The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-07-26
DOUMA HURLS DEFIANCE AT CAR
MEMBERS MAY BE ARRESTED AND
PLACED IN JAIL.
People Asked To Pay No Taxes, Send
No Recruits To the Army and Re-
pudlate National Loans.

Vlhorg, Finland, July 24.-The cur
tain dropped on the final act of the
drama OF Russia's first parliament
when, under the spur of the threat OF
Gov. Rechanberg to use military force
TO end the session and with troops al
ready converglng on the Hotel Belyt
dere. where the meeting was held, the
assembled members OF the lower
house. 1856 In number, hurriedly adopt
ed and signed an address to the people
which is thoroughly revolutionary In
its nature. elected a perpetual exeeu.
tive committee, headed by Prince Paul
DolgorOukoff, vice president of the
house, to carry on the work Of liberia
ton and adjourned amidst the charac
teristic Russian embracing and kiss
ing. A few members, including Presi
dent Mouromsteff, NJ. Petrunkevicth
and Count Heyden, returned to ST. Pc
tersburg by evening trains. The con.
stltutional democratic cohorts intend
20 go to St Petersburg in a body; but
many of the radical members, fearing
arrest on their arrival at the capital,
will remain for the present In FINLAND
or return by roundabout routes.
The address IN part IL as follows:
'"To the People, From their Popular
Representatives-CftiE OF all RUSSIA
Parliament has been dissolved by ukase
OF July q. You elected Us as your rep
resentatives and instructed US to fight
for our country and freedom. In execu-
ton OF your instructions and our duty
we drew up laws In order to insure
freedom to the people We demanded
the removal OF the irresponsible minis.
tiers, who were infringing the laws with
inpunity and expressing freedom. First
OF all however, we wanted to bring out
law respecting the distribution OF land
TO working peasants. and involving the
assignment, TO this end, OF crown APP
panages, mOnasteries and lands be-
longing 70 the clergy and compul-
sorry appropriation OF private estates.
The government promises TO convoke a
new parliament again seven months
hence. Russia must remain without pop
ular representation for seven whole
months at a time when the people are
standing on the brink OF ruin. and In
dustry and commerce are undermined,
when the whole country Is seething with
unrest. and when the ministry has def
nitely shown its incapacity TO do justice
20 popular needs.
CITIZENS. stand up for your trampled-
on rights, for popular representation and
rot remain day without popular repre-.
sentation. You possess the means Of
acquiring II. The government has. with
out the consent Of the popular repre-
scntatives. no right 20 collect taxes from
the people. nor TO summon the people
90 military service. Therefore you are
lament was Justified in giving neither
money nor soldiers. Should the governs
ment. however. contract loans IN order
60 procure funds. such loans will be in
valid without the consent OF the popular
representatives. The Russian people will
never acknowledge them. and will not be
called upon 90 pay them.
"Citizens, I'm this obligatory and un-
avoidable struggle, your representatives
will be with you"
Chiidren's Day Celebration at Narrow
Gap SchOolhouse.