The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-09
ENRAGED BY GEAR.
Jromuigation Of Obnoxious Fundamental
Law Promises Serious Conflict

ST. Petersburg, May 0.-The danger
Of an early coniIict between the goyefl-
inent AMI parliament has been greatly
increased within twenty four hours. The
good impression produced BY the official
lintimaiion OF The new premier that the
emperor and government were DESTROYS
u working IN harmony with parliament
has been dlssipatesi, and the old mistrust
revivel.
The Liberals are utterly dItnfounded
in view Of the semi-Otlicial assurances on
the subject by the unexpected promulga.
ton late Monday night Of the obnoxious
fundamental laws III slightly modified
form At one stroke this put an end
to the claim that Whites downfall was
due To imperial disapproyal Of the orr
ginal draft Of the law.
An article in the law exempting crown
lands from taxation and appropriation,
and another reserying the power Of
amnesty for political prisoners to the
emperor, run counter 40 the expressed
will OF the majority and are bound 20
produce clash.
The only considerable new feature Of
the fundamental law il d provision to
Aic tHtct TINT thtFtttdi Vtdri5 HAuTt w
countersigned by Che president of tine
Council of Minister'S or the mcnher OF
The cabine, whose department is affected.
But 50 long as the cabinet Is not re-
sponsible 70 parliament II j. easy for
the ear to dismiss 4 minister who com
bats his wishes
The general Indignation aroused vs.
the esnperors course has been intensified
too. BY the action of the polica il toF-
chilly and arbitrarily dispensing i meet
ing OF some members of the lower house
OF parliament and the upper house. OF
new Council OF the Empire. Ut the hall
Of tile Economical Sometya meeting
declared TO be entirely legal under the
regulations governing the society. The
leaders draw mp formed protest before
leaving.
NJ. Roditehelf, member of parlia.
inent for SC. Petersburg, hurried to the
hall where tie Constitutional Democrats
were holding their convention and an
uounced the action taken by the police.
An iniescrihable scene Of fury followed.
IT was decided that ono of the first
things done after the assembling OF par
liampnt SHALL Dc demand for the dis
missai OF the chief OF police.
The local authorities further infamed
the worSinq classes BY ordering, without
warning, many OF their leaders 10 leave
the city. Certain labor members Of par
lament denounced this as an attempt
on the part OF The government to bring
about rrike on the eve Of the assemb
ling Of parliament, for the purpose OF
provoKing a struggle, and under cover
OF the disorder 90 dissolve parliament.
Nh better evidence OF the feyerish
AaS Of the government 60 strengthen
It's defcnses at all points before the as
senbling Of parliament could be given
than the fact tfat twelve columns Of
the Official Messenger yesterday are de-
voted TO ukases and orders. The en-
peror has yielded 60 the demand of the
Russian population OF the Baltic pros
yinces and Poland, where no elections
have been .lield, by granting two seats in
parliament to each They will be se-
iected from the purely Russian inhabi-
tants. Thirteen members are also assign
el to Central Asia. Samarkand, Russian
Turkestan, anil Syr Darya, Asiatic Rus
sia, with the restriction that they elect
one Cossacy; six for the Usuri (South
Sibcria) and Trans Balkan provinces,
and ono for fakutsk, East Siberia.