The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-01
The RUSSIAN CRISIS.


pearance Of delivering an ultimatum,
the government seems to have no al
tentative except surrender or war.
The gloomiest forebodings are ev-
erywhere expressed and the general
impression Is that the country Is on
the verge of q titanic struggle. which
may be delayed but not averted.
Slap In the Face.
With breathless anxiety society
awaits the governments response to
the bold action of the lower house of
parliament which, in censuring the
ministry and demanding its retire.
ment, was like deliberate slap in
the face and a direct challenge which
the government, though inclined to
prefer its usual policy Of temporiza-
ton and compromise, can hardly
avoid meeting. Parliament has burned
the bridge and virtually taken the
step which the French states general
did when it transformed itself into a
national convention. BY Haunting the
fundamental laws and practically de.
claring that 1t purposed to exercise
full parliamentary rights with q re-
sponsible ministry, 1t has become in
the eyes of the law revolutionary
body, and from that position there
seems no retreat.
Government In. Panic.
The news of the action of the
house came like an electric shock,
the people generally being as greatly
surprised as the bureaucracy at the
promptness with which the whole of
the governments policy was abso.
lutely scorned. Both sides recognize
the acuteness and seriousness Of the
moment, but panic is in the govern
ment and not in the popular camp.
The Constitutional Democratic
chiefs are displaying calmness in the
face of the crisis. They declare that,
having delivered their reply, they
purpose to go calmly ahead with the
work before them, forcing the gov.
eminent to take the initiative.
May Lose Crown and Head.
"The government, If it dares to
fight" said M. Kekoshkine. one Of tho
Constitutional Democratic members of
the house, "can dispense the parlia-
ment; but the victory Of the bureau
cracy would only be temporary. It
would inevitably by followed shortly
by q bloody revolution which would
not leave stick of the present gov
eminent standing. The emperor
must choose between a real constitu-
tional government and the loss, not
only of his crown but probably of his
head"
Terrorists Get Busy.
The terrorists were quick to seize
the opportunity for series of blows
in widely separated parts Of the coun-
try, the news of which forms a prom
inent feature in this mornings news
papers, instead of the expected decree
of amnesty. The attempts at TiHis
and Sebastopol are convincing indica-
lions of the determination Of the fight
ing organization to resume its cam
paign Of assassination with full vigor.
The press to-day, almost without
exception, is pessimistic, recognizing
the extreme gravity of the situation
and the tempest which the denial of
the right of appropriation of land will
provoke among the peasantry.
Eleven Victims Of Bombs.
Dispatches received here concern.
ing the bomb outrage at Sebastopol
during the review of troops after the
celebration Of the anniversary of the
emperor's coronation, say that eleven
persons were killed, 5 including five
children and that more than q hun.
dred persons were wounded. The
dispatches also say that four arrests
were made.