The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
APPEAL OF THE DOUMA
Last Act of Body Is Revolutionary In
Character.

Vtborp. Finland, July 24.-The cur
tain dropped yesterday on the final act
Of the drama Of Russia g first parliao
ment, whenAunder the spur OF the
military force to end the session, and
with troops already eonverging on the
Hotel Belevidere where the meeting
was Sheld-196 members Of the lower
house hurriedly adopted and signed an
address to the people which is thoroly
revolutionary in its nature; elected
perpetual executive committee headed
by Prince Paul Dolgoroukof, vice
president of the house, to carry on the
work Of liberation, and adjourned
amidst characteristic Russian embrac-
:, The address adopted by the douma,
which is likely to stir Russia to the
depths and may send members Of the
douma to prison OF possibly into exile,
"fo The people, from their popular
''Citizens Of all Russias Parliament
has been dissolved by ukase of July
81. You elected us as your representa-
tives and instructed US to fight for our
country and freedom.
= "In execution Of your instructions
and our duty, we drew up laws in order
to insure freedom to the people. We
ministers VIII were infringing the laws
with impunity and expressing free
dom.
- "First of all, however, we wanted
to bring out a law respecting the dis
tribution of land to working peasants
and involving the assignment to this
end Of the crown appanages, monaster-
and compulsory appropriation Of pri-
waite estates.
Parliament Most Needed NOW.
q 1.-THE government held such a law
to be inadmissible, and, on parliament g
more urgently putting forward its res
olution regarding compulsory expropria-
ton parliament was dissolved.
1.-The government promises 10 con
hence. Russia must remain without
popular representation for seven whole
months at a time when the people are
standing On the brink Of ruin, and com.
meroe and lnd ustry are undermine |;
whom the whole country is .seethina
with unrest. and when the ministry has
definitely shown its ineapacity to dc
justice to public needs.
For seven months the -governmen!
will act arbitrarily and will fight
against the popular movement in order
to obtain Q pliable, subservient par
llameHt.
May Call No Parliament.
"should it succeed, however, in com
pletely suppressing the popular move
ment, the government will convoke NJ
parliament at all
!: "Ctizens, stand up for your tram
pied rights, for popular representation
and for a complete parliament. Rus
STA must not remain a day without pop
gular representation. You possess til
means CT acquiring it. The govern
Ment has, without the assent of til;
popular representatives no right to col
-lect taxes from the people, nor to sum
mon the people to military service.
People Are the Government.
"; Therefore, you are now the govern
ment,
1.-THE dissolved parliament was jrsti
fed IN giving neither money nor Jol
diers. Should the government, how
suads 'G Such loa eDsn w pr eo nva4 With
out the consent Of the popular repre-
sentatives. The Russian peopl!ee, will
never acknowledge them and will no
be called On to pay them.
"AccordingAy, until a popular repre-
sentative parliament ls summoned, d.
not give kapec to the throne. or :.
soldier to the army. Be steadfast j!
your refusal. No power can resist tn
united, in1ieAible will Of the people.
HCitizens, IN this obligatory and III
avoidablo struggle, your representative
will be with vou.'' ~.