Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-06

Vice President If the ussiau Douma.
Pole. ore democratic re 'ormer CPrince Oru-
soft of Moscow formerly assistant Secre-
tary of the interior and twice governor or
provinces. who made Il terrific exposure OF
the connection of the ministry with TIE
Jewish massacres the other day.. one pro-
gressist Count Hayden, Of whom / wrote
you the other day as the leader OF the
OCtoberist or conservative faction, and two
other conservatives.
OF the four bills one prepared and pre-
sented by Mr.. Herzcnsten has received the
Endorsement of the constitutional demo-
cratic caucus, who have a majority. and
viii therefore be likely to adopt that Dill,
although il may be modified il committee
In some particulars. There is another OIL
from certain members of the constitutional
democracy, but il will probably not receive
any attention. as 1t was unauthorized.
The hill submitted by the government Is
naturally the most interesting and -gfln-
cant because il was forced out of a reluc-
tant ministry aud is a humiliating sur
render They declared at the outset thac
the government would not recognize the
douma as having any authority IN this land
matter. and that il would attend TO the
peasants itself without any meddling. But
this is not the first time the ministry have
eaten their own words. They are always
yielding and always saying that they will
never yield. Such a policy Is suicidal be-
cause they get no credit and make no
friends and exercise no influence.
In the address of the douma, replying to
the speech OF the emperor on tne Oay OF It's
convocation, occurs the following para
graph.
THE rdi.al population is impatiently
awaiting the satisfaction of agrarian
needs Parliament would not be doing its
duty IL = did not make law for the sat
isfactIon OF these needs, by the aid OF the
state ana crown domains, the monastic
lands and the compulsory appropriation
Of land belonging to the owners Of es-
tates.
To thus the car and his minister's
speaking through the premier, said;
with reference to the solution of the
agrarian question by the transfer of the
crown appanages and monastery and
church lands. and by the forcible eNpro-
priation 1T private lands and property,
the council of ministers holds IL to be it's
duty to declare that such a method is
wholly inadmissible. The government
cannot deprive one party of its posses
slons IN Croer TO bestow them upon an
other
statement within thirty days the minis
try came forward with draft of bill
that Is complete surrender and prac-
tical acceptance of the demands con
plan proposed by the government is
briefly as follows;
Governments Land Bill.
/. To distribute all the hands belonging
20 the state.
. To purchase as much more territory
as possible from private owners who are
willing 20 sell. and TO transfer it in small
tracts to peasant buyers on reasonable
terms the difference between the cost
and the receipts to be paid from the i'm
periaI treasury
g. Nobody but peasants can buy. and
they cannot sell to any other class. 1t is
proposed tu make these lands their per-
rnanent heritage.
l. Such lands as are distributed among
the 1easants cannot be mortgaged or paid
over for debts.
g. The land given to the peasants in
common at the emancipation of the serfs
Efty-siN years ago, to be broken up and
divided In severalty among the different
families belonging to the communes In
connection with the new land distribu-
ti0n. 50 rs to equalize ownership.
G To correct the boundaries between
the peasants lands. so that as far as pos
Stole the land owned by the same person
shall lie continuous. At present the hold
ings are often split up into narrow strips
separated by miles of other peoples fields
and often far from the road. Roadways
are to be provided so that all individual
holdings may be reached without passing
over the land of other people.
a. Peasant farmers will be encouraged
TO emlgrate 10 Siberia by being offered
free ira importation, free farms and am
tools. seed and stock In order to make a
start
g. Instruction shall be given the peas
ants IN the use OF labor Saving machin-
cry and in scientific farming.
A year ago such plan as this would
have been not only acceptable. but ex-
ceedingiy popular. 1t would have won
over practically all the peasant popula-
tion hieh numbers more than 10000 600.
and would have produced peace and quiet