Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-21

discussions in their own ranks to elm
mate declaration in favor of the prin-
clpie OF payment for eXappropriated
lahd, thus in 4 measure confirming the
ldea prevalent among the pcasantry
ttlat the con1lScatiOn of the land would
be for their benefit pure and simple.
IEc evident desire Of the COnStitu-
tIonal Democrats to extract the teeth
from thc address Grove the members OF
me Group OF Toll out of the House
with the avowed intention of issuing
their own proclamation. This is not an
unmixed evil. as it might open the door
TO a final opportunity for an agreement
between the Constitutional Democrats
and the government. Unless this hap
pens Immediately the indications are
that the Constitutional Democrats as
a party will go to pieces, the Radical
wing going over to the Left and the
Conservative wing disappearing among
the scattered elements Of the Right.
Even if the present crisis is passed
without 4 surrender to the government
things are almost sure to drift from
bad to worse and in the end the govern
ment will be forced to disporse Par
Lament at the point of the bayonet.
as its role rs u buffer between the gov
crnment and Il revolution is RAPIDLY
disappearing.
The Misia and three other ncwspa-
pcrs i'll this city We're confiscatcd to-
day.
All the members Of the editorial staff
of the Misla We're arrested
The police have forbidden the news
papers Of this city to publish the text
of the address of the Lower House of
Parliament to the country. which the
government has decided to regard as
being beyond the province of Parlia-
ment.
The ROssia today explained that its
information regarding the possibility
of Austro-German intervention in Rus
STA in the event of a revolution WAS not
official. but was based on articles on the
subject published in the foreign
press.
At the Tauride Palace today pcssi-
mst;c feeling prevailed. but the leaders
generally do not believe that the gov
eminent would dare to attempt a dis
solution of Parliament.
At the opening of the session of the
i-'N'i i''tSt, tit tucStitIl tl the pup
LEGATION of the address to the country.
which President Mouromtseff last night
decided had not been carried. owing to
the lack of quorum. was allowed to
go over until Monday. when NJ. Mour-
omtsef will again occupy the chair.
Without debate the House then
adopted a resolution on the subject Of
the Bialystok massacre. demanding the
prosecution of the military and police
officials involved. irrespective of rank
The resolution which constitutes a
strongly wcrded indictment of the CEN
trail government, which is held respon-
sible for the secret propaganda, melting
class against class, says:
"RcaliZinS it's powerlessness to sup
press the revolutionary movement. the
government proposes to suppress by in
citing one class of the population
against the other, especially selecting
the Jews for Victims
The resolution concludes with another
expression Of distrust Of the ministry
and n demand for its resignation.
The Bourse Gazette says that an ex-
traordinary council is sitting this af-
ternoon at Peterhof, with Gen. Count
Ignatieff. the nuoted reactionary; NJ
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