Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-06
Conflict Between Lower House
Of Parliament and Govern
ment Fast Approaching
PEASANTS ARE SEEING LAND
Leaders Of Nobility Are Advising the
Distribution of Land to Peasants on
Easy Payments, Without Awaiting
!. Action of nt-constitution-
/ al Democrats Appeal for caImness,
Y Prevails Today.

st. Petersburg, June 6.-The lower
house of parliament and the govern
ment are rapidly coming to close quar-
ters, and the conflict which seems ine-
ed. Excitement In the interior is in
creasing daily. Partial strikes have
begun at Kieff Odessa, Moscow and
other cities, and the peasants in some
provinces are no longer restrainable,
and have commenced to seize the land
OF proprietors. The scene at yester-
days session. when the house refused
to listen to the ministers and practical
" drove them from the rostrum, clear
" presents an issue. The emperor must
dismiss the cabinet or fight.
The spirit OF conflict which pre-
vailed at yesterdays session continued
at the sitting today, altho some Of the
leaders of the constitutional democrats
went into the breach to stay too hasty
action. The Vinavers project to change
the regulations of the house, which
form part of the fundamental law or
constitution, so as to eliminate all con-
troll Of the ministers, either in drafting
or manipulation Cf bills, was intro
duced in the house. The peasant party
leaders used the occasion to make vio-
lent speeches in which they argued 1t
was useless for parliament to proceed
In the regular way. The government
intended to rely on bullets and bayo-
nets and It was the parliaments duty
to raise a banner under which the peo-
pie would fight when the inevitable
collision comes. The constitutional
democrats appealed to the members of
the house not to lose their heads, but
to proceed calmy, and systematically
with the work of battering the breach
In the wall. Their arguments carried
the day and by practically unanimous
vote the Vinavers project was referred
to the committee.
Government Plans an Appeal.
In yielding to the militant spirit of
the radicals upon this point, the con-
0titutional democrats again solidified
the opposition, which was on the verge
OF dissensions over the agrarian ques-
ton, dissensions of which the govern
ment is eager to take advantage, 1t
being reliably reported that the gov
eminent has planned to make direct
appeal to the peasantry by distributing
the land In Hungary to peasants on
easy payments, 3,750,000 acres Of
crown lands on the right bank Of the
Svolga and in the southern and central
provinces without awaiting the action
Of parliament. This step is strongly
advised by the leaders Of the nobility,
who are holding general congress
here.
The members Of the nobility are per-
Iectly aware of the parliamentary pro-
gram, IL adopted, will wipe out land
lordism in Russia, and that the "fair"
price which the program offers for
their appropriated property will save
them from an economic reign. There
fore the mobiles are organizing in order
20 make q stiff fight for preservation
Of their prerogatives While few
d them apparently read the signs Of
the times Alright, and are in favor Of
making the best ef bad situation. the
majority are stiff-neclaed aristocrats,
who are not In favor Of yielding an
iota They even hesitate to endorse
0oderate government program. and
have sent message expressing their
loyalty to the emperor in which they
did not even merltion the existence Of
parliament.