Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-27
CAR HAS SCARED
OUT PARLIAMENT.
Civil War Avoided by Calling OFF Revo-
lutionary Address to
Nation.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 21.--Quick
and aggressive action by the Emperor
Nicholas and his ministers has once
more STAYED off the long impending revo-
luton in Russia.
That the Gar regarded the Douma'S
rational manifesto on the agraran qucs-
ton an act of open rebellion was an
nounced after a special meeting of min
listers held Friday at ieUerhof. Imme-
dlate action by the government, which
contemplated it is asserted, the dissolu-
ton of the Douma by armed force and
the arrest Of its leaders, was delayed
until the days proceedings were over.
Douma Acts Discreetly.
The Donna reconvened. 1t had moi
been in session an hour before it was APP
parent change had come of the senti-
ment of the most radical. At the end
OF the days proceedings no action that
might give the government authority for
repressive measures had been taken.
The Constitutional Democrats ap-
peared to be heartily sick of the whole
episode and anxious to drop the subject
II the government is so minded, and
there is now a disposition to shelve the
address by indefinite postponement
There is no question but that the
hasco has enormously shaken the pres
tge OF the Constitutional Democrats
Prot. Mllukoff, NJ. Strive and others ad-
united frankly that one effect will be to
postpone to the dim future the advent
of Constitutional Democratic ministry.
as the vote on the adoption of the ad-
dress showed that the party was actual
~ IN the minority in the house and toe
weak to control the situation when faced
by the combined opposition of the right
and left.
Ban on Papers Causes Riot.
The resentment occasioned by the
wholesale suppression of newspapers and
the closing of the printing establish
ments Friday led to disorders last even
ing. \ large crowd stoned the mounted
ponce IN the vicinity of the Stosnossen-
sky prospect, and some stones also were
thrown at small detachment of cav
airy. Other parties of cavalry soon ar
rived from all directions The attitude
OF the crowd was menacing. and the
cavalry twice fired volleys of blank cart
ridges before the mob dispersed
As. NJ. Solomka, the chief editor of
the Mlsia, the chief newspaper sup
pressed is a member of Parliament, NJ.
Mouromtseff and Prince Shakofskoi. re-
spectively president and secretary Of the
lower house, Immediately demanded and
received assurances that NJ Solomka
should not be arrested.
At late hour last night knots of
people, after the police patrols had
passed, sang the ''MarseiIlaise." SO far
as known, the disorders resulted in no
casualties
The police had forbidden all tho news
papers to publish the text of the ad-
dress of the lower house of Parliament.
Car Was Ready to Crush.
On Thursday night decision was
reached to dissolve Parliament today
and an ukase to this effect was actually
prepared, but later it was decided at
PeterhOf to allow matters to drift along
for the present. The Nasha Shisn says
that the decision to postpone the disso-
luton OF Parliament was preceded by
the receipt Of what was practically an
ultimatum from the Goremykin min
istry, which demanded to be allowed to
resign or that it be given a free hand.
The prevailing sentiment at Petcrhof
continues to be that Il decisive step to
suppress Parliament as a revolutionary
center will be necessary in the near flu
ture.
The present situation cannot be pro
longcd, and many competent Judges be-
lleve that matters are rapidly moving
toward q dictatorship.
The arrival of the guard regiments at
the capital has been followed bv the
strengthening Of the patrols throughout
the industrial quarters.