Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-07-26

who were Infringing the laws with i'm.
punity and depressing freedom. First
Of all, however, we wanted to bring
out law respecting the distribution of
land to working peasants and involv-
ing the assignment to this end OF
crown appanages, monasteries and
lands belonging to the clergy, and
compulsory appropriation of private
estates. The government held such
law to be inadmissible, and upon par
lament once more urgently putting
forward its resolution regarding COM
pulsory appropriation, parliament was
dissolved.
1.-THE government promises to con-
vene q new parliament seven months
hence. Russia must remain without
popular representation for seven whole
months, at q time when the people
are standing on the brink Of ruin,
and industry and commerce are under
mined, when the whole country is
seething with unrest and when the
ministry has definitely shown its in
capacity to do Justice to popular needs.
For seven months the government will
act arbitrarily and will fight against
the popular movement in order to
obtain pliable, subservient parlia-
ment. Should 1t succeed, however, in
completely suppressing theI popular
movement the government will con-
woke no parliament at all.
Citizens, stand up for your tram
pled-on rights for popular representa-
ton and for an imperial parliament
Russia must not remain a day with
out popular representation. You pos
sess the means Of acquiring 1t. The
government has without the assent
OF the popular representatives, no
right to collect taxes from the people
nor to summon the people to military
service Therefore, you are now the
government. The dissolved parlia-
ment was justified In giving neither
money nor soldiers. Should the gov
eminent, however, contract loans in
order to procure funds, such loans
will be invalid without the consent Of
the popular representatives. The Rus
sian people viii never acknowledge
them and will not be called upon to
pay them. Accordingly, until
popular representative parliament is
summoned do not give a kopek to
the throne or soldier to the army.
Be steadfast In your refusal. No pow
er can resist the united, inhexible will
Of the people.
Citizens, in this obligatory and I'M
struggle, your representa-
tives will be with you"
Until the last moment, It seemed
The desire for unanimous adoption of
he manifesto would be wrecked. There
we're sharp differences between the
democrats and the rev.
the latter wishing to pro-
lain the house in perpetual session
Ind abrogate the allegiance Of the |
people, while the constitutional demo-
rats favored the declaration Of the
pacific general strike without re-
'ort to revolutionary measures as a
protest against the emperor's dissolu-
ion Of parliament
The psychological moment which !
hanged the minds Of the moderates
vas the arrival Of Governor Reichen-
,erg with the curt command to dis
,erse or take the consequences, when
ven the more conservative Of the
democrats such as NJ.
and Professor Hertzen-
tein, who had made speeches in favor
f moderation struck hands with the
adicals and the whole assembly fore
wore amendment or debate and
doptsd the foregoing address
Paris. July 2L-The Russian situa-
lon absorbs the attention Of officials,
be public and the press Of Paris and
be eject ls peculiarly apparent on the
curse where the slump IN Russian se-
urifies Monday almost caused q pan
: IN oReial circles the dissolution