The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-07
New Russian Programme IS
Announced
STRONGER AGENCIES
Provided Against Courts.
Martial to Handle Political Crimes
-zemstvos for Poland and Bal
tic Provinces.


st. Petersburg, Sept. THE firm
note struck BY Premier Stolypin in the
official communication embodying the
whole government programme published
Wednesday night, with its warning that
reforms can neither be abandoned MOI
deferred, met with prompt response
on the Boursc yesterday. where prices
We're not merely firm, but were very
strong, without any symptom OF artificial
support. The official note appeared yes,
terday in the Official Gazette, and the
semi official Russian press, but the atti-
tnde of the public has not yet deyel-
oped. The ukase authorizing the insti-
tuition Of field courts martial through
out " larger part of the empire il
regarded with disquietnde in most cir
Giles. While it il realized that it is >
UNSUITABLE way IN dealing with armed
ilprisings, it is claimed That nnscrupu-
lous officials are likely to abuse the
powers conferred upon them. 1t has
already thrown q panic into the ranks
Of the contributors 81 the revolutionary
press and the drafters of incendiary
proclamations, who hitherto have had
no worse punishment to fear than inn
rrisonment or deportation.
inc government programme embraces
courts martial for political crimes and
an increase of the penalties for revoIu-
tionaiy propaganda and expresses a firm
determination to preserve order. III
also promises liberal measure Of re-
forms and that useless restrictions on
jews shall be abolished forthwith.
Measures are promised in the direction
Of great provincial autonomy. zem-
stvos will be introduced In Poland and
the Baltic provinces. An income tax
viii be instituted. Reforms in the police
and other public services also are prom
ised, The communication, which was
issued after protracted discussion BY
Premier Stolypin and the council of
ministers, leaves the situation but little
altered. The one thing evident is that
the premier intends to carry out broad
reforms on one hand and to pursue a
policy Of repression on the other.
The establishment Of courts martial
for political crimes signifies a supplant-
ing of the civil courts wherever extra
ordinary insecurity exists An imperial
ukase instituting this law was issued
after the publication Of the communica
tion. II empowers governors general
where martisl law or extraordinary in.
security exists, TO place civilians or mill
tary men charged with crime upon trial
before q military court consisting Of Ave
officers, the trial to take not longer
than seventy-two hours from the be-
ginning Of the process to the execution
Of the verdict This is entirely a new
law, as heretofore in practice only mil
itafy or naval matinies and uprisings,
such as that in the Baltic provinces
last fall, were occasions for courts mar
tial, but st. Petersburg. Moscow, War
saw and practically the whole Of Russia
are now under its operation The pro
ramme as announced in the official
il not the full pro
gramme Of the government, which prob.
ably will be issued at the end of Sep
TENDER or early in October A general
meeting Of Octoberists and peaceful re-
viii Be held at the end
ii September. II Is believed that at
hat time the Octoberist party will be
dissolved Of merged with the peaceful
'egeuerstionists.
Douma Before February?
II is reported that the cabinet lately
lad under discussion proposition to |
the douma at an earlier date