The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-26

Tone Of the Manifesto is Defiant and
Strikes the Government In a Vui.
nerable Point by Declaring II Is Re.
sponslble For the Delay In settling
the AerarIan Question.
Viborg, Finland, July 24-Until the
last moment 1t seemed that the desire
for unanimous adoption Of the mani.
festo would be wrecked There were
sharp differences between the consti
tutional Democrats and the revolu.
tionlsts, the latter wishing to pro.
claim the house in perpetual session
aud abrogate the allegiance of the peo.
pie, while the Constitutional Demo.
Gratis favored the declaration Of pa.
clfic general strike without resort to
revolutionary measures as protest
against the emperor's dissolution of
parliament.
The psychological moment which
changed the minds of the moderates
was the arrival of Gov. Rechanberg
with the curt command to dispense or
take the consequences, when even the
more conservative of the Constitution.
al Democrats, such as NJ Petrajitsky
and Prof. Heltzenstain, who had
made speeches in favor OF moderation,
struck hands with the Radicals and
the whole assembly foreswore amend
ment or debate and adopted the ad.
dress which follows:
ITO the people from their popular
representatives.:
"Citizens OF all Russia, parliament
has been dissolved by ukase OF July
Fl. You elected us as your represen-
tatives and instructed us to fight for
our country and freedom. In eXecu-
tion of your instructions and our duty
we drew up laws in order to ensure
freedom TO the people. We demand
ed the removal of the irresponsible
ministers who were infringing the
laws with impunity and expressing
freedom. First Of all, however, we
wanted to bring out law respect
ing the distribution of &and to work.
ing peasants and involving the as
signment, to this end, of crown ap-
panages, monasteries and lands be-
longing to the clergy, and compulso-
ry appropriation of private estates.
The government held such a law to
be inadmissible, and upon parliament
once more urgently putting forward
its resolution regarding compulsory
appropriation, parliament was dis
solved.
"The government promises to con
woke new parliament seven months
hence. Russia must remain without
popular representation for seven
whole months at time when the peo-
pie are standing on the brink OF
ruin and industry and commerce are
undermined, when the whole country
Is seething with unrest, and when the
ministry has definitely shown its in
capacity to do justice to popular
needs. For seven months the govern
ment will act arbitrarily and will
fight against the popular movement
in order to obtain pllable, subser-
Went parliament. Should it succeed,
however, in completely suppressing
the popular movement the govern
ment will convolge no parliament at
all
Citizens, stand up for your tramp
led-on rights, for popular representa-
ton, and for an imperial parliament.
Russia must not remain a day without
nDpular ranraSantatinn Won noSsaSe
the means of acquiring it, The gov
ernment has, without the assent Of
the popular representatives., no right
to collect taxes from the people nor
to summon the people to. military
service. Therefore you are now the
government. The dissolved parlia-
ment WAS justified In giving neither
money nor soldiers. Should the gov
ernment. however, contract loans in
order to procure funds, such loans
will be invalid without the consent of
the popular representative. The Rus
sian people will never acknowledge
them and will not be called upon to
pay them. Accordingly. until q popular
representative parliament Is summon
ed, do not give kopec TO the throne
or a soldier to the army. Be stead
fast In your refusal. No power can
resist the united. inhexibls viii OF the
people.
"Citizens, In this obligatory and un-
ayoidable struggle your representa-.
tiyes will be with YOU