Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-15
Daily Arising in Russia's
New Political Field.
Question Of Amnesty White A.
ter Upper House Leadership.
Admiral kuzmiehl Assassinaisd During May
Day Demonstrations.

ST. Petersburg, May IA crisis over
the question Of granting amnesty al
ready confrolts the Emperor, who will
be compelled to yield or have to accept
the gage Of battle. Almost every fam
| lily in Russia contains a member or
relative who has suffered or is now
Suffering for his political opinions and
their demand for the release OF all oIiti-
cal Offenders has fired the imagination
Of the country. The radicals in the
Lower House of Parliament insist that
a demand for amnesty should be pre-
scented to the Emperor as an utmatum.
This the moderate leaders of the Con-
Stitut!onal Democrats have thus far
pr; verified but if the tide continues to
ist. they must bow to the will of the
radicals or their leadership VII be
swept away.
a strong faction in the Upper House
Of Parliament is advocating the neces-
sity for meeting the popular demands.
The members yesterday and today met
in conference under the presidency of
Prince Eugene Troubetskpy and dis
Cussed this policy. By Il large majority
and against the protest of the reac-
tOnistS under Prince Kassatkine Bost-
kovski ii was decided also to make a
reply to the speech from the throne at
the opening of Parliament. Count Witte
Immediately aligned himself with the
Liberals. In speech which made
deep impression he advocated the JUS
tie and necessity of amnesty for polit-
zeal prisoners. He favored, however. a
compromise, declaring it would be folly
To open the doors of the prisons to all.
Amnesty should be restricted to those
who are not guilty of political MUIR
der or robbery.
If the prisons are opened" he OBJ
served, my advice to people with
property. is to gather up what they
can and get out of the country as soon
as possible
Count Whites attitude indicates that
he intends to make bold bid for the
Liberal leadership in the Upper House.
The uuerances of Interior Minister
Sio!ypin and NJ. Won Sugwanbach.
controller Of the empire. the only two
ministers present. We're quite liberal in
| tone, recognizing the necessity for the
government meeting the new condi-
lions.
kilograms received from many
workmen today mostly ceased work.
but that there We're few disturbances
except at Nologada, where peasants
stoned workmcm. who forced shops
and factories to close and shots were
fired. An excited crowd rushed to the
town hall. which was set on fire NJ.
Loginski. the governor. arriving at the
scene. was wounded. together with
many other persons.
Former Premier White again took a
prominent part today in the confer
rnCcS Of members of the Council Of the
Empire successfully insisting that the
adoption of Il reply to the speech from
the throne should be postponed until
Il regular meeting Of the council at
which representatives Of the press
shall be present, in order that the
country may be Informed as to the
arguments advanced on either side
Nevertheless. the projected reply to
the speech from the throne which
probably will be adopted. already has
been drafted and has been seen by
The Associated Press. Though deli
catelY expressed. the reply virtually
contains Il demand for the amnesty of
political prisoners who are not guilty
of murder or robbery. In other re-
spccts the reply seems To be especial
~ designed to disarm the suspicion
that ii is to be the role Of the upper
House to block Legislation proposed
by the lower House. After expressing
the deepest loyalty to the Emperor.
the reply of the Council of the En-
pire contains these three principal
points:
Am unequivocal Endorsement Of a
liberal regime.
2-DeclaratiOn of the intention to
work in harmony with the lower House
for large reforms
3-Amnesty, the suggestion being
SO Worded so as not to wound the sen.
sipliity OF the Emperor, calling atten-
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