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Proceedings Started Against Ger
tain Members OF the Rus
sian Parliament.
FOR VIOLATING CRIMINAL CODE
The Charge j. Attempting to Over
throw the Existing Coy.
Crnment.

st. Petersburg. July 3o.-Tho public
prosecutor has started proceedings
against the members Of the JowSr house
NJ parliament who signed the Nlborg
manifesto.
The charges under which the signers
of the manifesto viii be brought TO
trial is violation Of article l29 OF the
criminal code. which provides for 'at-
tempts to overthrow The existing gov
eminent" This is virtually high trea-
ton. and the maximum penalty is hard
tabor in the mines.
No arrests yet have been reported.
and the Constitutional Democrats do
not anticipate anything Approaching
punishment ~ their representatives. j.
Is understood that the arrested VIII Do
admitted 10 bail pending trial. The
Constitutional Democrats are chiefly
npprehenslye that the possibility Of
prosecution held over the heads of their
leaders will render them Ineligible Tor
reelection. In the same manner thit
Prof. Milukon and NJ. Hessel and 9th
err were excluded from the last lower
house
Socialists and radical members 'of the
late house may have 20 cool their heels
in cells for a long time and thus De
prevented from continuing the iul-
fedged revolutionary agitation upon
which they are now embarked
Many Of these cN-members are now
living under cover IN the houses Of
friends IN 81. Petersburg or have gore
into hiding IN the provinces cor
respondent NJ the Associated Press 10
day met two peasant ex-deputies who
had cut on their hair and boards ana
who could scarcely be recognized.
The motives of the government FOR
abandoning It's attitude not 10 prose-
cute the agners 81 the Nlhorg mlnl-
festo. as sci forth recently by Premier
etolypin IN an interview is not stated.
but evidently Il was influenced 10y the
need OF doing something 20 counter3cl
The effect Of the Vihorg address This
has attained an enormous circulation
IN the provinces. I'm spite Of the great
est efforts on the part " the admin
jstratlon 70 prevent hos publication
Seizure" Of the Bossel printing plant
here hy armed rcvoluuonisis Tor me
purpose " getting ont copies ~ me We
borg address was duplicated today 100
Yekaterlnoslav. but o. rs believed TINT
This forcihle occupation OF printing OFF,
ces Is a BIZ ~ amateur theatrical7 ar
sangcd between the proprictors NJ me
establishments and the roy0lut'onisis
10 save the former from responsibility.
This same method was employed % ct-
feet In the printing Of the illegal or
gan Of the workmcn's council of 81.
Petersburg last winter
A manifesto 20 the peasants NJ RUS
Ella has been issued In the Joint names
OF an the various labor, Socialist ANA
revolutionary organizations, including
the representatives OF these organlza-
tions I'm the defunct lower house. THIS
manifesto declares that the hopes re-
posed IN the lower house of parllameis
have been blasted by the diabolical de-
signs Of the crowd of grand dukes.
courtiers and wealthy land proprIctors
assembled around the emperor whose
only purpose can be the maintenance
Of their power over the people. By
dispensing the elected representatives,
of the people and arrrsting and I'M
rrlsoning them the government has de-
clared war on the natlon.and a struggle
IS beginning I'm which rivers Of blood
Will fow. and for which the criminal
government Is responsible. The people
must not spare the government
This manifesto further accuses the
government Of betroylng the fatherland
by invoking the aid Of German and
Austrian troops The people are there
fore. urged n remove the local authori-
" every where. to replace them with men
elected by themselves and 10 c0niscaic
oil state funds. The troops also must
conform 10 the orders OF them elect
Cd By the people. The vorkmcn in
the towns the pelwntry and all tollef'
must IN conjunction with the troops
seize the liberty and take the land
which the government has denied them.
The land thus possessed must Doc hand
Cd over Co the popularity elected repre-
eentatlyes pending The elaboration Of
q new land law.
The manifesto calls FOR elections ON
the basis ~ universal suffrage and
concludes with the words.
Down With the government and "a,
emperor Long live the dear and IRE,
Russian people