The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
HEAD AND CROWN
BOTH At STAKE
Russian Emperor Must Choose
Between Parliament and
the Ministry.
DIE HAS BEEN FINALLY CAST
PARALLEL TO FRENCH SITUA-
TON IN 1889.

St Petersburg May q 40 a m.-With
6reathless anxiety, society awaits the
governments response to the bold action
OF the lower house OF parliament Sat
urday. which IN censuring the ministry
and demanding its retirement was like
deliberate slap in the face and a di-
rect challenge which the government
though inclined to prefer its usual pol
ley Of temporizatiou and compromise. can
hardly avoid meeting. Parliament has
burned the bridge and virtually has taken
did when its transformed itself into
national convention
Retreat Impossible.
BY Haunting the fundamental laws and
practically declaring that II proposes to
exercise fJtU parliamentary rights, with
a responsible ministry, il has become
in the eyes Of the law a revolutionary
body and from that position there seems
no retreat The news of the action of
the house came like an electric shock,
the people being generally as greatly sur
prised as the Bureaucracy at the prompt
ness with which the whole Of the gov
ernmentS policy was absolutely scorned.
Both sides recognize the sCuteneSS and
seriousness of the moment. but panic is
IN the government and rot in the popU-
lar camp.
Agitated Conferences.
Premier GoremyEin went to Peterhof
Immediately after the adjournment of 1
Saturdays session 10 confer with the en-
perOr. and Sunday witnessed agitated con-
ferenCes between the administrator and /
the leader The Constitutional Democratic ]
chiefs are displaying CalmnesS in the /
face of the crisis. They declare that. /
having delivered their reply. they pur-
pose TO 20 calmly ahead with the work I
heIofe them, forcing the government to /
take the initiative. The strength of their (
position lies in the conviction that the
Russian nation, and especially the peas /
antTy, who are sure to be discontinued
with the fiat concerning tie appropriation
az lands. is behind parliament in its re-
lection of the governments policy as
utterly unacceptable
Emperor Must Choose.
The government. if if dar,s to fight"
said NJ KOkOshine. one Of the Consti-
tutional Democratic members Of the
house, can disperse the parIfa n1eut but
the victory Of the bUreauCrl Cy would be
only temporary II would inevitably be
followed shortly by q bloody revolution
which would not leave 2 stick Of the
present government standing The en-
peror must choose between a real con-
stltutIOnal government. and the loss not
only OF his crown. but probably Of his
The Social Democrats and Social Rev
)iutiOnists are delighted at the turn of
events. believing they furnish just the
stimulus needed for the rising thev are ,
planning The Terrorists were quick to
seize the opportunity for a series Of
blows in widely separated parts Of the
country, the news Of which forms a /
prominent feature in this mornings news l
'aperS instead Of the expected decree of
mnesty. The attempts at TifIis and Sc
'astOpOl are convincing indications Of the +
eterm1natiOn OF the fighting organiza-
Ion 10 resume It's campaign OF assassina- I
ion with full vigOr.
Press Is Pessinistic.
The press today almost without ex- a
option Is peSSImfStic, recognizing the eX- 7
RENE gravity Of the situation and the / L
smpest which the denial Of the right Of is
orCed appropriation Of land will provoke q
mOng the peasantTy. The Reich declares
hat the governments reasoning in this 2
aspect Is false and faIlaCious. the ex- 7
reputation Of land standing practically
2 the same basis now as in 1861 b
Professor kareieff in special article L
AVS a parallel of the early stage Of the
Terch revolution Is now complete He
lvites the ministry to substitute for the
IS events those Of 189. and then TO con- r
der whether they wish TO continue their n
resent course. =
The Slovo, the Octoberist organ. falls p
shinG none Of the others in sharpness =,
criticism. declaring that the govern n,
ent has proCla lined war on parliament. 1 OF
Orders for the guard corps to go into 20
MINER camp at Krss-nOye-S have ! 80
zen CountermEnded. and il is supposed r
ey viii be retained here in readiness 10 se
'pe with any outbreak. a.