The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
RUSSIA IS ANXIOUS
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE IS BEING
 BREATIaLEssLF AWAITED.
Deliberate Slap In the Face of the Throne by Parliament Makes Con- test Inevitable-Terrorists
 Are Active.

St. Petersburg, May 2s.-1.10 a. nl.- With breathless anxiety. society awaits the governments response to the bold action of the lower house of parlia- ment Saturday. which, in csnsuring the lininistry and demanding it's retirement, was like a deliberate slap in the face and a direct challenge which the gov err.ment, though inclined to prefer it's usual policy of temporization and com promise. can hardly avoid meeting.
 Parliament has burned the bridge and virtually has taken the step which the French states general did when 1t transformed itself in q national con vention.
 By Haunting the fundamental laws and practically declaring that it prom- ises to exercise full parliamentary rights with responsible ministry 1t has become in the eyes of the law revolutionary body and from that po- s!tion there seems no retreat.
 The news of the action of the House came like an electric shock, the people being as greatly surprised as the bu- reaucrscy. with which the whole of the Governments policy was absolutely seorned. Both sides recognize the acuteness and seriousness of the mo- ment, but panic is in the Government and not in the popular camp
 Premier Goremykin went to Peterhof immediately after the adjournment of Saturdays session to confer with the Emperor and today developed agitated conferences between the ministers. The Constitutional Democratic chiefs are displaying calmness In the face of the crisis. The strength of Parllament's s position lies in the conviction that the Russian nation and especially the peas antry which are sure to be discontented at the fiat concerning the appropriation of land is behind Parliament in its re- jection of the Governments policy as utterly unacceptable.
 "The government" If 1t dares to fight" said NJ. Kokoshine, one of the constitutional Democratic members of the House. "can disperse the par liament: but the victory of the beau ruocracy will only be temporary It would inevitably be followed shortly by bloody revolution . which would not leave a stick of the present gov ernment standing. The emperor must choose between a real constitutional government and the loss, not only of his crown. but probably of his head"
 The social Democrats and social rev. olutionists are delighted at the turn of events, believing they furnish just the stimulus needed for the rising they are planning
 The terrorists were quick to seize the opportunity for series Of blows in widely separated parts of the coun- try, the news of which forms a prom inent feature in the morning news papers, instead of the expected decree of amnesty. The attempts at assass- nations at Tiflis and Sebastopol are convincing indications of the deter imitation of the fighting organization to resume its campaign of assissina- tion with full vigor.
 The press today almost without eX- ception is pessmlstic, recognizing the extreme gravity of the situation and the tempest which the denial of the right of forced appropriation of land will provoke among the peasantry. The Rech declares that the Governments reasoning in this respect Is false.
 Orders for the Guard Corps to go into summer camp have been counter manded. and 1t Is supposed they will be retained here in readiness to cops with any outbreak.