Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-21
Second Great Move in StoIypiu
Program Announced in
UkaSe Just Issued From the
MuSCovite Throne,
VARIOUS SECTS TO HAVE
SANCTION OF GOVERNMENT
In Revenge for Execution Of
General Minis Assassin Ter
rOriStS Issue Violent Mani
feSto Directed Against Gar,

st, Petersburg, Sept 20--The Asso-
ciated Press has been Informed by
member oC the cabinet that within
few days laws of religious freedom,
removing practically every restriction
and disability under which the differ
ent faiths in Russia have labored. will
be promulgated This is the second
point in the Stolypin program
The first, including measures for
distribution of land, already has been
published
The new laws are in effect an am
pliication and confirmation of the
empcror's Easter ukase Of April "a.
1905, which although it establishes
Il large measure of liberation and en-
abled thousands of dissenters to leave
the orthodox church and enroll them
selves under the faiths of their choice,
never became fully effective.
This was partly owing to the fail
ure of the elaborate supplementary
legislation needed, but chiefly to the
arbitrary Interpretation OF the emper-
ors ukase by the provincial authori-
ties. who construed il as they saw tlt
IN some cases the workings of the
ukase were almost entirely nulli1ed.
Under the new laws. which will he
published while no parliament Is sit
ting. the various seCts, unless they
indulge in criminal or immoral prac-
tices. may receive upon application
the sanction of the government. This
will confer upon their clergy practi-
cally the same status as is now en-
ioycd by orthodox priests. They
will have equal rights with the ortho-
dox church in the matter of erecting
school and church buildings and re-
cciving proselytes. In fact" an or
thodoX priest said to the Associated
Press. they will he more free than the
orthodox church which is the state
church and subject to mass of state
regulations.
The cabinet will not take up the
project Of laws enlar9ing the rights OF
Jews. which has just been elaborated
by a commission. This measure has
been somewhat restricted. the admin
istration believing that full equality
I'm the present state of public opinion
i'm Russia can and should be given
only by parliament
The administration after several
months consideration has determined
against granting compensation for
the foreign property destroyed In the
Moscow revolt. The claims arising
from this cause amounted to $S25, 900.
The denutation of Jews that visited
NJ Stolypin and referred to the
predictions of an anti-Jewish attack
at Warsaw which are being circulated
in the Russian and foreign press was
informed by the premier that accord
ing to reports from General Skallon,
there was not the slightest reason to
expect eXcesses or disorders. Never
theless he ordered that all necessary
/ measures be taken to DrVent an out
break. The premier expressed hope
and said he was confident that
Sedlce would end the history of an
ti-Jewish disorders. While refusing
in the absence Of complete informa-
ton to discuss the doings of the sol
diers, the premier said he had no de-
sire to shield them. Their exhausted
condition, he acknowledged. coupled
with nervousness resulting from fire.
K quent attacks on patrols was account
able for breaches OF discipline.