New-York tribune., 1906-05-19
NO REPLY FROM CZAR.
FORECAST OF RESPONSE.
Only Partial Satisfaction of Popular
Demands Egpected.

St. Petersburg, May 1S-The issue Of the first
encounter between the monarch and the repre-
sentatlves of the people hangs for the moment
IN the balance. Though the houses OF parlia-
ment adopted addresses in reply 20 the speech
from the throne, no answer has been given 70
either, and none is expected before Monday.
President MOurOmtseff. who expected TO obtain
an audience Of Emperor Nicholas to-day for the
presentation OF the address Of the lower house.
received instead an invitation TO a birthday
luncheon at Peterhof tomorrow
1t is reported tonight that the imperial reply.
which will be delivered by Premier Goremykin,
probably at the first session OF the house after
President MourOmtseff has been received at
Peterhof, will seek to avoid occasion Of rupture,
but on the other hand will not conceal the EN-
peror's view that parliament in many respects
has attempted to infringe upon the imperial
prerogative. On these points the response will
be calm refusal. Other suggestions will be
accepted wholly in part, while other parts
the Emperor will regard simply as declarations
Of policy Of parliament, which do not require
imperial consideration until presented in the reg
ular course Of legislation
Relative to the eagerly expected amnesty.
The Associated Press learns that the Cabinet
though it has discussed the question several
times, has not adopted any recommendation,
deciding that it is entirely a matter Of the
Emperor's personal prerogative Some Of the
leaders Of the court party and even members OF
the ministry seeking to prove that amnesty
is unnecessary on account Of the general house
cleaning of the prisons last November and the
recent release Of hundreds of those who had
been detained. This was the view Of the reac-
ionary faction of the Council Of the Empire.
which presented the first draft Of the Councils
response to the speech from the throne. Prince
Kazatkin, NJ Rostoffsky and NJ. Samarin fought
against this draft the adoption Of which, NJ
Shpoff declared, meant a declaration Of war
with the lower house The first draft was de-
feated by vote Of IA to 80. NJ Shipoff is the
real author Of the accepted address, though the
committee has altered 1t slightly.
The Constitutional Democratic leaders, whose
programme would be upset by the dissolution OF
parliament. quite anxious the En-
peror to avoid hasty conflict. They would re-
gard the failure of the government to declare
war big preliminary victory. of which they
would take advantage by forcing through their
agrarian scheme, upon which they count to
strengthen themselves in the country before the
final test comes.
That the reactionists headed by General Tre-
pOR seeking in every way possible to influ-
ence his majesty to fight is apparent by the dis
covery made by the "Rech" of a secret circu-
lar sent to the governors. instructing them to
diately send to the Emperor protests against
amnesty and the abolition Of the death penalty
These have been flowing in to Peterhof from all
directions, over fifty being printed in The OH
cial Messenger this morning.
Dispatches from the interior report demonstra-
tions In front of the prisons in all parts Of
Russia in favor OF the release of the political
prisoners. At Simferopol troops surrounded the
prison where the political prisoners were making
demonstration and fired on them through the
windows.
In St. Petersburg those awaiting transporta-
tion at the deporting prison hung out red flags
from the windows and sang the ''Garseilaise'
all night, while crowds outside Joined in the
revolutionary song.
The committee Of the Council Of the Empire
to-day concluded it's draft of the reply to the
speech from the throne. 1t says that while
carrying out the suggestions of the Emperor,
the upper house will aim to assure the welfare
of the people and the prosperity Of the country,
and expresses the hope that the union Of its
efforts with those Of the lower house will prove
successful in enlightening the people through
the medium of general education with regard to
safeguarding the rights and freedom accorded to
them. Hope is also expressed for success in
developing the resources of the country and for
the prosperity Of all classes.
The reply adds that the council Is profoundly
convinced that the diffusion of the principles of
local autonomy in districts where they hereto
fore have been lacking will, If due regard is
paid to the idiosyncracies Of the various ma
tionalities, succeed in creating a solid, enlght-
ened state, to the glory Of the Emperor and the
happiness of the free Russian citizens.
The paragraph dealing with amnesty says
that all great Russian historical events have
been craven on the peoples memory by imperial
acts of clemency toward prisoners and crimi-
nails, and consequently the upper house, al
though feeling profound indignation at the con-
tinual crimes committed in the heat Of the po-
htical struggle has decided to submit for the
gracious consideration of the Emperor the lot
OF those who. while giving way to their irresisti-
BILE desire for a speedy consummation of their
aspirations. have not committed outrages on
life or property or otherwise transgressed the
established laws.
The police according to the ''Nasha Shisn."
have discovered that the revoutionists have
imported over a score Of automobiles into St
uprising