The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-29

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, Ministers
Deputy itod'ohef. the leader VI the Con.
stituiional Democrats. has lssied = denlara.
ton In which hc says We know 'he group
~ cDvetous self saekets Who rightly ase
their NUN IN the rev order ~ things,
'rhspe people are Sighting quite Gyms
oally. Tbev have not the slightest deaire
10 yisld anything to the nation. They
really want u conflict. and through the
Ministry's reply to- tho Dima they ssek 10
force tho struggle info n yet more tragic
phaSn.'
Roditchef goes on to sav that the country
IL Oh the brink OF an abyss. ~ bioodshed
has not begun vet n IL only because the
country wishes to give the Duma the Mt
most latitude in proving itself a representa-
tive national assembly
The movement 10 now universal. in re-
mote villages a. we'll a. in the grea, cities.
Only immediate and sweeping reforms can
save The C2ar's throne. but he pact ionaries
arc lending themselves to the purposes OF
revolutionary terrorism. for they have no
intention to permit a peaceful transit ion.
The heads of the Government have OK
pressed anger because the officers permitted
the member Of the Dima to telegraph TO
their constituents directing that there be-
posted every where mesa ges saying The
Government refused us anne sty, land and
liberty. We voted that the Government
ought to be dismissed. Read this In the
villa ges and ia ctories.
The Government unintentionally provided
the Duma with matter for hearty laughter
this afternoon. The time when political
fever was at fever heat and a dangerous
crisis was threatened was chosen by the
Minister of Public instruction to send two
bills to Parliament, one authorizing tho
eata blishment of private courses in higher
and secondary education. without the privi-
leges accorded to Government institutions,
and the other empo wering the expenditure
Of 10000 roubles upon the Dorpat Univer-
sity.
1t was an absurd anti-climax Of Mr..
Goremykin's declaration OF Saturday,
which was his last Ministerial utterance.
and the member of the Dunn gave vent to
derisive laughter. 1t was with difficulty
that the President evoked order.
Subsequently the President announced
a bill, drafted by seventy-eight members,
to create a commission to consider illegal
acts of the administration with the view
to stopping them. This bill was referred
t. a committee.
Then the debate on the personal liberty
bill was resumed. NJ. Chtchegioviton. Min
lister Of the Interior, spoke in a liberal vein,
pointing out the necessity for supplement-
ing the proposed laws. which he indorsed,
with bills providing for the reorganization
of court procedure and others to enable
officials guilty Of abuse of power to be
prosecuted civilly and criminally.
These advances were rejec ted, other
speakers declaring that the Duna wanted,
instead Of the responsibility Of the judges,
the responsibility of the Ministry. The
personal liberty bill was then referred to
a committee.
Since Saturday the few peasants who
sat among the reactioraries in the Duma
have gone over to their democratic col
lea gues Their action is explained by the
utteraroe of one of their number, who said
to a crowd in the lobby, we peasants are
like poor, blind Samson, but the Car is
in the same Position. We hoped that he
would help us, but now the Ministers have
also blinded him"
1t is rumored that the Dumas notice
that it would interpellate the Government
in reference to the court martialling Of
eight workmen in the Baltic provinces was
Immediately followed by the execution of
the condemned men.