The Elbert County tribune., 1906-07-26
LIBERTY IS LOST
czAR's uKAsE pIssoLvEs RUS
SIAN PARLIAMENT.
MARTIAL LAW is DECLARED
New Election Ordered Next Spring
Suffrage May Be Given to the
Peasantry to Swamp the Educated
Liberal vote-New Premier APP
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st. Petersburg.-R first ex-
pertinent in parliamentary government
came to an ignominious end Saturday
night with the PRONUNCIATION of two i'm
perial uSases, the first dissolving the
present Parliament and providing for
the convocation of its successor on
March 8, 1907. more than six months
hence, and the second proclaiming the
capital of Russia and the surrounding
province to be in state of extraor-
dinary security, which is only infinites-
imally different from full martial law.
The measure OF safety is to provide
for the outbreaks which undoubtedly
will be provoked by this daring meas
ure. 1t is now but q step to dictator
ship.
The texts of the two ulIases, both of
which are addressed in the stereotyped
form to the ruling Senate, are as fol-
lows:
According to paragraph 105 of the
fundamental law we order the Imperial
Parliament dissolved and fixe the time
for the convocation of the newly
elected Parliament for March S, 1907.
Regarding the time for the new
elections to the Imperial Parliament,
We Will later issue special instructions.
"The ruling Senate will not fail to
take proper measures to place this
into effect. NICHOLAS.
"Peterhof, July 21.''
The text of the second ukase fol
lows:
'In consideration of a report of the
council of ministers presented to us
regarding the necessity for the preser-
walton of order and public safety In
the city and province oe st. Peters
burg. we consider 1t necessary to de-
clare in the above city and province,
instead of the state of reinforced Sc
ourity which now prevails there, a
state of extraordinary security. The
prefec. of the city and the governor of
the province are intrusted with the
rights thereto appertaining.
THE ruling Senate will not fail to
take proper measures to place this
| into effect. NICHOLAS.
"Peterhof, July 21st."
With these pithy but momentous or
ders Emperor Nicholas by stroke of
| the pen has set Russia back to where
| she stood two years ago, in the full
| grip of the autocracy and irresponsible
| government, wiplng out for six months
| at least the whole structure of Parlia-
ment erected at much cost.
The delay in liking the time Tor the
| ney elections seems to indicate de-
| cision to change the present basis of
| suffrage to perhaps a basis of uni
versal suffrage with which the advis-
ers of the Emperor hope TO swamp the
| educational Liberals, the Socialists and
| the workmen with the vast mass of the
| peasantry.
A third imperial ukase relieves M.
| GoremylSin of the premiership and ap-
| points NJ Stolypin premier. He also
retains his present post as minister of
the interior. M. Stichinsky, minister
of agriculture, has resigned.
The Associated Press learns def
| nitely that 1t is the plan of members
| of Parliament to assemble to Viborg.
| They have drawn up proclamation to
the people saying that If the authori-
ties prevent them assembling there 1t
| is their intention to take a steamer
| and go in to Gulf of Finland, and If
| pursued by warships to go to Sweden