Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-31
Reject POLICY
OF GOVERNMENT
Lower House of Russian Par.
lament Issues Chal-
lenge
THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET
Demands Retirement Of the Present
cabinet-Conflict Between Autocl
racy and People Now Appears To
Be Inevitable.

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society awaits the governments re.
Spouse to the bold action of the lower
house Saturday, which was like de-
liberate slap In the face, and which
tho government, though inclined TO
prefer It's usual policy of temporiza-
ton, can hardly avoid meeting. Parlia-
ment virtually has taken tho step
which the French states general did
when II transformed itself into q ma,
tlonal convention.
BY Haunting the fundamental laws
and practically declaring that 1t pro-
poses To exercise full parliamentary
rights with a responsible ministry, 1t
has become in the eyes OF the law
revolutionary body and from that posi-
ton there seems no retreat The PEG.
pie are as greatly surprised as the
bureaucracy at the promptness with
which the whole governments policy
was scorned. Both sides recognize
the seriousness OF the movement, but
panic Is In the government and not In
the popular camp.
Premier Gormykln went to Peter
hof Immediately after the adjourn
ment Saturday to confer with the EN-.
peror, and Sunday was devoted To agi-
tated conferences between the admin.
istratlon and its leader Constitution.
al democratic chiefs are calm. rney
declare that they propose TO go ahead
with the work before them, forcing
tho government to take the initia.
tive. The strength OF their position
lies in the conviction that the Russian
nation is behind the parliament.
THE government II Il dares to
flight" said M. Kokoshlslne, one OF
the constitutional democratic men,
bers OF the house, "can dispense tho
parliament; but the victory OF the bu.
reaucracy would only be temporary.
IL would inevitably be followed by
bloody revolution which would NOT
leave a stick OF the present govern.
ment standing. The emperor must
choose between real constitutional
government and the loss not only OF
his crown. but probably his head"
Premier Goremykln's statement.
however, returned nonpossumus on
the burning question raised by tho
house In its reply to the speech from
the throne. II declared that the gov.
ernments fiat and exceptional laws
cannot be withdrawn until murder
and terrorism cease. The exproprla-
ton OF appanages of the crown and
church and private lands was declared
to be inadmissible. The right of In
vestigation of administrative acts, the
statement declared, belonged TO tho
crown, the house having only tho
power OF Interpolation Amnesty.
Premier Goremykin said, was solely
the prerogatiye OF the emperor
Such, briefly, was the government
reply TO the address OF the house, and
the pTemlor's words seemed TO arouse
all the latent resentment In the hearts
OF the members of the house. The
constitutional democratic leaders for
the first time gave free rein TO their
passions and, with flaming words, ora.
tor after orator declared the govern.
ment's program inadmssib.e and said
the ministry must give way to O cab.
net In which the people had conf
dence. M. Rodtcheff announced that
the governments reply had dashed to
the ground all hopes of working in
harmony with the administration. M.
Kovalesky enacted the role OF Mira.
beau, practically paraphrasin. the
Frenchman's words 1--WE are here by
the will of the people, and nothing but
bayonets can dispense u.s." while half
a dozen peasant members hurled de-
finance at the ministry. Even Count
Heydon, the leader of the right, de-
serted the governments side, saying
that inasmuch as the government had
refused to redeem its promise to re-
peal the exceptional law, his vote also
was for censure.
The resolution of censure as adopt.
ed provides that the house shall pro.
coed with the order OF the day Mon.
day, thus adroiuy placing upon the
shoulders of the government the re.
sponsibility for making the next
move. For the moment, as indicated
by a communication issued by the Off.
cial agency at midnight, the ministry
is hesitating In a dilemma, being
ready neither to dismiss itself nor to
dismiss parliament. The communities
ton says:
1--WE are able to announce authori.
tatiyely that the rumors OF dissolu.
ton of parliament are unfounded.
The parliament Will sit until the mid.
die of June, when It will take a va.
cation. The dismissal of the minis.
teis is a matter exclusively for the
unfettered decision of tie sovereign.
The speech of the minister of Justice
at the sitting of the house was an
expression Of his personal views, Civ.
en- on his own initiative"
st. Petersburg, May 27.--At the end
of q memorable seven-hour session
the lower house Of parliament indig.
nantly rejected the governments pol
icy as presented by Premier Goremy-
kin, and with only seven dissenting
voices voted a lack of confidence In
the ministry, practically throwing
down the gauntlet to the Bureaucracy.
with a demand for the retirement OF
the present cabinet and it's suspension
| by ministry approved by a majority
| of the house.
! The spirit of revolution is in the.
air and a conflict between the crown
and the nation now appears TO be In
evitable. While the house avoided
the appearance of delivering an ulti-
matum. the gloomiest forebodings are
everywhere expressed and the general
| impression Is that the country is on
the verge of titanic struggle, which
may be delayed but not averted.
Quake Shakes Buildings.
st. Paul, Mimi, May ga spec.