The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-20
Russian Peasantry Asked to
Refrain From Violence and
Wait in Patience.
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATS
SEEM TO BE LAUNDERING
Members of Group of Toll Leave
Lower House; Refuse
to Cast Votes.

ST PETERSBURG, July 10, a. m.-
An address to the country setting forth
the attitude OF Parliament on the ag-
rarian question and the reasins for the
delay in the adoption Of a solution of
the problem was adopted by the lower
House this morning. but In an emascu-
lated form. with changes designed to min
imize the revolut.opar features OF the
document az an appeal TO the people
against the Government and to shift the
emphasis TO n note OF pacihcatlon, In
which the peasantry are eNhorted 10 re-
frain from excesses and violence and TO
await PArliaments decision In the
matter.
Held Long Session.
The vote was taken at the close of
sitting that lasted continuously for
twelve hours, in which IL seemed prob
ablc that the address would he rejected
entirely by the combined votes OF tho
right and left wings OF the House against
the center party. The address wns only
saved from this fate by the abstention
from voting of iol members OF the group
OF toll and sympathizers with that fac
tion, who favored a more radical mea-
sure. There were only 124 votes, all
Constitutional Democrats. for the ad"
dress and f1fty-three against il. The
minority comprised Count Hayden snd
Mlchaelstakovitch. marshal of the no
bIlty, and other members OF the right.
with few extremists from the Socialist
camp.
Scene Was Stormy.
The session, which was stormy one.
was marked at one time by the with
drawal of the entire group OF toll. as
protest against the reactioDary atti-
tude OF the majority. Afterward the csu-
Gus OF the group determined TO return TO
the chamber. but not TO vote either for
or against the address on the ground
that they would be playing into the Gov
ernment's hands whichever way they
voted. and instead TO draft an independ
ent address 10 the people.
The day was devoted TO desperate ef-
forts TO retrieve a dangerous strategic
blunder. Finding from q caucus OF their
own followers that It was too late 10
sidestep the address entirely. the leaders
turned their endeavors TO modifying II
enough so that the Government would
not be forced to regard II as a caucus
bellI, perhaps with the secret hope that
this would lead TO the defeat Of the ad-
dress in the House.
Pleading for Peace.
The speeches of Ivan Petrunkevitoh
who introduced the substitute draft;
Deputy Kutliarevski and other moderates
emphasized the necessity for the paci-
hcatlon OF the tumultuous peasantry. NJ,
kutllaovski roundly declaring that the
question AT the present
crisis OF affairs was not useless poleclics
regarding the Ministry. but the cessation
of the elemental movement OF class
against class. which would solve Russlas
problem, not in the way OF peaceful leg
islation, but by methods of desperation
and horror, NJ Petrunkevitch. an i'm
placable enemy OF the Government, shift
ed his ground to combat revolution, de-
claring that Parliament must not yield
to revolution nor Join In inhaming un-
armed peasantry to oppose themselves
to bayonets and machine guns. but nght
to the last for legality and loyalty. His
draft contained sop TO the land owners.
emphasizing the point regarding the pay
ment for appropriated lands, but this
was eliminated In the discussion. The
Conservatives endeavored also 10 have
stricken out reference in the draft to
the lack of confidence In the Ministry.
but they were defeated by the bare men
tion of the Rossias report on the Aus
tro German plan for Intervention. M.
being wildly applauded
when he declared that 1t was impossible
to show consideration to a Ministry
which was negotiating TO introduce for
elgn troops on the sacred soil Of Russia.