The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-31
Read in Russian Congress
Stirs Wrath Of People.
ALL DEMANDS REFUSED
Answer to Reply of Douma to Throne
Speech Wldens Breach and Means
Civil War or Backdown by
the Government.


fore a house more crowded than on
the opening day, with every member
in his seat and the press and public
galleries crowded to suffocation, Pre-
mier Goremykin Saturday afternoon
read to the lower house of parlia-
ment the expected declaration of the
governments policy, pronouncing the
imperial negative on the most cher
lsEed hopes and plans of the peoples
representatives. The scene before the
opening was one Of great but sup
pressed excitement. All present were
aware that the response would utter
ly fail to meet the wishes Of the
lower house.
Gauntlet Thrown Down.
At the end Of a memorable seven
hour session the lower house OF par
lament Saturday evening Indignantly
rejected the governments policy as
presented by Premier Goremykin and
with only seven dissenting voices vot-
ed a lack ct confidence in the minis
try, practically throwing down the
gauntlet to the bureaucracy with
demand for the retirement OF the
present cabinet and its suppression
by ministry approved by the ma
jority in the house.
The spirit OF absolute revolution Is
in the air and & conflict between the
crown and nation now appears to be
inevitable. While the house avoided
the appearance Of delivering an ulti-
nnatum, the government seems to haNe
no alternative except surrender or
war. The gloomiest forebodings are
everywhere expressed, and the gene
ral impression is that the country IS
on the verge OF a gigantic struggle
which may be delayed but not avert
ed. Dispatches received from the in
terror indicate that the struggle pos
sibly may be iraugurated ct once
with general strike, when the peo-
pie learn that all amnesty has been
refused them.
While the premier's statement
promised cooperation with the lower
house in so far as the latter does
not transgress the limits Of the fun
damental laws" it recognized the
agrarian question as paramount, pre-
posing to remedy the deficiency in
land through the operation Of an agra
RAN bank and migration Of Siberia.
1t proposed the Introduction Of uni
persa and compulsory education, the
reform of the administration and the
realization of the four liberties.
Premier Gsoremykin's statement,
however, returned noE-possumus on
the burning question raised by the
house in its reply to the speech fron
the throne, It declared that the gov
ernment's fat and exceptional laws
cannot be withdrawn until murder
and terrorism cease. The exprcpri-
alton of appanages Of the crown and
church aad private lands was declar-
ed to be inadmissible. The right Of
Investigation OF administrative acts,
the statement declared, belonged to
the crown, the house having only
the power OF Interpolation. Amnes-
ty, Premier Gcgemykin said, was sole
" the prerogative OF the emperor.
Suca briefly was the governments
reply to the address Of the house, and
the premier's words seemed to arouse
all the latent resentment in the hearts
cf the members Of the house. The
constitutional democratic leaders, for
the first time, gave free range to their
passions and with flaming words ora
tor after orator declared the govern
ment's program iEadmissi5le and said
that the ministry must give way to a
cabinet, in which the people had con-
ndencs. NJ. RoditcheT announced
that the governments reply had dash.
ed to the ground all his hope CT work
ing in harmony with the administrar
ton. NJ. Kovalesky enacted the role
OF Mirabeau, practically parphrasins
the Frenchman's words: 1--WE are
here by the will of the people and
nothing out bayonets can disperse
u.s." while half a dozen peasant mem
bcrs hurled defiance at the minis
t,y.
Even Count Hayden, the leader Of
the right, deserted the governments
side, saying that inasmuch as tho
government had refused to redeem
its promise to repeal the exceptional
law his vote also was for censure. |
With breathless anxiety, society
awaits the governments response to
the bold action Of the lower house.