Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-16
Is DEBATED
REPLY TO THRONE BEFORE Rus
SIAN PARLIAMENT.

rules of order the lower house OF pariia-
ment at St Petersburg last night began the
debate on the address In reply to the speech
from the throne adtourning at midnight,
after speeches by NJ. Rodstchen and dozen
orators ~ Iexaer caitber
1,ha .a.-.., ,rn,ct, w.. nrasentad IN the
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mousse arrai&ns the BUREAUCRACY saying 'i'e
first days of liberty were darkened by heavy
Affections laid on the land by those who
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WITH aYac,,t,ons ,,t.hc,,t 3,,3tctaI .entnrce
with vioIent outhreaEs With shootina ana
IMPRISONMENT.
The scars of government on the mart of
the administrat,on OF the last few months
have sunk so deem into the sou,s NJ the neo-
pie that no pacification is possfhIe 40 long
as the people are not clearly satisfied that
In the future acts of Violence which in
your matesty's name are now rmnIoyed a .
a cover are forbidden to the authorities. so
long as the ministers are not responsible
to the representatives of the people, and SO
long as the whole system of administration
Is not reconstructed. Only when the minis
tiers are made responsible to the people can
the idea of the absolute responsibility of
the monarch take root In the hearts of his
subjects.
Ane OAa1 anu 1eoP1e Are Sup1eue'
For fruitful labor on the part of pariia-
ment there must be introduced the principle
os .r,a ,,onuIor ra,r..o,,a.;or n,hioh COW
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the monarch and the peonle ia the onlv
source OF legislative power. Every barrier
oeIWeeh the emperor ana the people must
main Of ieg,siatIon ,,,,,nh .,o,,I5 .i,a, ~ he
closed to free revision by representatives
of the people In conjunction with the mon
arch-
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" an Ti'IAess pelils eStapisieo peioIe .ie
,w nSi Iloie' paralsnl IS pIvpdIns
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anu s,.loi'aheuus,y ny Ie!noVns al clles
lii nat 'e.uS piieiseee, an eno,'
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-. u.u no' iiiahe . law ior the SATISFACTION '
u o .nese iieeus ~ ,ne afo vi tne elo"h
uoiHAls' n'ohastic iahos, anu the coni-
puiSory eApropriatioh Oh laho oeiohsihs u
'ne owners oI estates-
aii.dineHit lureher hoios that it Is nee
e,sa.y !" ,heiuue 1aiiohs 'iio tasHs, .he IN
niiment OF which cannon De deferred, the
question OF tie SATISFACTION VI the long
1natureu DEMANDS Oh the various hat,ohaii-
ample OF state popped oy many races
ana nauonahties. Union IN spirit OF all
these IS only poss1pie through the satis1ac-
tlon OF the needs OF each
The Demand Tor Amnesty.
The address concludes:
your Ma1esty-on the threshold OF our
iapors one question agltates the Soul OF the
whole Russian people and prevents us as
their representatives from calmly entering
upon our legislative work Inc Hrst "oro
pronounced in parliament was amnesty. 1t
was met with cries OF sympathy. The
country is thirsting for 1t. 1t IS demand
of the peoples conscience. which Is i'm
possible to refuse or delay.
Street.-The parliament awaits full political
amnesty the first pledge of mutual
understanding in the future and concord
between the emperor and the people"
The evenings debate was tame, even the
perorations of M. Rodicheff, the best ora
tor among the constitutional democrats,
explaining and defending the address.
brought only faint ripple of applause.
The only scene of real enthusiasm
due to a reference to the absence from
the address of a plank on the subject of
woman suffrage, which brought half the
members of the house to their feet cheer
ing.