New-York tribune., 1906-05-24
FULL AMNESTY DENIED.
GOVERNMENTS REASON.
Russia Too Restless-M. OEilukof
Warns the AutOcrats.

:, Petersburg May 23.-The following official
-..,eroent Of the government justifying the pa
sr.al to grant plenary amnesty. was given out
to-night:
80 ouestfon of full political amnesty, which
IS been raised in parliament, and is included
- tbe lower houses address TO the Emperor and
narorted by several organs OF the Russia n
Esnonse from all sections of Russian society,"
Z, e impossible TO avoid noticing a strong cur
.,t Of feeling against full amnesty I'm differ
1t classes Of the population. where IL is pointed
-. that political assassinatons do not cease.
Sovs is daily telegraphed from the provinces
- f-esh murders or attempts TO murder off,
.oir In the presence Of such an irreconcilable
sssnosition on the part OF the adopts of the ter
-o~5st societies the government cannot expose the
rsaoeful. right thinking section or the popula-
sg.n N danger. The government cannot refrain
t-on, bringing TO justice terTorists and bomb
..t-ovrers II cannot deliver from punishment by
judicial sentences people who have committed
ssrs still are committing such crimes
concerning those who have been arrested by
5-r,nistrative order. many already have been
"a others win be liberated after careful in
,-oStigation Of the causes OF arrest. The full
-srson of all who have been arrested by admin
..tratiye order is a possibility, and 1t may also
- rossible 10 abrogate by legislative order states
- var extraordinary defence. etc, and further
- institute judicial prosecution in localities
vherp the revolutionary movement displays
,.esf Judicial repression at present is impos-
ss5e IN those districts owing to the terrorizing
- assassfnatiOn even Of witnesses summoned
"a testify before the courts. The OvereXcited
state Of public feeling, especially in the districts
-sferred 20, Is unpropitous TO the revision or
ebrogation of exceptional laws
such is the opinion Of the impossibiity and
snonportuneuess Of fun amnesty entertained by
,bose sections Of society which, refusing to be
esrried away by preconceived views. face the
reality Of things in Russia in reasonable spirit.
The publication in this mornings Official
Gazette" of ukases fixing the dates for the cleo
zion Of members Of the lower house in the
Caucasus and Siberia has evoked the sarcastic
comment Of the leaders ofs the opposition that
the Emperor is the first to violate the new fun
dsnlental law and DEGREES which he signed on
May s. the ukases not bearing the counter sig
nature Of q minister. required by the con-
rtftution.
Count solsky has been relieved of the presi-
dency Of the Council Of the Empire at his own
request on account of i'll health
81 Milukoff. spokesman Of the Constitutional
Democrats. according to an article published by
him in the "Rech" to-day. is despondent over
The prospect Of staying the tide of revolution
He bases his pessimism on the conviction that
the government viii not yield a full constitu-
iiona regime. with which he says 1t Is still
possible 10 calm the passions Of the people He
regards Premier Goremykin and his Cabinet as
puppets doing the bidding of influences at court,
and believes that Emperor Nicholas is destined
70 throw away the opportunity, as Louis XVI
cid. OF placing the country on a peaceful. parlia-
mentary basis. This ne considers TO be the
governments last chance. refusal. he says.
viii strengthen the revolutionary elements and
make bloody revolution inevitable The Con-
sttutionaI Democrats will persevere in their
attempt to place the country on a constitutional
basis but if they fail the responsibility will not
be upon their shoulders.
The Central Committee of the Constitutional
Democrats has completed drafts of bills for
general suffrage, Irrespective Of sex, equal rights
for all citizens guarantees Of personal immunity
and nvioability Of domicile without due process
Of lev. and guarantees Of the right of habeas
corpus
The provincial papers are filed with adver-
tisements offering estates for sale, The "Nasha
shisn" to-day publishes q report that forests
belonging 10 the crown have been sold to a
Berlin syndicate for S25yOOOOOO The story is
discredted