Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-31
RUSSIA Seems ON
VERGE OF Civil WAR
DoUMA REJECTS THE ozARs
POLICY, AND VOTES LACK
OF CONFIDENCE.
LoNG-HOPED-FoR
AMNESTY REFUSED
The DOuma Practically Throws
Down the Gauntlet TO the
Bureaucracy, Demanding RetiTe-
ment of Present Cabinet and SUI
PercessiOn ny = Ministry of Its
Approval.


ST. Petersburg-At the end Of a
memorable seven-hour session, the low
er house of parliament Indignantly re-
jected the governments policy as pre-
scented by Premier GOremyl1in, and,
with only seven dissentient Yoiees,
voted lack of confidence In tho min
istry. This practically throws down
the gauntlet to the Bureaucracy with
demand for the retirement Of the pres
ent cabinet and its suppression by q
ministry approved by majority in the
house.
While the house avoided the appear
ance of declaring an ultimatum, the
government seems TO have no afterna-
tive between surrender and war. The
gloomy forebodings are heard every
where, and the general impression is
that the country is on the verge Of a
Titanic struggle, which may be de-
layed but not averted. Dispatches from
the interior indicate that the struggle
may be inaugurated with a general
strike, when the people learn that all
amnesty has been refused.
While the premier's statement prom
ised cooperation with the lower house
''in so far as the latter does not trans
gress the limits OF the fundamental
laws" It recognized the agrarian ques-
ton as paramount, proposing to rem
edy the deficiency in land through the
operation of an agrarian bank aud mi
grafton to Siberia. It proposed the in
PRODUCTION of universal and compulsory
education, the reform of the admins
tration and the realization of the four
liberties.
Premier Goremykin's statement,
however, returned a non possumus on
the chief question raised by the house
It declared that the fiat and exception
al laws can not be withdrawn until
murder and terrorism cease. The ex
preparation of appange5 of the crown
and church and private lands was de
clared inadmissible. The right of In
vestigating administrative acts, the
statement declared, belong to the
crown, the house having only the power
Of Interpolation Amnesty, Premier
Goremykin said, is solely the prerog-
alive of the emperor.
Programme Is Denounced.
Such, briefly, was the government
reply to the address of the house, ant
the premiers words seemed to arouse
all the latent resentment in the hearts
of the members Of the house. The con
stitutional democratic leaders for the
first time gave free rein to passion, and
with flaming words, orator after orator
denounced the governments pro
gramme. and said that the ministry
must give way to a cabinet in which
the people can have confidence.
M. Rodtcheff announced that the gov
ernment's reply had dashed to tn,
ground all hope Of working in harmony
with the administration. M. Kovalev
sky enacted the role Of Mirabeau, praC
tically paraphrasing the Frenchman'
words, 1--WE are here by the will of the
people, and nothing but bayonets car
disperse us" while half dozen peas
ants hurled defiance at the ministry
Even Count Heydon, the leader of tn
right. deserted the government, say
ing that inasmuch as 1t had refused Il
redeem its promises to repeal the ez
ceptional law, his vote also was for cen
sure.
The resolution Of censure as adoptei
provides that the house shall process
with the order Of the day, thus adroit
ly placing upon the government the re
sponsibility for the next move.
Twelve Killed With Bombs.
st. Petersburg Twelve people wer
killed in Russia, Sunday with bombs
Eleven lives were lost at sevastopo
while a review Of troops was beinl
held, Cen NeplUef was hurt and tn
chief of police lady injured An at
tempt was made 10 STAY Chief Of 20
lice Matinoff at Tinis, but the chic
shot and killed his assailant tn
chiefs coachmam was wounded.