Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-12
CAR WOULD RETAIN WITTE
St, Petersburg Hears Emperor Declines to
Accept Resignation of Premier.
CAUCUS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATS
Division of Sentiment Appears in
Conference of Men who Map sfs
Control First Parlia-
ment of Russia.

ST PETERSBURG, April 1.-THE strana,
a conservative liberal newspaper, today
says that it has learned from high au-
thority that the emperor has declined to
accept Premier Whites resignation.
A caucus of constitutional democratic
members-elect of Parliament has been
called for May to formulate a line of
action for the party Discussions, how
ever, have appeared already and a split is
quite probable. The most radical mem
bers favor a plan according to which they
will decline TO take the prescribed oath
until the emperor shall have sworn fidelity
to the constitution.
Mr.. kedrine, a we'll known st. Peters
burg lawyer. believes that the opposition
should Immediately demand the annullment
OF the imperial manifesto OF March 5,
which gave the government strong hold
on the proceedings Of Parliament, as being
inconsistent with the previous imperial
manifesto Of October 30, 1906.
The more practical minded members,
like NJ Vinaver and constitutional demo-
cratic candidates believe the first duty
OF the constitutional democrats is TO
strengthen their position by a coalition
with the peasants on the basis OF an equit-
able settlement of the agrarian questions
More RepressIve Measures.
The social democrats and the social revo-
lutionists and other proetarlat organlza-
tions are secretly selecting delegates to
the big congress which It has been planned
to hold In Finland some time this month
and at which plan Of action will be de-
cided upon. The government is seeking
to prevent the meeting OF the congress by
all means. The delegates are being hunted
down and arrested by the police who last
night arrested sixty representatives Of the
workmen I'm the factories who were hold
ing a meeting at Narva, an Industrial
town OF 1900 inhabitants in the govern
ment OF St. Petersburg,
The council Of the empire has passed a
law providing pensions for the widows and
children OF gendarmes and policemen who
have been killed by the revolutonists.
They will receive the same pension rates
az the widows and children of soldiers who
were killed during the war with Japan.
Three hundred and twenty-five gend-
srmes or policemen were killed from
September, 1905. to January, 1890
warning from Parliament.
An article assailng the new national
loan. which is regarded as remarkable be-
cause emanating from NJ. Petrunkevitch,
who Is regarded rs the probable leader of
the majority in the national Parliament,
and for its open threat Of unfavorable ac-
ton If the Parliament is not consulted. is
published here today.
NJ. Petrunkevitch declared that the con
clusion of a loan, which means the yearly
addition Of S1.25 10 the tax burden OF each
family, at a time OF such stress and on
the eve OF the convocation of the national
Parliament can only be regarded as a new
attempt on the part Of the dying bureau
cratic regime to strengthen itself for the
struggle with the people by giving II lib
erty 10 disperse the Parliament IL IL seems
desirable to do so.
The writer suggests that the government
arrange the terms OF the loan, but not
conclude the negotiations before the convO-
cation OF the Parliament The article closes
with this warning;
We are not enemies Of the fatherland
seeking to destroy It's credit, but We wish
the government to understand the danger
OF the path on which IL has entered. Sub
NIT the loan for the approval OF the Par
lament Only then can the terms of the
loan, hard as may be, be accepted and dis
charged by the people.