The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
CABINETS DOWNFALL
LIBERAL LEADER IN RUSSIAN
PARLIAMENT DECLARES IT
is NEAR AT HAND.
WILL BE FORCED TO YIELD
ALTHOUGH THE EMPEROR WILL
ENDEAVOR TO STAVE OFF
THE INEVITABLE.

st. Petersburg. July 3.-Ivan Pc.
trunkevitch, the veteran leader Of the
Liberal movement, who has been pre-
vented by i'll health from taking a
prominent part in the debates in the
lower house of parliament, but who.
Notwithstanding is a factor of the
greatest weight in the councils of the
Constitutional Democratic party, in
an Interview granted to the Associat-
ed Press expressed his conviction
that the downfall of the present cabi.
net had been decided and declared his
fullest confidence that the coming of
responsible parliamentary ministry
Is near at hand.
Emperor Nicholas, NJ. Petrunke-
witch said, might and probably would
attempt to stave off the inevitable in
the endeavOr to form another but more
liberal bureaucratic ministry, but it's
helplessness to face the situation OF
the hostile attitude of parliament was
SO apparent that its existence would
be brief, if Finance Minister Kokosov-
soft or anyone else were rash enough
to attempt its formation NJ Petrunke.
witch professed ignorance of any di-
rect negotiations between the en-
perOr and the Constitutional Demo-
Gratis, but spoke with such positive
ness that it was evident his SUPPOSE
tiOn was based on more definite
grounds than the present situation,
and it is presumed he and his friends
are fully in touch with the develop
ments at Peterhof and desire to en-
list Constitutional Democratic sup
port for the new ministry. M. Pc
trunkevitch declared roundly that no
ministry, except
Fully Responsible One,
selected by parliament or persons
in accord with that body. would be
acceptable. Any other ministry bu-
reaucratic or coalition, would meet
the same treatment as the existing
cabinet, and the Constitutional Demo,
Gratis would refuse to be party to It..
This applies not only to ministry
under the leadership of NJ Kokovo.
soft. but also to one containing such
"liberalized bureaucratic" as M. Formo-
lOsof or M. Tirezeaoff, and even NJ
Shipoff would be personally unac-
ceptable and the inclusion of any of
the councillors of the empire would
be considered violation of the de.
mands for parliamentary minis.
try"
To query about the attitude of the
party towards a suggestions bureau
cratic ministry, NJ Petrunkevitch
said that he was opposed to any CO.
operation with the Socialist element
in parliament, which he had found
fantastic and impracticable, satisfied
with nothing less than the Immediate
realization of the ideal of con-
stituent assembly and a Socialistic
republic. A ministry attempting to
include all the parties in parliament
would be too discordant to be success
full. The peasant members of the
group of toll would not be excluded.
but could Constitutional Demo-
cratic ministry save the situation and
stem the rising tide of revolution and
anarchy" was asked
"That would be impossible to say"
replied NJ Petrunkevitch. Such a
ministry would do it's best, but all
would depend on the time when it was
called to mower What is possible to-
day may be impossible tomorrow. If
q Constitutional Democratic ministry
had been formed month ago, it
would have had much greater chances
of success than one organized now
and a fortnight hence may be entire
ly too late. The revolutionary spirit
in the country, especially the mutinous
spirit Of the army, would be as dan
gerous to a responsible cabinet as the
present regime, because 1t is aimed
at all government"