Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-29
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ukoI, M. hessen ana Nd. KOrolenko tn,
writers. against whom prosecutions 10,
press offences have been pending 70,
two months, excluding the two frs,
named from membership in the Lowe,
House of Parliament.
| Aladdin Michilenho and other radi.
cal members of the House have beer
flooded with kilograms from Social
Democratic organs demanding that tho
House adopt an offensive program
transfer itself into a constituent as.
sembly, seize the reins Of power and
address a manifesto to the troops call.
Ing upon them TO transfer their allie
| gience from the Emperor to the peo-
pies representatives.
ST Petersburg, May 28-Pessimism
over the outlook continues to grow
The government as usual in every cri-
| Sis seems to he hesitating as to which
| courses to pursue. The Emperor re-
| fueS to yield to The counsels of the
| court camarilla but his attitude cOntin-
| ueS to he negative and not affirmative
He seems to cling to the idea that IA
compromise is still possible. Several
official notes have been issued denying
/
| sort to force but al the same time there
| is no evidence that the Emperor is
| ready to the demand for the superces-
sion of the present ministry with one
| from the majority in the Lower House
OF Parliament The result is a virtual
deadlock. the prolongation Of which
can only serve to diminish the chances
of peaceful settlement
TWO plans for extricating the govern
ment without meeting the direct issue
are suggested by the Emperor's moder-
ate advisers. One is to simply allow
the Lower House to talk until the end
of June. when the summer vacation
will be scheduled. The other is to dis
solve Parliament and order a new cleo
ton. Rut either course, in the opinion
of the best Judges of the situation, will
only increase the danger of an explo-
sion in the country. The peasantry.
hose hopes are conferred in Parlla-
ment. will undoubtedly be profoundly
stirred by the governments refusal to
distribute the crown and church lands
and recognize the principle of the ex-
preparation of private holdings, and
many people expect to see the destruc-
ton of their hopes followed by an i'm
mediate uprising Of the peasants
against the mobiles.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press has talked with number OF
landlords from various parts OF the
country who declare that the peasants
are fanatically attached to Parliament
and that between the dictum Of the
Emperor and of Parliament they will
obey the. authority of the latter. The
revolutionary leaders and the proletari
at organization of the city are sure to
profit by the deadlock and terroristic
campaign is already in full swing.
nj. Shipoff, of Moscow, who last week
was considered to be q possible compro-
mise premier, is out with an interview
declaring that after the action Of the
Lower House Saturday he could not
accept the premiership. The only hope
now of saving Russia from revolution
is the formation of a ministry of Con-
stitutional Democrats which would
throw upon the dominant party in the
Lower House the responsibility of
fighting the extreme elements.
There was no direct echo at tOday's
session of the Lower House Of ParIia- |
ment of the decisive struggle which |
opened last Saturday. but In anticipa-
ton Of sensational sequal a crowd of |
considerable size gathered outside the
Tauride palace. An officer identified as
a colonel on the general staff created a |
stir by openly declaring in the presence |
of a score of peasant members that the |
time had come when the army should |
support Parliament, which represented
the will of the people and not the EN- |
Deror.
A petition signed by IS members pro-
posed the appointment Of Parlia-
mentary commission to investigate the |
abuse of power on the part of the I'D |
ministration Finally the debate on the |
personal liberty bill was resumed. The |
feature was speech by NJ. Chateheg- |
lovitoff. minister Of justice in an ex-
cedingly liberal tone. urging the neces- |
sity for experimenting the proposed |
laws which he endorsed with bills pro-
viding for the reorganization of court |
procedure and others to enable officials |
guilty Of abuse Of power to be prose-
cuted civilly and criminalIy.
The minister's speech created much |
comment, especially as the government |
repudiated all responsibility for the |
minister's conciliatory remarks on Sat-
urday and in view of the fact that II |
was rumored that he would be dis |
missed.
The outcome of the minister's con- |
ciliatory remarks to show how great Is |
the gulf between Parliament and the |
ministry, the speakers who followed /
him scorning his advances and declar-
ing said applause that Parliament |
wanted instead Of the responsibility OF /
the judges. the responsibility of the |
ministry.
The personal liberty bill was then |
referred to a committee.
SUPPORT OF BRITAIN