Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-07-22

FOLLOWED BY
DICTATORSHIP
Inevitable Consequence Of
Dissolution Of DOumd
THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS
MASSED IN ST. PETERSBURG
Gar Decides Upon Step Likely to
Plunge Country Into Vortex
Of Anarchy,
THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS
MASSED IN ST. PETERSBURG

st. Petersburg July 2l.-As the
week closes the dissolution of parla-
ment with all grave possibilities in
volved in such an event, is staring the
country in the face. The emperor
discouraged by his failure to form a
coalition ministry and the distinctly
revolutionary paths which parliament
has chosen, has apparently been per-
suaded to risk final appeal from the
parliament to the people, or, in other
words, to dissolve parliament and or
der new elections on the basis of
universal suffrage.
1t is positively asserted that Thurs
day an imperial ukase authorizing the
dissolution of parliament was actu-
ally signed and was to be enforced
today, but yesterday, in view of the
manifest efforts of the constitutional
democrats to nullify the effect of their
action, the execution of the ukase was
postponed.
Tonight, however, 1t is learned that
the delay did not mean the abandon
ment of the decision to dissolve parli-
ament and that a final. momentous
conference on the subject is being
held at Peterhof Exactly who is
present cannot be learned, but it is
understood that the grand dukes,
General Trepoff and other court Of
ticials and one or two ministers are
at the palace.
Evidently the government is not
blind to the fact that the dissolution
of parliament will be accompanied by
tremendous excitement, riots and
bloodshed, if nothing worse. Troops
are being massed at st. Petersburg,
Moscow and other centers, prepared
to apply physical force, and, in ad-
dition, to the guard regiments, which
were hurriedly marched into the cap
ital Thursday night, the entire Tweu-
ty-third division of infantry arrived
here this afternoon from Pskov. This
imposing military array is expected TO
overawe the masses The socialists
and the group of toll in parliament
have prepared for an emergency. They
have drafted an address for issuance
to the country the moment dissolu-
ton is declared.
Bloodshed on large scale with a
dictatorship in the background is con-
sidered to be the Inevitable sequel of
dissolution of parliament, but the
supporters of dissolution claim that
the emperor must take the risk, ar
guing that new elections may give diff
ferent results, and, in any event, that
it is better to fight than to abjectly
surrender to the revolutionary parlia-
ment.
A prominent minister said to the
Associated Press this evening.
what alternative is left? Parlia-
ment has demonstrated it's incapacity
for constructive work and has been
engaged in simply inhaming the pop
ulation to anarchy. Last night the
police captured a nest of terrorists
in which they found two members OF
parliament actually discussing list
of persons condemned to be assassin
ated. We believe the Russian people
are growing tired of anarchy and po.
litical murder. Why the price of a
policeman's life has fallen at Warsaw
to thirty kopecs (15 cents) and it is
easy to hire an assassin for that sum
Russia Is not like foreign countries
America, for instance. where wher
one government falls another is ready
to take its place. Here the masses are
politically uneducated.
''The government represents thu
thin veneer of civilization, which Gov
ers the country and If 1t be removed
there is nothing to replace it. The
government must hold on until a sta
BILE regime is assured or anarchy will
be supreme"
VI. Yermolef, former minister o
agriculture and leader of the con
servative centrists In the lower house
who several weeks ago Vainly triet
to form a coalition ministry in con
versation with the correspondent o
the Associated Press tonight declared
that the situation was extremely crit
lcal, but he refused to believe that tn,
emperor had taken an irrevocable de
cislon to dissolve parliaemnt, though
he considered that such step Nigh
become necessary. He was withou
hope, however, that conflict coult
be avoided.
The situation is so complicated,
he said, that 1t Is impossible for an,
man to predict the course of futur
Iegents. but feel safe in predicting tw
things: First, that Russia will com
to a constitutional basis: second, tina
there will be no great revolutionar,
cataclysm In the sense that foreign
ers anticipate. People abroad tall
of the coming revolution In Rus
I sla while falling to understand tina
passive revolution has been in pro
gress for forty years. The active rev
olution began with the assembling o
the first zemstvo congress a year an
a half ago. The present travail
only a natural accompaniment of tn
birth of the new order OF things. Tn
main obstacle to the work of tn
peaceful reconstruction of the stat
is the implacable attitude of the dit
ferent elements which are fighting tn
government. or course 1t Is useles
to expect anything from the extrem
revolutionists whose object Is not re
construction but the destruction of tn
whole fabric of the government. TIL
more intelligent of the constitutions
democrats, however, from whom muc
might be expected, instead OF accept
Ing the elementary principle of prac
teal politics. that progress is mad
by compromise committed the mis-
take of thinking that they could rid
on a revolutionary whirlwind Int
power. Two weeks ago they coul