New-York tribune., 1906-05-07
A NEW ERA In RUSSIA.
Plans for Opening Parliament
The Maioritg's Policy.

81. Petersburg, May 6-Members Of Pariia-
ment and Of the Council Of the Empire are ar
rlvine here on every train A number OF DIS
t,ns1,ished foreign visitors and journalists al
readv have reached ST. Petersburg TO witness
the opening on Thursday of the first Russian
Parliament.
Fears that the government might attempt TO
dissolve Parliament before it had an Oppor-
tunity to accomplish anything are vanishing.
and despite the outrage at Moscow to-day and
the irreconcilable attiture Of the revolutionists
there is a more hopeful feeling. This is due
not only to the moderate attitude Of the Con-
stitutionaI Democratic majority. but also to
the manifest desire Of the government TO avoid
a conflict. The Constitutional Democrats be-
lieve that the time when the Emperor will be
forced to grant a constitution is not far of.
NJ. NaboukofF. the leader Of the Constitutional
Democrats, to-day said frankly that his party
had no desire at present to have Premier and
Cabinet even if it could. Such responsibility
would place it upon the defensive while by re-
naming in opposition with the country behind
It the chances for forcing complete surrender
were increased.
The little group of Socialists Of the Extreme
Left has not yet shown it's hand. but without
the Constitutional Democrats who have a clear
working majority. it will be pOwerless to force
conflict
The programme at the Winter Palace. where
the Emperor will deliver the speech from the
throne has been arranged with all the pOmp OF
a state ceremony, the idea of an informal open
ing in order to diminish the importance OF the
position of the Parliament having been aban-
doned The entire imperial family. with the
ladies and gentlemen of the court, the former IN
ancient Russian costumes and the latter in court
dress: imperial aides -de-camp. ministers, gen.
erals. admiraIs, officers of the guard regiments
rnarshals of the nobility, and such governors
general and commanders Of the army corps as
are in ST. Petersburg. the mayors and city coun-
ellis of ST. Petersburg and Moscow ana members
Of the Holy Synod. are commanded to be pres
ent The chiefs of missions were invited DS an
imperial order issued to-day.
The members of the parliament will assemble
in the Nicholas Hail, the Council of the Empire
at the Hermitage Pavilion and the others at
the ArlnoriaI Field Marshals' and other halls'
and march in state to the great Han OF ST
George. a pillared chamber 80 yards long ana
Ok wards wide, where the Emperor from the
throne will address the parliament ana the
Council of the Empire. These bodies VIII theh
return respectively to the Tauride Palace and
the Hall of Mobiles, where the formal openings
OF the houses will take place.
The rnonkish "Black Clergy to-day elected as
representatives to the Council of the Empire
Antonius metropolitan Of ST. Petersburg: Arch
bishop Dmitrl, Of Odessa, and Archbishop An
tOnius, Of ZhitOmr.
The Moderates carried another feature of the
programme of the Constitutional Democratic
congress to-day by adopting the scheme Of party
organization, which places the control Of both
the policy and the tactics Of the party in the
hands OF the national congress and its executive
arm, the central committee.
The Deputies spent most Of the day discussing
their tactics for agitation in the country, and at
the evening session the agrarian programme
fixing the maximum size of farms. the redistri-
button through the government agency Of lands
exceeding this maximum, etc. was introduced
The Radicals Immediately attacked this. de-
manding the naturalization and socialization
Of all lands.