Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-24

follows.
To the People from Their Popular Repre-
sentatives-Citizens of All Russia: Parlia-
ment has been dissolved BIZ ukase of July
Il. You elected us your representative
and instructed US to fight for our country
and freedom. In execution of your in
structions and our duty we drew up laws
in order to ensure freedom 20 the people.
We demanded the removal of irresponsible
ministers who were infringing the laws
with impunity and depressing freedom
o,it OIL =, az n0WeveL we Vance 10 oring
TO working peasants and involving the
assignment to this end of crown appanages.
monastries and lands belonging to the
clergy, and compulsory appropriation OF
private estates, The government held such
law to be inadmissibe and unon Parlla-
ment once more urgently putting forward
its resolution regarding compulsory ex-
preparation Parliament was dissolved.
The government promises to convoke a
new Parliament seven months hence.
Russia must remain without popular repre-
sentaton for seven whole months, at
time when the people are standing on the
brink Of ruin and industry and commerce
are undermined. when the whole country
Is seething with unrest and when the minis
try has definitely shown it's incapacitY to
do justice to popular needs. For seven
months the government will act arbitrarily
and will fight against the popular move
ment In order to obtain a pliable, sub
servient Parliament. Should II succeed in
completely suppressing the popular move
nent the government will convoke no
Parliament at all.
Citizens. stand up for your trampled- on
rights for popular representation and for
an imperial Parliament Russia nlust not
remain a day without popular representa-
ton. You possess the means of acquiring
It. The government has, without the
assent of the popular representatives, no
right to collect taxes from the people nor
to summon the people to military service.
Therefore, you are. now the government.
| The dissolved Parliament was justified in
giving neither money nor soldiers. Should
the government, however, contract loans in
order to procure funds, such loans will be
invalid without the n no pOn1ila r
representatives. The people will never
recognize them and will not be called upon
to pay them Accordingly, until a popular
representative Parliament is summoned do
not give kopec to the throne Be stead
fast in your refusal No power can resist
Citizens, in this obligatory and unavoid-
| able struggle your representatives will be
with you.
Repression Causes Unanimity.
Until the last moment it seemed that the
desire for unanimous adoption of the man
ifesto would be wrecked. There were sharp
differences between the constitutional dem
ocrats and the revolutionists, the latter
wishing to proclaim the house in perpetual
session and abrogate the allegiance of the
people. while the constitutional democrats
favored the declaration OF pacific gen.
eral strike without resort to revolutionary
measures as a protest against the EN-.
|
The psychological moment which changed
the minds Of the moderates was the arrival
of Governor Rechanberg with the curt
| command to dispense or take the conse-
| quences, when even the more conservative
of the constitutional democrats, such az
M. Petrajisky and Prof. Hertzensten, who
had made speeches in favor of moderation
struck hands with the radicals and tn,
whole assembly foreswore amendment OF
debate and adopted the foregoing address
The socialists on their part withdrew
the proviso that the house constitute itse
a constituent assembly and compromised OF
the election of a permanent executive com
mittee with the exception of Count Heyden
| Michael Stakovich and the Polish dele
gates, every member present signed tn
address, the Polish delegates stating tina
they had no credentials to advise the Polisl
nation as to future tactics and that the,
cannot participate in directing the Russian
people. but that all their sympathes wer
on the side of the Russian revolution.
Immediately after the announcement o
Governor Rechanberg that the meeting o
members of Parliament must dispense
detachment of infantry was marched pas
the Hotel Belvidere to give emphasis t,
the threat to employ troops to enforce tn
order of dispersal
1t is reported that arrangements hav
been made at st. Petersburg to greet tn
deputies on their arrival there with
formidable demonstration in their favo
and that a general strike may be declared
but on these points the utmost secrec
is maintained.
Eject on Markets..
PARIS, July 23.--The tone of tn
Bourse today was very agltated, Russian
falling heavily, bonds losing 10 franc
and imperial As falling to $50, causing