The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
JEWISH REFORM IS
GAINING IN RUSSIA
Constitutional Democrats Are
Allied With Jews
REACTIONARIES OPPOSE
Party Leaders Uncertain as to Results
of EIectioh-Ministry viii Leave
Main Question for Parlia-
ment to Settle.
REACTIONARIES OPPOSE

St Petersburg, November 22.-The am
nouncement of impending Jewish reforms
has aroused, as expected, the opposition
of reactionary elements. kilograms Of
protest are reaching the Emperor and
Premier Stolypin from all parts of the
empire.
The party of legal order, which formed
the extreme right of the constitutionalist
parties at the last elections. has Joined
in the campaign openly. Reactionary
Leader NJ. M. Stolypin has received dis
patch from the headquarters of the or
ganization at Kiev. concluding as fol-
lows:
1.-The extension of rights of Jews will
drive the patriotic Russian people to
criminal measures"
1t Is stated on good authority that the
reforms already contemplated will not
be abandoned, although it is the inten-
ton of the ministry to leave the main
Jewish question to Parliament for settle
ment. The constitutional democrats have
entered into an active alliance with the
Jews in the western provinces. The for
mer will nominate a joint parliamentary
ticket with the League of Jewish Equal
ity and expect the support of the Jewish
bund The constitutional democrats,
though still under the official ban are
the only party who have developed gen
Ell al organized activity.
They are establishing campaign COM
mittees in every town and hamlet, while
the other parties are still engaged i'll con-
ferences with leaders at st. Petersburg
and Moscow. The party leaders are not
willing to commit themselves to definite
predictions regarding the results of the
elections, as the situation is changing
day by day, and there is no organized
system for testing sentiment
Even the government is ignorant OF the
exact effect of the reforms carried out
by the cabinet but the general impression
is that the new Parliament will contain
much stronger conservative wing than its
predecessor, and that 1t will be ranked
around Count Heyden, Michael Stakovych
and other regenerationists, and be dis
posed to compromise with the admins
tration instead of exhibiting the unbend-
ing opposition displayed by the constitu-
tional democrats at the last Parliament.
The election of a stronger faction of the
extreme radicals is also conceded as the
socialists instead of boycotting the Par
lament, intend to participate activity
in elections and have decided to put up
as a candidate in st. Petersburg "Lenin,"
a well known writer on economic sub
jects, whose real name Is Ulianoff, and
who is a brother of one of the men ex-
ecuted for participating in the plot
against the life of Alexander III. in 1887.
The constitutional democrats, on account
of the extension of their organization,
are apparently certain to return to Par
lament as the largest group. but with
diminished numbers, on account of the
governments action in limiting the fran
chise. the abandonment of the socialist
boycott and the establishment of the re-
generation party as a rallying point for
liberals who are averSe to the full pro-
gramme of constitutional democrats.