Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-07-24
Curt Command of Governor
Backed by Troops Breaks
Up Session in the Finnish
Capital.
REVOLUTIONARY ADDRESS
TO PEOPLE ADOPTED
Advises Refusal to Pay Taxes
and AbSoIveS Peasants from
Service in Army, Future
Loans of Russia Repudiate6

Viborg, Finland, July 2S.-The cur
tain dropped this afternoon on the
final act in the drama of Russia's
first parliament, when under the spur
of the threat of Governor Rechanberg
to use military force to end the ses-
sion, and with troops already conver-
ging on the Hotel Belvidere, where the
meeting was held, the assembled MEM
bers of the lower house, 1856 in num-
ber, huriedly adopted a signed ad-
dress to the people which is thorough
ly revolutionary in its nature, elected
a perpetual executive committee
headed by Prince Paul Dolgoroukoff,
vice president of the house, to carry on
the work Of liberation and adjourned
amid characteristic Russian embrace
ing and kissing. A few members in
Guiding President Mourometseff, Ivan
Petrunkevltch, and Count Heyden, re.
turned to st. Petersburg by evenina
trains. The constitutional democrat
cohorts intended to go to st. Peters,
burg in a body, but many of the radi-
cal members, fearing their arrest on
their arrival at the capital will re-
main for the present in Finland or re-
turn by roundabout routes.
The address, which bears remarka-
BILE similarity to the manifesto framed
by the council of workmen last No
vember. which landed its authors and
the editors of eight st. Petersburg
newspapers in the cells of the fortress
of st. Peter and st. Paul, strikes the
point by declaring that the admins
tration and not parliament is respon-
sble for the delay in the settlement
of the agrarian question, and by pro-
claiming a cessation of payment of
taxes and of military service and re-
pudiation Of future loans.
Until the last moment it seemed
that the desire for unanimous adop-
ton of the manifesto would be
wrecked. There were sharp difference
es between the constitutional dem
ocrats and the revolutionists, the lat
ter wishing to proclaim the house in
perpetual session and abrogate the al
leglance of the people, while the con-
stitutlonal democrats favored the dec
laratlon of the pacific general strike
without resort to revolutionary meas,
ures as a protest against emperor's
dissolution of parliament.
The psychological moment which
changed the minds Of the moderates
was the arrival of Governor Rechen-
berg with the court command to dis
perse or take the consequences, wher
even the more conservative of the
constitutional democrats, such as M
Petrjavitsky and Professor Hertzen.
stein. who had made speeches in IA.
vor of moderation Joined hands witt
the radicals and the whole assembly
foreswore amendment or debate and
adopted the address.
The socialists on their part with
drew the proviso that the house con,
stitute itself n constituent assembly
and compromised on the election of {
permanent executive committee.
After the announcement of Gov
ernor Rechenberg that the meeting o
members of parliament must dlspers'
detachment of infantry was march
ed past the Hotel Belvedere to glvt
emphasis to the threat to emplo!
troops to enforce the order of dis
persal.
1t is reported that arrangement
have been made at st. Petersburg t.
greet the deputies on their arriva
there with formidable demonstration
in their favor. and that a genera
strike may be declared, but on thes
points the utmost secrecy is main
tained.