Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-07-28
RUSSIAN DONNA DISSOL we'd
An Imperial Ukase Ends the Career
of Parliament.
and Gathering at VibOrg, Where
an Address VIII BE Prepared.


st. Petersburg, Russia. = Russia's
first experiment in parliamentary gov
eminent came to an ignominious end
Saturday night with the PRONUNCIATION
of two imperial ukases, the first dis
solving the present parliament and
providing tor the conVocation Of its
successor March 3, 1907, more than six
months hence, and che second pro-
claiming the capital Of Russia and the
surrounding province to be in a state
of extraordinary security, which is
only infinitesimally different from full
martial law The measure of safety
is to provide for the outbursts which
undoubtedly will be provoked by this
daring measure. 1t is now but step
to dictatorship.
With the imperial ukase dissolving
parliament which was promulgated ear
ly Sunday morning, the curtain rose
upon possibly the last act in the great
drama of the Russian revolution. The
people and the government now stand
face to face, and upon the army de-
ponds the immediate issue.
Even should the government, how
ever, succeed in restraining an out
break of the people, the victory
probably will only be temporary and
simply confine the steam for the final
explosion. No one doubts the severity
of the storm which will rise in the
country in response 10 the emperor's
dispersal of the men whom he well
coined two months ago in the winter
palace as the best men in Russia;
h. ;c ant
has elected to fight, and the capital
Sunday bore eloquent testimony Of the
preparations made to repress the mass
es by force. The city was packed with
soldiers and resembled an armed
camp.
The powers conferred upon M. Won
Der LaunitZ, project of police. and NJ.
Zinovieff, governor of the province
are little short of those of pretty dicta-
tors. Searches and arrests can be
made without process of law, newspa-
pers forced to suspend publication and
persons deported by administrative or
der without trial. Public and private
meetings are forbidden. Those arrest
ed, may, if it is desired, be tried by
military court and summary executed.
The only real difference between
extraordinary security" and martial
law is that power is exercised by the
so-calIed civil instead of military au-
thority.
are Assembling at VibOrS.
St Petersburg, Russia.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received
from the representative of the Asso-
ciated Press who accompanied the par
lament members to Viborg. 1t is
dated Viborg, midnight Sunday night
and says:
Two hundred members of Russia's
outlaw parliament are gathered here
at the Hotel Belvidere, awaiting the
arrival of Count Hayden, M. Stocko-
With and other prominent members
at the right before opening the ses-
sion at which will be adopted a mani
festo that the people be summoned
and that they stand by the dispersed
assembly members of all shades Of
opinion, especially the constitutional
democrats, group of toll and social
democrats.
Present among the members here
are M Mourmtzeff, president CT the
house. Prince Peter Do1gourkoR, and
Professor Grozkull, its vice president
and other officers
The meeting will be called together
as a regular session of parliament.