Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-24
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.


noon on the final ACT of the drama OF
Russia's first Parliament, wheD, under
the spur OF the threat of Gov. Rechau-
berg TO use military force TO end the ses-
sion in Viborg, Finland, and with troops
already converging on the Hotel Belye-
dere. where the meeting was held, the
assembled members OF the Lower House,
lSG in number, hurriedly adopted and
signed an address to the people which Is
thoroughly revolutionary in its nature,
elected a perpetual executive committee,
headed ty Prince Paul Dolgoroukof,
vice president of the House, TO carry on
the work of Liberation, and adjourned
amid characteristic Russian embracing
and kissing
Among other things the address con-
tains the following;
"The government will act arbitrarily
to obtain pliable, subservient Parlia-
ment. Should it succeed in completely
suppressing the popular movement, the
government will cOnyoke no Parliament
p
at all.
"Cnizens, stand mp for your irampled
On rights, for popular representation,
and for an imperial Parliament. You
are now the government. Until a rep
resentalive Parlisment is summoned, do
not give knpec to the throne or sol.
dier to the army.
"Be steadfast in your refusal. No
power can resist the united, inhexible
will Of The people.
"Shouid the government contract
loans such loans will be invalid. The
Russian people will never acknowledge
them.
Advices from St. Petersburg say that
the language of the address adopted by
the members of Parliament at Viborg,
with its revolutionary demands. afford
prelexl enough for the government to
lodge its authors in the fortress if it
feels strong enough. A rumor was
spread last night that this course had
been decided npon.
A large crowd gathered at the Fin
land station iast night, when the
deputies were expected to arrive, but
only few appeared and these were not
molested. and neither was there a pOpu-
lar demonstration. Among the arrivals
were President Mouromtsen and Ivan
Petrunkeyich.
Copies Of the appeal 10 the people are
in the hands of all st. Petersburg news
papers, but it will scarcely te printed to-
day. for the reason that detachment OF
police is posted at the door of every
newspaper printing Office in the city with
orders not to permit any papers to leave
the building until authorized by the
censor. The authorities hope by equal
Iy vigorous measurfstO prevent the pub
lication of the appeal in other cities and
in the meantime nullify the fears of the
people as TO the possible effect Of the APP
peal.
The theaters aud other places of amuse-
ment were almost empty last night, the
public tearing conflicts between crowds
and the military and police. Several en-
counters took place in various parts Of
the city, but they were all of a petty
character.
A dispatch from Warsaw says that a
band of mulinous ariillerymen from the
forces at Brest- Litvosk (l9O miles south
of Grodno) yesterday fr.d on the Of
fcers Club, where there were many Of
fcers gathered. The officers exchanged
shots with the mutineers aud two of the
former were killed. The mutineers
finally we're surrounded by infantrymen
aud arrested. A feeling of depression
prevails in Warsaw in consequence oi
the news from st. Petersburg The 80
cislists have issued proclamations adj
vocating refusal to nay taxes. the with
holding of recruits, and revolution.