Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-06

throughout the rural districts of the en-
pire provided II was carried out In good
faith.
But, unfortunately for the government
during the last few months the peasants in
and out of parliament have learned good
DEAL They have advanced with extraordi-
nary rapidity. They have not only becosne
critical, but radical. They reject the con-
cessions embodied In those eight paragraphs
with SCORE and contempt, and declare that
this time the government will be compelled
to accept the terms that they make. They
will not trust the ministers any longer, and
assert that even IL the plan were salts
factory It would not be honestly carried
out
Herzenstein's Plan.
The plan of the constitutional democrats.
which. as / have already told you. was
prepared by Mr.. Herzenstein, provides:
/. That all the lands belonging to the
crown and the state, and the monasteries,
SO far as they are available be leased or
sold to the peasants.
9 That these may be supplemented by the
purchase of private lands selected by the
proper authorities and paid for on basis
reckoned from the normal revenue of the
land when worked by the owner taking the
average of the last ten years.
3. These lands are to be offered on long
leases to the peasants without the right of
transfer.
4. Rents will be fixed In conformity with
the character of the land and its location.
). When the claims of peasants in the
immediate neighborhood have been salts
fed any remaining lands may be offered on
similar terms to peasants from other dis
trlcts who have not been satisfied.
G. Forest lands are to be converted into
a reserve and protected for the purpose of
furnishing timber and fuel to the popula-
ton.
The bill also provides for agricultural
schools and instruction to the peasants, for
promoting emigration to Siberia under
terms similar to those proposed In the gov
eminent bill. etc.
The Socialist Program.
The socialist program is very radical.
1t proposes to take the lands of the state,
the crown, the church and the rich mobiles
without indemnity and divide them among
the farmers without payment. 1t also pro-
vides for several other socialstic arrange
ments. 1t geese the theory that the land
belongs to the people that need it, and is
not legitimate investment for superfiuous
wealth. 1t declares that no man has a
right to more land than he can cultivate
with his own hands, and that each citizen
is entitled to as much as he can cultivate
1t proposes to nationalize all land and dis
tribute 1t among those who will use 1t, and
also to abolish all private property AMI all
private interests engaged in industries.
l. The program provides for the creation
OF national fund from the revenue from
crown, state, church and private property,
which shall be used to buy factories and
mills in cities and industrial villages to be
managed on a sort of cooperative plan for
the benefit of the operatives
=. After reserving such land as is needed
for public purposes, the remainder should
be distributed under lease among the peas
ants who are willing to till it,
hn 10 t,1,. 4 t.
FOR the support of the population the excess
is to be transported to such sections OF the
empire as are not so thickly settled
4. Inc peasants are to pay occupation
tax varying according to the character and
amount of land taken up by them.
3. The provisions of the proposed law are
to be carried out by several sets OF com
missions, local, provincial and Imperial to
be elected by the people by universal suf-
frage.
6. Lands cannot be sold or mortgayed by
the occupants
I. Farmers without means Will be fur
nished with funds to purchase seed. imple
ments and stock to erect cabins.
S. Local commission will regulate wages
prices and the length of the days work
All these bills are under consideration,
and the committee hopes to be able to make
report before the adjournment of the
present session, which may quiet the peas
ants in the country and prevent further
depredations. but before this or any bill be-
comes a law 1t must be ratified by the up
per chamber of the parliament the council
of the empire, it is called. and approved
by the ear.
Available for Distribution
The government bill is accompanied by
statement from the minister of agriculture
which gives the areas of land held by diff
ferent classes ana available for distribu-
ton, as follows: