The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-23
DISSOLUTION UKAsE.
Next March Set for Convocation of New
 Parliament.

St. Petersburg, July 22.-Following is
 the text of the imperial manifesto dis solving parliament:
 "We called the representatives of the nation by our will to the work of pro-
 ductive legislation confding firmly in l divine clemency and believing in the great and brilliant future of our people.
 We expected benefits for the country
 fron their labors. We proposed great reforms in all departments of national life. We have always devoted the
 greatest care to the removal of the ig- norance of the people by the light of | instruction, and to the removal of the
 burdens of the people by facilitating conditions of agricultural work. A cru
 el disappointment has befallen our ex- pectations The representatives of the nation, instead of applying themselves 1 to the work of productive legislation, strayed into sphere beyond their com petence and have been making com
 ments on the imperfections of the fun damental laws, which can only be mod
 flied by our imperial will. In short, the representatives of the nation have un- dertaken really illegal acts, such as an appeal to the nation bytpatliament. The peasants, disturbed by such anomalies, seeing no hope for the amelioration of their lot, resorted in a number of dis
 tricts to open pillage, destruction of other peoples property and disobedience
 of law But our subjects ought to re- member that improvement in the lot of the people is only possible under con- ditions of perfect order and tranquility. We shall not allow arbitrary, illegal acts, and shall impose our imperial will
 on the disobedience by all the force of the power of the state.
 We call on well-disposed Russians to unite for the maintenance of legal pow
 CT and the restoration of peace to our
 dear fatherland. May calm be re-es-
 tablished in the Russian land.
 May God help us realize the chiefest
 of our tasks, that of reform of the lot
 of the peasants. Our will on this point is unshakable, and Russian husband men, without other peoples property being encroached upon, will be supplied, 
 in cases where peasants lands are too small, with legal and honest means for
 the enlargement of their property. Rep resentatives of other classes will, at our request, direct all efforts to the realiza-
 ton of this great task, which will be performed definitely In legislative
 manner by future parliament.
 Tn dissolving parliament we confirm our immutable intention of keeping this | Institution, and, in conformity with this
 intention, we appoint March B. 19O7 the
 date for the convocation of the new
 parliament by a ukase addressed to the senate.
 with an unshakable belief in divine
 clemency and the good sense of the
 Russian people, We shall expect from
 the new parliament a realization of our
 efforts by their introduction of legisla- tion in accordance with the require ments of regenerated Russia.
 Faithful sons of Russia, your emper-
 or calls on you to unite with him for the regeneration of the holy fatherland
 I've believe these grants in thought and action will appear, and that, thanks
 to their assiduous efforts, the glory of Russia will continue to shine