Arizona republican., 1906-07-24
An Address to the Russian People Under
 Threat of Military Force
The Country Urged to With-HOId All Support From the Governmental Possible Provisional Machinery
 for the Conduct of Affairs.

Wiborg, Finland, July 23.-The cur tain dropped this afternoon on the final act of the drama of Russia's first parliament, when under the spur of the threat of Governor Rechanbery to use military force to end the session, and with troops already converging on the Hotel BeIvidere where the meeting was held, the assembled members of the lower house, 1S6 in number, hurriedly adopted a signed address to the peo- pie. which is thoroughly revolutionary in its nature, elected a perpetual ex- ecutive committee headed by Prince Paul DolgorOukoff, vice president of the house. to carry on the work of lib- eratiOn and adjourned amid character istic Russian embracing and kissing.
 A few members, including President MOurometSeff, Ivan PetrunkeVich and Count Heyden, returned to St. Peters burg by evening trains. The constitu- tiOnaI democratic cohorts intended to go to St. Petersburg in body, but many of the radical members fea ring their arrest or their arrival at the capital, will remain for the present in Finland or return by roundabout routes
 The address, which bears remarkable similarity to the manifesto framed by the council of workmen last November,
  itors of eight St. Petersburg newspa- pers in the cells of the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul. strikes the govern ment in it's most vulnerable point by declaring that the administration, and not the parliament is responsible for the delay in the settlement of agrarian question by proclaiming a cessation Of the payment of taxes and of military service and the repudiation of future loans.
 Until the last moment it seemed that the desire for the unanimous adoption of the manifesto would be wrecked. There were sharp differences between the constitutional democrats and the revolutionists. the latter wishing to proclaim the house in perpetual session and to abrogate the allegiance of the people while the constitutional dem- Ocrats favored the declaration of a pacific general strike without resort to revolutionary measures as a protest against the emperors dissolution of parliament
 The psychological moment which changed the minds of the mOderates the arrival of Governor Rechen- berg with the curt demand to disperse take the consequences, when even the more conservative of the constitu- 
 itskx and Professor Hertzenstein. who had made speeches in favor of mOder- alton. struck hands with the radicals, and the whole assembly fOresWOre amendment or debate and adopted the address.
 The socialists on their part with drew the proviso that the house con stitute itself a constituent assembly, and compromised on the election of a permanent executive committee.
 After the announcement of Governor Rechenberg that the meeting of the members of parliament must disperse. detachment of infantry was marched past the Hotel Belvidere to give em- phasis to the threat to employ troops to enforce the order of dispersal.
 It is reported that arrangements have been made at St. Petersburg to greet the deputies on their arrival there with a formidable demonstration in their favor. and that genere! strike may be declared. but on these points the ut most secrecy is maintained.