The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-16

The following is the text OF the address
in reply 20 the speech from the throne:
''It has pleased your majesty In your
speech addressed to the peoples repre-
sentatives. TO express your determination
10 unshakably preserve the institutions
whereby the people have been called on
10 exercise legislative power In conJunc-
lion with their monarch.
The parliament regards the monarchs :
formal promise 10 the people as a sure
pledge OF that consolidation and further
development OF order and legislation In
accordance with strictly constitutional
basis. The house Will, for its part, make
every effort TO perfect the principle or
popular representation and TO submit Tor
your mnjesty's assent a bill relating TO
such representation, basing Il, In accord
ance with the unanimously expressed VIII
or the people. on universal suffrage
A LIVELY ECHO.
Your majesty's appeal for common
work for the good OF the fatherland finds
a lively echo In the hearts OF the mem-
bers OF parliament I'm the constitution or
which representatives OF all classes ana
nationalities are united In an ardent de-
sire 10 regenerate Russia and create
state of order. on the basis OF all living
IN peace with one another and on the firm
pillars OF civic freedom.
THE parliament holds IL TO be its duty
10 point out that the conditions under
which the country lives render really
fruitful work for the renovation OF the
best powers OF the nation impossible Ihe
in our national life is the ambitious power
OF the officials who separate the
emperor from his people. and has declared
clearly and unanimously that the renova-
tlon OF public life is possible only on the
principles OF freedom. with the sponta-
naous participation Of the people In iegis-
TERROR DENOUNCED.
"Your majesty was pleased in your man
ifesto OF Oct. 30 to announce your hrm
resolution 10 build upon these principles
as the SIS for the further development
OF Russia. and the whole Russian people
welcomed your message with an impas-
stoned cry. But the first days OF liberty
were darkened by those who still obstruct
the advance OF the people TO their en-
peror and trample the principles OF the
manifesto OF Oct. 80 under foot; by those
who cover the land with suffering, with
executions without judicial sentence, with
violent outbreaks, with shooting and I'M
prisonment.
''The scars OF this method of govern
ment on the part OF the administration
OF the past few months have sunk so
deep into the souls OF the people that
no pacification is possible so long as the
people are not clearly satisfied that In
the future acts OF violence are forbidden
20 the authorities. so long as the min
listers are not responsible To the repre-
sentatives OF the people and so long as
the whole system IF administration is
not reconstructed.
RESPONSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE.
'Only Wnen the ministers are lldut ip-
eponsible TO the people can the idea OF
the absolute irresponsibility OF the mon
arch take root In the hearts OF ms SUD
Jects. Only a ministry enjoying the CON
fidence OF parliament can strengthen con-
fidence I'm the government, and the exist
ence of such confidence can make tranquil
and regular labors Of parliament possible.
Above ALL II is first necessary In Rus-
sia TO repeal the exceptional laws. the
laws OF increased protection and the state
OF siege. under cover of which the ar
bitrariness and irresponsibility OF officials
appear and develop. At the same time
the principles of the responsibility OF the
administration 10 the representatives OF
the nation must be adopted.
POPULAR REPRESENTATION.
Further. for fruitful labor on the part
Of the parliament there must DE INTRO
duced the principle of true popular repre-
sentation which consists In the recogni-
tIon that the union OF the monarch ana
the people is the only source OF legislative
power.
Every barrier between the emperor and
the people must be removed. Further.
there must be no domain of legislation
which would always be closed to free re-
vision by representatives of the people In
conjunction with the Monarch.
PARLIAMENT holds that II is its duty TO
declare 10 your fajesty in the name OF
the people that the whole nation will carry
out the creative work OF renewing Its IRE
with all It's power and energy with hrm
belief In the imminent elevation OF the
Fatherland. II between 1t and the throne
there does not stand an imperial council
composed Of appointed dlgnitaries and
persons elected by the highest classes of
the population. and IL the legislative pow
ers OF the peoples representatives are
not limited by special laws
''In the domain OF the legislative work
before II. parliament guards as an abso-
lutte necessity for the country precise
law assuring invioability OF the person,
liberty OF conscience. speech and the
press. association, gathering and strikes
Without these fundamental principles
which were laid down by the imperial
manifesto OF oct. 30, no reform or the
social condition is Imaginable
EQUALITY UNDER THE LAWS.
parliament is actuated by the un-
shakable conviction that neither liberty
nor order can be assured without the
equality of all citizens being established
before the law. Therefore. parliament Is
preparing a bill establishing the equality
OF all citizens and simultaneously, by
removing all class, racial or religious
privileges. an effort will be made TO free
the country from administrative tutelage.
While leaving the limitation of civic
rights to the law courts, parliament con-
sders that the death sentence is not ad-
missible as n basis for judicial sentence.
parliament feels justified In declaring
mat it will be the Interpreter or the
unanimous Views OF the whole nation on
the day OF the restoration OF the law
abolishng the death penalty.
Careful examination OF the needs OF
peasantry and the measures called for by
IL win form parffumont's next task. The
rural popula tion Is impatlently awaiting
the satisfaction of agrarian needs. Par
lament would not be doing Its duty IL
u did not make a law for the sausfac-
ton OF these needs by the aid OF the
erown domains, monastic lands and the
compulsory appropriation of land belong
"a h. IL.