The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-06-01
GEAR MUST YIELD
OR A REVOLUTION
Many Persons Killed and Injured By
Bomb Explosion.
THE TERRORISTS' DEADLY WORK
Panlc Reported ID the Government Camp at
81. Peiersburg.-A Constitutional Democratic
Leader Declares the Gear Must Choose
Between Real Constitutional Government
or Pace Consequences.

St Petersberg, (By Cabie)-With
breathless anxiety society waits the
governments response to the bold action
Of the lower house of parliament, Satur-
day, which, in censuring the ministry and
demanding its retirement, was like
deliberate slap in the face and a direct
challenge which the government, though
inclined TO prefer its usual policy OF tenn
porization and compromises, can hardly
aovid meeting. Parliament has burn
ed the bridge and irtually has taken
the step which the French States General
did when it transformed itself into
national convention.
BY Haunting the fundamental laws and
practically declaring that it proposes to
exercise full parliamentary rights with
a responsive ministry, i has become in
the eyes Of the law revolutionary
body, and from that position there seems
no retreat.
The news of the action of the house
came like an electric shock, the people
generally being as greatly surprised as
the bureaucracy at the pronptness with
which the whole of the governments
policy was absolutely scorned. Both
sides recognize the acuteness and serious
ness of the moment, but panic is in
the government and not the popular
camp.
Premier Goremykin went to Peterhof
Immediately after the adjournment of
Saturdays session to confer with the
Emperor. and Sunday there were agi-
tated conferences between the admins
traitor and the leader The Constitutional
Democrats are displaying calmness in
the face of the crisis. They declare that,
having delivered their reply, they purpose
to go calmly ahead with the work before
them, forcing the government to take
the initiative. The strength of their po-
Russian nation, and especially the peas
antry, who are sure to be discontinued at
the fiat concerning the appropriation of
land, is behind parliament in its rejec-
ton of the governments policy as utterly
unacceptable.
"The government, if it dares to fight, .
said M. Kokoshkine, one of the Con-
stitutional Democratic members of the
house, "can dispense the parliament; but
the victory of the bureaucracy would only
be temporary 1t would inevitably be
followed shortly by bloody revolution,
which would not leave stick of the
present government standing. The En-
peror must choose between the real con-
stitutional government and the loss not
only of his crown, but probably of his
head"
The Social Democrats and Social Rev
olutionists are delighted at the turn of
events, believing they furnish just the
stimulus needed for the rising they are
planning. The terrorists were quick to
seize the opportunity for series of blows
in widely separated parts of the country.
Bombthrowing and attempted assas-
sinations Sunday at Tiflis and Sebasto-
pol are convincing indications of the
determination of the fighting organiza-
ton to resume its campaign of assassin
alton with full vigor.
Dispatches received here concerning
the bomb outrage during the review of
troops after the celebration of the an
niversary of the Emperor's coronation
at Sebastopol say that II persons were
killed, including children, and that over
100 persons were wounded.