Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-23
News Of the Dissolution Of Paria.
ment Spreads Like Wi|dfre.
Constitutional Democrats Receive I'm
peria| ukaSe With Blank Amusement.
Parliament Decides to Meet in Fn|and--- Sto-
ypin is ---Revo|uton Seems Imminent.

ever, that Parliament as body will
attempt to formally set up it's authority
against that of the government.
The constitutional Democrats and
lntellcctGalS generally recognize that
they have no weapon with which TO
fight the government bayoncts. Tie
initiative therefore, will naturally fall
to the prolctariat. This the Social Dem
ocratS and the Group Of Toll in
Parliament all along have recognized
and the most elaborate preparations
have been made TO repeat the tactics Of
last fall and paralyze the country with
general strike. But the plans OF this
time have been perfected with much
more deliberation and involve not only
the paralysis of cities. tclcgraphs. rail-
roads and all means of communication
throughout the empire, but complete
strike of peasants III the country as
well. They confidently believe the 10y
atty Of the troops has been so shaken
that the military supports of the gov
eminent will give way and that when
put to the test the army will be divided
against itself
A council Of Workmens deputies al
ready has been elected at Moscow and
with a similar council here in conjunc-
ton with the Group of Toll of Parltl-
mcnt a rising Of the people will be en-
ginccred. The leaders at recent
meeting ut Moscow issued instructions
to branch organizations throughout
the empire warning them against pre-
mature divided action and specifically
nstructing them when the signal was
given to extend the strike gradually
and carefully, avoiding collisions at the
beginning. Mr.. Chernoff who escaped
Friday from the offices of the Misl1,
when a raid was made upon sitting
Of the central committee in the Social
Revolutionary party which was being
held there, is regarded as one of their
most skillful leaders.
While NJ. Stolypin, who succeeds Mr..
Goremykin as premier. undoubtedly is IL
much stronger man than his predecessor.
he probably will be unequal to the task
of plotting the country through the rcvo-
luticaary uphcaval which is just ahead,
and the general belief is that Il dictator
ship must come soon.
The governments action. as indicated
in an interview by The Associated Press
OF Controller of the Empire Won Schwan-
ebach. will prove that the dissolution Of
Parliament does not mean an annulmcnt
Of the principle of popular representa-
ton granted last fall and is certain to
have little effect upon the people. 1t is
the intention of the government. how
ever, to follow the dissolution with the
prolnulgation, under authority of the
fundamental law, of the government s
agrarian program in the hope that it will
somewhat appcasc the peasants and give
the government majority in the next
Parliament.
The vacillation which existed at Peter
hof even to the last moment is evident
from the fact that two drafts of the
ukaSe declaring St Petersburg in q state
of extraordinary security were ready.
The stronger one. which proclaimed full
martial law. was discarded at the 18th
hour.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of
the events connected with the dissolution
of Parliament is that the government
carefully avoided notifying the repro
scntativcs of Russias ally, France. The
only ntimation that something was about
to happen was the appearance of guards
at the embassies, legations and CONSUL
atcs shortly after midnight. but this
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