The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
NOTHING TO WAR
RUSSIA s. DIG DAY.
Rcvolutionists Declare There
f.Will Be NogDcmonstrations or
Red Flag Displays.
ESCORT FOR THE EMPEROR %
Train Of Picked Cossacks and De
tachmclts from the Regi
ments to.Bc OnsDuty.
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81 ST. PETERSBURG, May o--The dread
5 that some unfortunate event might oc-
cur to mar the solcmnity Of the great
day Of Russa's new birth was largely
SdIssipated Tonight when nombcrs OF the
radical revolutionary parties Of st. Pc
ktersburg Issued an announcement dis
claiming any Intention 4 of attempting
demonstrations tomorrow nnd calling
upon their fellows to refrain from dis
playing red flags or singing the Mar
seillals,,, and TO avoid ali conduct that
would tend toS3 bring about q conflict
with tho police & 555 N rs /,
A telroristic attempt IS the only thint
now to be feared, But police measures
have lyecn 50 woll taken that such q
crime is confidently considered to be
impossible. s,.
Ready for the Opening.
The participants and sacccssories to the
ceremony OF the opening OF the first rep
resentative assembly Of Russia have
gathered in st. Petersburg and only En-
peror Nicholas and the imperial family
are awaited. They are expected to ar
rive IN the morning atiPcterlloff, to which
place they started from ,rsarsio- -Selo to-
day. a personal escort OF picked Cos
sacks arrived by special train. OTHER
trains brought n mixed battalion COM
posed of detachments. from all the guard
regiments who are to keep watch over
E the IGmperor's apartments and those Of
the ladies and gentlemen and court
functionnries who arc to take part in tho
reception Tomorrow
The most sensational news OF tho day
WAS contained in the announcement of
tho nppointive members Of the Council
OF the Empire IN which list Count WIttc
Is conspicuously absent, showing that
there is a complete break In the relations
between the monarch and the scrvitor
whose monument Is the National Pnrla-
ment, tho laws for tho creation OF which
were elaborated under his supervision.
Will Elect Officers To-day.
According to the expectations of the
Constitutional Democratic leaders, the
first session OF the Parliament will nc-
complish nothing beyond the election OF
officers. which under Russian procedure,
will be long drawn out affair,
NJ Muro,mstzen Is the unanimous
ehoce che Of Of the party for President, and
Vice Presidents, but 1t has not been de-
cided tonight whether tile other vice
presidency Will he given to Vladimir
nmltrivlcl Naboultotf T. or to q representa-
The vcXed question Of taking an oath
to t'Empcror and autocrat" has been set
tied by the caucus OF constitutional demo-
Gratis, which accepted after long discus
sion the historical argument that the
title does not signify "ahsolute'' but
owing no allegiance to any other SOW
ereign. and hence Is not incompat ible
with the IDEAS of the party regarding the
constitutional nature OF tho monarchy.
Tho caucus also rcnfllrmed the hecison Of
The congress not to take heavy action
dumentnl law, thougl, u considerable fac
tion Of the radicals again brought in tho
question of forcing the Issue from the
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