The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-18
Bold Demands of Donna Carried
to Emperor by President
Mouromstef.
AUTOCRATS STAGGERED
BY BLUNT ULTIMATUM
1mperialists Urge Nicholas to
Defy Delegates. but He May
Temporize.
TREPOFF URGES WAR.

st. Petersburg, May 1S.-That the
court reactionists, headed by General
Trepoff, are seeking in every way pos
aible to Influence the emperor to fight,
is apparent by the discovery made by
the Rech Of secret circular sent to
the governors instructing to have the
"Black Hundred' organization imme-
diately dispatch to the emperor pro
tests against amnesty and =. the aboli-
been flowing into Peterhof from all
directions, over fifty being printed in
the Official Messenger today.
LAST add intro RUSSIA head
Ditspatches from the interior report
demonstrations in front Of the prisons
IN all parts of Russia in favor Of re-
lease Of the political prisoners.
At simferopol troops surrounded
che prison where the political prison.
ers were making demonstration and
fred at them thru windows.
In St. Petersburg the political pris-
oners awaiting transportation at the
deporting prison hung out red flags
FRO uthe windows and sang the Mar
geillaisei turnout the night, while
corwds outside Joined in the revolu-
Sionary song.
Council Of Empire Replies.
The committee fthe council Of the
empire or upper house of parliament
TO-DAY concluded its draft Of the reply
oP that house to the speech from the
throne. It declares THAT while carry
! ING out the suggestions Of the emperor
an the speech from the throne the up
Der house will aim to assure the welfare
of the people and the prosperity OF the
country and expresses the hope OF the
nnner house that the union of tbs ef,
forts with those of the lower house will
move successful in enlightening the
people thru the medium Of general edu-
cation with regard to safeguardd1ng tne
rigths and freedo maccordedd to them.
St. Petersburg, May 1s.-The critical
moment which will decide whether
there will be peace or war between the
crown and the people apparently tha var ar
house of parliament last night Of its
reply to the speech from the throne.
President Mouromsteff has gone to
Peterhof to present the reply to the
emperor and his majesty's response Is
awaited with great anxiety. Popular
opinion considers that the government
has no option between surrender OF
war. Nevertheless while events dur
ing the past week followed each other
WIN eAGIcIuo ldp1u1ty CAN 1oOuS ~ W
raised is not likely to be decided
quickly.
Emperor Is Dazed.
The Russians generally believe that
the emperor, court and government I'M
direct fashion with which parliament
has spoken out and their policy natur
ally will be to gain time.
The emperor personally is In benef
cent frame of mind and for the pres
emit will not listen to the counsels o:
who advise him to dissolve parliament
and fight Nevertheless he is resolved
not to yield anything like all that par
iament demands.
, It safely can be predicted therefor,
that he will pursue temporizing pol
icy with partial amnesty as the frs
sop thrown to the country. The con
stitutional democratic leaders who's
program would be upset by the dissolu
tion of parliament are quite as anxiou
as the emperor to avoid the precipita
tion of conflict.
They would regard the failure of tn
government to declare war as big pre-
Gminary victory of which they woul
take advantage by forcing thru thei
agrarian project.
Sat Until 2 AM.
1t was not until long after am tc
day that the lower house set it's sea
upon its first great work, the adoptio
Of the address in reply to the speec
from the throne setting forth the aim
and aspirations Of Russia s millions.
Despite attacks both from the RICH
and from the left, the leaders of tn
constitutional democrats held their TO-
lowers together to the last, and the az
dress was adopted substantially in tn
form in which it was proposed by tn
commission and as already published
AS if running a race to see whic
should be the first to present to En-
jeror Nicholas a demand for amnest,
the council Of the empire was also
session until the early morning hour
discussing it's address in reply to th
speech from the throne.
This document, which is far simple
and more conservative than that of th
lower house, proposes an amnesty while
does not include those who, couple
with political offenses, murder or VII
1ation of property rights-in otht
words. political assassins, or partic
pants in agrarian excess.