New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-06-06

CHERISHED HOPES OF RUSSIAN
MASSES BLASTED AND CIVIL
WAR SEEMS SURE.
GOREMYKIN ANNOUNCES
GOVERNMENTS POLICY
Speech Read Before Douma Amid
Scene Of Suppressed Excitement
Reply Rejected in Behalf Of Con-
stitutional Democrats.

St. Petersburg, May 28.-Before a
house more crowded than on the open
ing day, with every member in his
seat and the press and public, galleries
crowded to suffocation, Premier Go
remykln Saturday afternoon read to
the lower house Of parliament the ex-
pected declaration OF the governments
policy, pronouncing the imperial mega
tive on the most cherished hopes and
plans Of the peoples representatives.
In the imperial box sat Grand Duke
Nicholas Nikolaievlch, following the
proceedings with the keenest interest.
There was scarcely standing room in
the section assigned to members OF the
upper house, and the premier and the
entire cabinet, with the exception OF
Vice Admiral EkrileH, minister of ma
rine, and Lieul Gen. Rudiger, minis
ter OF war, occupied seats on the min
isterial benches.
- Conflict Regarded Inevitable.
Premier .Goremy1zin's speech was
firm in tone and produced such an
tagonism that a conflict is now con-
sidered Inevitable. To the demands
made in the address OF the lower house
in reply to the speech from the throne
it is almost a complete non possumus.
It reiterated that general amnesty was
impossible, but promised the release
as rapidly as possible of those who
had been arrested by administrative
order. There could be no question, it
was pointed out, of the abolition of the
council OF the empire, or upper house,
as that is an institution covered by
the fundamental law and is beyond the
competence of parliament.
Most important Of all, the premier
declared that the basis of solution OF
the agrarian problem proposed by the
lower house was completely 1mpos-
sible. There could be no forced expro-
priation of land He promised, how
ever, the distribution of some of the
appanages of the state domains and
outlined a broad programme for popu-
lar education, the revision of the tax
laws and the institution of political
liberty.
Scene Of Suppressed Excitement.
lie scene DelOTG the opening was
one OF great but suppressed excite
ment. All present were aware that
the response would utterly fail to
meet the wishes Of the lower house,
and a hum of eager discussion as to
the effect of the resolutions express
ing lack of confidence in the govern
ment, which the constitutional demo-
Gratis and the labor party had drafted
in advance, filled the hall and cOrri-
doris. The tinkle of President Mou-
rOmtsef's bell calling the session to
order stilled the house to instant ST.
lence, whereupon without waiting for
any further preliminaries, Premier
Goremykin mounted to the tribune and
began reading the governmental dec
larations. He evidently was not used
to public speeches, as he labored I'M
der considerable strain, and spoke in
a low weak voice, which at times.
though deadly silence prevailed, failed
to reach the rear OF the great hall ex-
cept as an indistinct muttering. The
reading, which was as rapid as If the
premier had been in a hurry to get
through with a disagreeable task, last
ed Is minutes, and was interrupted
only by pauses to swallow several
glasses of water
Government Reply Rejected.
Wonderful scnna followed when E