The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-20
TROOPS Modified
TO GUST DOUMA
Russian Emperor Is Said to Have
Signed Decree Dissolving
Parliament.
MODIFIED AGRARIAN
APPEAL Is PASSED
Situation Points to Tragic Sequel
-Bourse Almost in a
Panic.

81. Petersburg, July 20.-Extrems
nervousness and excitement peSyade all
classes, owing to the fear that the ac-
ton Of the lower house of parliament
in adopting, at o'clock this Eorning,
an address to the people, nay be the
signal for coup d'etat against par
lament.
It is rumored that the step has been
decided upon and the Strana prints
report that an imperial ukase ordering
the dissolution Of parliament Has al.
ready been signed.
The feeling Of general alarm Is In
creased by the fact that all night long
guard regiments have been matching
into the city from the guards camp az
Krasnoye-Selo.
Moreover, 1t is known that the cole
nels of the Seminovsky regiment Of tho
guard and Of the Hussars Of the guard
and the colonies Of the IsaiAilovskv,
Pavlovsky, Preobrajensky ara Yae-
gerski guard regiments, and the colo
mel Of The horse artillery Of the guard
were summoned to the headquarters OF
the commander Of the st. Petersburg
lions regarding the disposition Of their
troops in the case Of certain eventuaA-
ties.
Prepare for Crisis.
An attempt was made to reassurs tho
public, when this fact leaked out, with
the explanation that these were pre-
cautionary dispositions arranged in
view of the threatened situation among
the workmen in the industrial section.
But the evidence seems conclusive that
the government has deliberately pre-
pared for the gravest emergenty.
So far as can be ascertained, how
ever, no final decision has been taken
lieves it is again back in the saddle.
hopes to prolong the status quo, while
the court camarilla insists that the
sooner parliament, as the center Of the
revolutionary propaganda Is dispersed
the better, and both sides unite in the
necessity for preparations to meet the
extra constitutional step Of the lower
house.
Powers VIII Be Notified.
Once the final decision to dissolve
parliament is taken, it is believed the
representatives Of the foreign powers
will Immediately be notified, and no
such notification has yet been given.
The question now is how the change in
the form Of the address as finally
adopted early this morning. will at.
feet the situation.
. Undoubtedly the constitutional demo-
Gratis did what they could to amend the
address 30 as to avoid the appearance
Of parliament 3 entering upon revolu-
dweH upon the point that the address
did not summon the people to support
parliament against the government, and
instead of provoking the masses to an
uprising, it abjured them 60 remafn
quiet. Neverthe less they were forced,
owing to discussions in their own ranks,
to eliminate declaration in favor Of
priated land, thus in a measure con-
firming the idea prevalent among the
peasantry that the confscation Of the
land would be- for their benefit pure
and simple.
Group Of ron Leaves
The evident desire Of tho constitu.
tional democrats to extract the teeth
from the address drove the members Of
the avowed intention Of issuing their
own proclamation. This il not an un-
mixed evil as it might open the door to
final opportunity for an agreement
between the constitutional democrats
and the government.
Unless this happens Immediately the
Indications are that the constitutional
demo Gratis as a party will 90 to pieces,
the radical wing going oyer to the left
ing among the scattered elements OF the
right.
Bayonet as Last Resort.
Even If the present crisis is passed
without surrender to the government,
things are almost sure to drift from
bad to worse and in the end the gov
eminent vii lbe forced to dispense par.
liement at the point Of the bayonet, AZ
its role as a buffer between the govern.
ment and q revolution is rapidly dis
appearing:
papers Of this city were conhscated to-
day.
Party Leaders Hopeful.
At the Tauride palace today pessi-
mistic feeling was prevalent, but the
leaders generally did not believe that
the government would dare to attempt
| a dissolution Of parliament.
At the opening of the session Of the
lower house the question Of the publ
cation Of the address to the country,
which President Mouromtseff last night
decided had not been carried owing to
| the lack of q quorum, was allowed to
| 90 over until Monday, when M. Mou-
romtsef will again occupy the chair.
Roast for Government.
| Without debate the house then
ject of the Biaiystok massacre.
demanding the prosecution of the
military and police officials in
volved irrespective of rank. The res
olution, which constitutes strongly
eminent, which is held responsible foE
| the secret propaganda melting class