The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-31
CHARGES OF
 HIGH TREASON Prosecution of Members
 of Parliament.
EFFORTS OF PREMIER ST0LY LYPIN
Revolutionary Movement Appears
 to Increase in Provinces.
The Social Dcmocrats' Central commit- tee Annoancsd she Aim Of Reao- iution is to secure con-
 stituenf Assembly.

St. Petersburg. July s0--The public prosecutor has started proceedings against the members of the lower House of Parliament. who signed the YIborg manifesto. The charge under which the signers of the manifesto will De brought 10 trial is violation Of Article i29 of the criminal code which provides for ''Attempts to overthrow tho existing government" This is virtual iy high treason. the maximum penalty is hard labor in the mines. No arrests have yet been reported and the Con- stitutionaI Democrats do not apprehend approaching punishment of their mem bers. It Is understood those arrested will be admitted to ball pending trial The Constitutional Democrats are chief ly appreheneive that the possibility of prosecution held over the heads of their leaders will render them inelfgi- bie for reelection in the same manner that Professor Miiukoff and M Hessel and others were excluded from the last Iorer House.
 Socialists and Radical members of the late House may have to coll their heels In cells Tor long time and thus be prevented from continuating the full-fledged revolutionary agifa- ton on which they are now embarked. Many of these remembers are now living under cover Of the houses os ITfeu1H Tn SI.- EeLGF6OHIKs or nave zone into hiding in the provinces.
 Members Conceal Identity.
 A correspondent Of the Associated Press today met two peasant ex-depu- ties who had cut off their iuxuriant hair and boards and who could scarcely be recognized.
 The motives of the Government for abandoning it's attitude not to prose- cute the signers of the yi- has r.S@ a&& HnW&t. recently by Premier stolypin ID an interview. is not stated, but evident sly It was influenced by the need of do< ing something to eounteract the effect of the Iib6rg address This has at tained an enormous circulation In the provinces ln spite of the Kreatest ef- forts on the part of the adpainIstratlon fo prevent its publication. The Cow erument doubtless aixo desired tn check the perfect flood Of other .nanifestos which the radical members of the late House are putting forth in connection with the revolutiOnary organizations. The seizure" of the Roussel printing piantshere by armed revUIutionists for the purpose of getting out copies of the v:borg address was duplicated today at Yekaterinoslav. but 1t is believed that this forcible occupatioii of the printing offices Is merely a bit of amateur the atricals arranged between the rroprie- tors of the establishments and the rev. olutionists to save the former from responsibility This same method was employed tc effect the printing of the Illegal organ of the workmen's Coun- ell Of St. Petersburg last winter.
 Manifesto To Peasant.
 A manifesto to the peasants of Russia has been Issued Tn the joint names of all the various la- bor Socialist and revolutionai organiza- tons. This manifesto declares that the hopes reposed in the lower House. of Parliament have been blasted by the designs of the crowd of grand dukes, courtiers and wealthy land pro- prietors assembled around the Emperor. whose only purpose can be the mainte- nance of their power over the people, By dsspersing the elected representa- tives of the people. and arresting and im- them. the government has de- ciared war on the nation and q strug- gle Is beginning in which the rivers of blood will flow. and for which the crim- Inal government is responsible. The peo- pie must not spare the government
 This manifesto further accuses the of be.raying the Father land by invoking the aid of German and Austrian troops. The people are, l therefore, urged to remove the local | everywhere, to replace it with men elected by themselves and to 1 confscate all State funds. The troops | also must conform to the orders of | those elected by the people. The | workmen in the towns, the peasantry | and all toilers must in conjunction with | the troops seize the liberty and take the | land which the Government has denied l thefn. The land thus possessed must | be handed over to the popEIariy elect | sd local authorities pending the elabo- | ration of a new land law. The mani- | festo eallr for elections on the basis | of universal suTfsge and concludes | with the words:
 Down with the Government and the | Emperor; long live the dear ana free DAclle