The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
GOVERNMENT
 IS IN PANIC strengthy,f Democrats
 z Surprise.
wIrF CHALLENGES THE cABAL
Say Gar Must Choose Between
 Durnovo and Himself.
Hands of the Premier Have Been Greatly strengthened and He Urges the Czar to Get Rid
 of the Reacti0naries.

|. FcleESDuTB, ApIll ts--<1 pdhiS iao been created in Government circles by the surprising strength developed by the Constitutional Democrats in the elections which have had immediate and dramatic consequences. The issue between reaction reform which has been hanging in the balance was un- expectedly precipitated by Premier witte. The elections have greatly strengthened the Premier's hand in his fight against the reactionists and he now feels strong enough to challenge General Trepoff and Minister of the Interior Durnovo and the entire reac- tionary cabal.
 Less than fortnight ago the Pre- mier was decidedly pessimistic and be- lieved that the majority in the lower house of Parliament would be conserv- alive and that the entire program for reform might be overthrowp. The re- suits of the elections, however. con- vinced him that the radicals will con troI the house and that an attempt to thwart the popular will as expressed by the tsallot box would be a fatal blun- der on the part of the Government. It was learned from an unimpeachable source this evening that the Premier journeyed to Tsarskoe-Selo Thursday to lay this view before the Emperor and made another trip to Tsarskoe-Selo last night and was closeted with his majesty until after midnight.
 The impression is abroad that the success of the Constitutional Demo- crats will insure the success of the big foreign loan
 Conventions to Meet To-day.
 Tomorrow twenty-eight provincial conventions will meet and elect 1S7 members of the lower house of Parlia- ment. The peasant representatives have a clear majority over all the oth- CT classes combined. Should the rad icals make anything like the sweep which they anticipate. the emperor probabIy will be compelled to yield to inc premier's advice. At any rate he seems to have aligned himself en the side of the people
 he reKarded the situation as desper- ate and that the time had come to choose between himself aSd Interior Minister Durnovo and counseled his majesty not only to accept the result of the elections but to anticipate any demand on the part of the lower House for a constitution by the issuance Of a constitution before parliament con venes and at the same time mark ms change of policy by the proclamation of a general amnesty at Easter. The premier Is also understood to nave pointed out that such course would make a splendid impression.
 Reports are in circulation to the ef7 feet that Finance Minister Shipnon will retire and be succeeded by M. Sunkomlinoff, marshal of the nobility of Tauride province.
 FinIand's new election law which virtually is new constitution mas been completed. It Is liberal ana It is believed will be entirely satisfactory to the Films.
 The Finnish Diet.
 The law provides for a united diet of 200 deputies elected for three years by the various districts. Suffrage IS granted to all adults twenty-four years of age. regardless of sex. only public charges and criminals being exclud- ed.
 The diet will elect it's own president and ce-presidents, who must sub scribe to an oath to protect the rights of the empire as Grand Duke of Fin land. and the diet, according to the fundamental laws of the grand duchy.
 Members of the Senate who have the right to sit in the diet but who can not vote, must reply 10 interpellations. Bills which pass their third reading be- come laws without the approval or the executive or the emperor.
 The sessions will be public and both the Finnish and swedish languages may be used during the debate.
 The Rech today says Russia hopes to get $75O,000, ,000 from the loan the government is now negotiating and that the government has offered ex- ceptional terms to the bankers in or der to conclude the negotiations before the Russian parliament assemblies. The radicals generally believe that if the government succeeds in filling the war chest with such an enormous sum, it will be in position to snap it's fin gers at parliament. Only by keeping the government in dire straits so they believe 1t will be forced to yield to the popular demands for reform.
 Upon the request of the minister of the interior, the council of the empire has increased the appropriation for the rural police by over $1,500,o00.