fundamental law we order the i'm
perial parliament dissolved and fix
time for the convocation of the new
ly elected parliament for March 5,
1907.
Regarding the time for the cleo
tons for the new parliament we will
! later issue special indications.
THE ruling senate will not fail to
take proper measures to place this
| into effect.
Nicholas"
"Peterhof, July 81"
The text Of the second ukase
follows:
"In consideration of a report of the
council of ministers presented to us
regarding the necessity in the future
| for the preservation OF order anu
domestic safety in the city and prov
ince Of st. Petersburg we consider 1t
necessary to declare in the above city
and province, instead of the state Of
reinforced security which now pre-
walls there, a state of extraordinary
security. The project Of the city and
| the governor of the province are
entrusted with the rights thereto APP
pertaining.
THE ruling senate will not fail to
take Proper measure to place this
into effect. Nicholas"
"Peterhof, July 81"
With these pitny but momentous
orders which were promulgated at
o'clock this morning. Emperor
Nicholas, by a stroke of the pen, set
Russia back to where she stood two
years ago, in the full grip of autoc-
racy and irresponsible government.
1t wipes out for six months at least
the whole structure of parliament,
erected at such cost.
| There is little doubt that the order
| for convocation of the new assembly
will still further postpone the time,
unless the new parliament promises
to be more amiable than the present.
The delay in fixing the time for
the new elections seems to indicate
decision to change the present basis
of suffrage to perhaps basis Of uni
versal suffrage with which the ad.
visers of the emperor hope to swamp
the educated liberals, the socialists
and the workmen with the vast mass
of the peasantry. The only uncer-
tainly is the coming storm-when
and where it will break The advo.
Gates Of the mailed fist" believe that
by dissolving parliament and provok.
ing collision now they will find the
revolutionary leaders not prepared for
an uprising, as at Moscow, whereas
further delay would merely give the
revolutionists the time needed to or.
ganize and to continue corruption OF
the army.