Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-24
DECLARATION or INDEPENDENCE
With Troops on Their Heels, the 1916
Members of Parliament Meet In
Finland, Where Revolutionary state.
ment is Issued--lt's Now the PEG.
Pile Against the Autocrats.
Nny Assoclnlcn rrcaal

NlBORG, FINLAND, July -. The
curtain dropped this afternoon on The
final net Of the drama of Russin' !,
first parliament. when, under the spur
Of the threat Of Governor Rechanhcrg
TO use military force to end the ses-
sion, and with troops already CON.
worrying on the Hotel Dclvedere. where
the meeting was held. the assembled
members Of the lower house, lSG In
number, hurriedly adopted ana sign.
ed an address to the people which Is
thoroughly revolutionary In It's nature.
elected perpetual executive com
mittee headed by Prince Paul Dol
goroukoff, vicc.prcsdcnt Of the horHe
TO cnrry on the work of liberation,
ana adjourned amidst characteristic
Russian embracing and kissing.
Bold Members Return.
a few members, including President
Monromtscff, Ivan Pe,r,mkcvltnh and
Count Heyden. returned to 1T. re.
tersburg by evening trains.
The Constitutional Democratic rep.
resentatives intend to 30 to at Pc.
tersbnrg In q body In the morning hut
many of the radical members fcarlns
their arrest on their arrival ~ the
capital will remnin for the present IN
Finland or will return by rom iabptt
routes.
Strikes at the Treasury.
The address. which bears II remark.
able similarity to the manifesto
framed by the Council of Workmpn
last November. which landed liz an
thors and the editors Of eight ST. Pc
terslnrg newspapers in cells nf the
Fortress of st. Peter and ST. PAIL.
strikes the government In its most
vulnerable point by declaring that the
administration and moi the parliament
is responsible for the delay in the
settlement Of the agrarian question
and by prnclaiming cessation Of
payment Of taxes and OF military sew.
ice and reputation OF future Loans.
The Manifesto.
The following Is the text of the
parliamentary manfesto:
"rO the People From Their Popular
Representatives.:
Citizens Of All Russia: PnrIia.
ment has been dissolved by nkase Of
July 81. You elected us as your rep.
tsentatives and instructed rs to
fight for our country and freedom. In
execution of your Instructions and our
duty we drew mp laws in order 10
ensure freedom to the people.
1--WE demanded The removal of IRE.
sponsible ministers, who were IN
frtnuinsy In 10 ,,,ii1 "A
Expressing freedom.
First of all. however. we wanted to
bring ont law respecting the distri-
button OF land to working peasants
and involving the assignment. to this
and lands belonging to the clergy and
compulsory appropriation of private
estates.
Puts Blame on Government.
Tho government held such a law
to he inadmissible, and upon par!ia-
ment once more urgently putting for
ward its resolution regarding compul-
sorry appropriation parliament was dis.
solved.
The government promises to ron.
woke n new parliament seven months
hence. Russia must remain with ,ut
popuiar representation Tor seven
whole months at time when the pco.
pie are standing on the brink OF revo.
luton and industry and commerce a:e
undermined, when the whole country
is seething with unrest and when tie
ministry has definitely shown its in
caEacity to do justice to popular
needs.
May Be Last Parliament.
For seven months the government
will act arbitrarily and will fight
against the popular movement in or
der to obtain subservient parlia-
ment. Should 1t succeed, however, in
completely suppressing the popular
movement, the government will con.
yoke no parliament at all.
Citizens. stand mp for your tram.
pled.on rights for popular representa-.
ton and an imperial parliament.
Russia must not remain day without
popular representation You possess
the means of acquiring 1t. The gov
eminent has. without the assent Of
the popular representatives, no right
to collect taxes from the people nor