Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-05-31
RUSSIA Seems ON
VERGE OF CIVIL WAR
DONNA REJECTS THE GEARS
POLICY, AND VOTES LACK
OF CONFIDENCE.
LONG-HOPED-FOR
AMNESTY REFUSED
The Douma Practically Throws
Down the Gauntlet to In
Bureaucracy, Demanding Retire.
ment of Present Cabinet and Su-
percession BY a Ministry of Its
Approval.

st. Petersburg-At the end of a
memorable seven-hour session, the low
er house of parliament Indignantly re-
jected the governments policy as pre-
scented by Premier Goremykin, and,
with only seven dissentient voices,
voted a lack of confidence in the min
istry. This practically throws down
the gauntlet to the bureaucracy with
a demand for the retirement of the pres
ent cabinet and its suppression by a
ministry approved by a majority in the
house.
While the house avoided the appear
ance of declaring an ultimatum, the
government seems to have no alterna-
tive between surrender and war. The
| gloomy ~forebodings are heard every
where, and the general impression is
that the country is IN the verge of a
Titanic struggle, which may be de-
layed but not averted. Dispatches from
the interior indicate that the struggle
may be ~inaugurated with a general
strike, when the people learn that all
amnesty has been refused.
While the pTenier's statement prom
Used cooperation with the lower house
Sin so far as the latter does not trans
gress the limits of the fundamental
laws" it recognized the agrarlan ques-
ton as paramount, proposing to rem
edy the deficiency in land through the
operation of an agrarian bank and mi
grafton to Siberia. 1t proposed the in
PRODUCTION of universal and compulsory
education, the reform Of the admins
tration and the realization of the four
liberties.
Premier Goremykin's statement,
however, returned a . possumus on
the chief question raised by the house.
1t declared that the flat and exception
al laws can not be withdrawn until
murder and terrorism cease. The ex-
preparation of appanges Of the crown
and church and private lands was de-
clared inadmissible. The right of in
vestigating administrative acts, the
statement declared, belong to the
crown, the house having only the power
of Interpolation. Amnesty, Premier
Gcremykin sai1, is solely the prerog-
alive of the emperor.
Programme Is Denounced.
Such. briefly, was the governments
reply to the address of the house, and
the premier's words seemed to arouse
all the latent resentment III the hearts
of the members of the house. The con
stitutional democratic leaders for the
first time gave free rein to passion, and,
with flaming words, orator after orator
denounced the governments pro-
gramme, and said that the ministry
must give way to a cabinet in which
the people can have confidence.
M. Rodtcheff announced that the gov
ernment's reply had dlshed to the
ground all hope of working in harmony
with the administration. M. Kova!ev.
sky enacted the role Of Mirabeau, prac'
tically paraphr9sing the F~renchman's
words, eve are here by the will of the
people, and nothing but bayonets can
dispense u.s." while half a dozen peas
ants hurled defiance at the ministry
Even Count Heydcn, the leader of the
right, deserted the government, say
ing that inasmuch as it had refused tc
redeem its promises to repeal the ex
ceptional law, his vote also was for cen
sure.
The resolution CT censupe as adopted
provides that the house shall proceed
with the ORDER Of the Cay, thus adro!t,
ly placing upon the government the re
sponsibility fer the next move