The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-23
\ MO NDAY. JULY 20 1906
s8 From out OF the dark pits men see
stho stars moro alorkousiy AS
Il, 3S III .----E q. L Browning.
The Dissolution Of the Dourna.
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The Dissolution Of the Doun1a.
13yiS d lssolvings the Ioouma the Gear has
practically forced on Russin the nterna-
vi $ Tive 81 civil war or d powerful military
III dictatorship Though tho inner workings 1ti
@ 81 tho conrt Seabnl at st. etersburg gre
S& not fully known. 1t Is prcetninently proved
gfs,' Nv tho Cars Inst move that the rcac-
q tfonartess are again In control s8 OF the tn
SsS vaclating and geatinous ruler Of Ill
y tho Rusaias. = 4. 3s 81 III
Even 1 o tho American democracy some l ne
#$ Elmmerings come Of what Russia would
~ be, III it$werc to fall once more under INC
* alnnd Of Mr.. Pobledonosteff lately tn, !
Il Procrrator General and acting head 9 g &
" the Russian Church. i
e on the other hand, the Douna has been.
30 bitterly hostile to the existing gov COY
Il sernnent. so FESTIVE under. oil restraint y
md So opposed to$nny sort of compromise
that 1T would have been a most dit fic'l t.
M problem for evan the strongest TO know lnlof|
how to Its deliberations to any&s sort
VI ~ in fe conclusion Tie "A social ted Press
dispatches, which were ll,arvelous'y
4 prompt and accurate, give as the minis
NJ terinl side that the Douma was del iberat 1ls
" stirring up anarchy and class hatred req
gi5 and thereby making a peaceahle settl Z,
q ment OF this agitation impossible The chs
s.breach Of the fundamental law 4 ltor
which the Donna was dissolved was vs.
1&v
agrarlan question to the people directly "
~ the risk embarrassing this memorial 2
4l,e neople was pointed out by the shreWd.
+ er conservative members during the de- de-
hnte on Thursday night, who had argued
against giving tho reactionists q pretext
# for dissolving the assembly, such 2{s as
would be afforded by a violation OF inc 10
N &. ..f,,nd amcntal law proclaimed Just be-.
fore the meeting Of Parliament, I 'li7!
is law forbade the loouma to hold any direct
3 communication with the sove igI1, am ana
I ,rferentially with the nation, except
through the ministers possessing the con-
fldcncc OF Nicholas H. Now the res'ana-r
zion or tic Goremykin Ministry. though
repeate<lly offered, has not yet sbeen nc
copied, and It was therefore the duty ny o. y
The po,rrna as ma tier Of form 20 traI Sil''s
Its views concerning the agrarian r ''f'f'
ii lem through member OF that pody 70
the Gar. Even II tho address embody'n.;
D The convictions and wishes OF the as
sembly should have been p!geonh olcc,
ther substance would have been made
i / known unoiI,clnlly through tho news
! rfAt-.a noy IN
4 a reac hed the fA6ple, TO whom u really was vas
addressed "a
Notwithstanding this argument the hot
headed councils prevailed and as q re-
suit the Gar vas persuaded 70 seize th' IS
technical breach OF the law MS a. ground
Tor dissolying the whole Douma.
,rhe outcome ia clouded In the msts Of
( uncertainty. II past history is any real
guide 10 future eventa, Russia must
hollow the example OF France and Eng
land and find itself passing Through the
throes of civil war.
$SSi The sharp decline OF Russian bonds
Il and tho shock to European financial
I, 4 renters show how seriously Russia's
inclglbors regard tho situation. Some
heading Russians. however. take q more
Alopeful view. Among them is II, Yer-
,Snolofr, former Mlnistor OF Agriculture
;hnd leader Of the Conservative centr!sta
3 an the lowor house, who several weeks
ago vainly tried TO form u coalition min
antry. NJ. Yerlnolor declared that tho
tSitnation was extremely critical but he
,ksfused to belIovo that tho Emperor Ind
sSaNen M jrrovocAbo decision To dissolve
gA1aIlin,ncnt, though he considered that
skuch q stop might become necessary. He
vas without hope. however, tha, con-
lR,ct could bo avoided.
.,The situation Is 30 complicated" he
n a said, that It Ia Impossible for any man
10 predict the course OF future events. but
] feel safe In predicting two thinsv-first
that Russia VIII come to a constitutional
basis; second, that there win be no grea,
revolutionary catnolysm IN the sense that
Foreigners anticipate. Pcoplo abroad tall
Of the coming revolution in Russia, while
falling To- understand that q passive revo
luton has been In progress for fort,
years, Tho active revolution began will
tho assembling OF l.Ae first zerlstvo con
gress q year and q half ago. Tho prcsen
travail "a only a natural accompaniment
sNf tho birth OF the now order OF things
''Tho main obstacle to the work Of th'
,psscsful roconstruct!on OF the state ~ III
sAup,aeahls attitude Of the different ole
Etatnts which arc fighting the government
O< coprse. II IL useless to expect anything
1ypm the extreme reyolutioaists, who's
b.eot Ia not reconstruction, but the DO
stsuctlon Of tho whole fabric Of the gov
,xFrnent. The moro Intelligent Of III
Unconstitutional Democrats. however. from
aom much might ana has been expected
ssssa os accepting ths slemepsayx 5prln