The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-25
ACCUSE THE CAR
OF: BEING UN-
FAITHFUL
Douma Rebels Witty Name Of
Their Emperor.
ARE FIGHTING FOR LIBERTY
RevoiutionIsts' Manifesto Claims That
Sovereign Has Trampled on Rights
Of People.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 25.-The
Social Revolutionlst and Group of Toll
members of the late parliament, num-
herring 1870 deputies. have issued their
anticipated manifestoes summonlng
the people Ia continue by force the
struggle for land. liberty aud popular
representation. The documents, which
proclaim that parliament persisted for
defending the peoples rights. are re
markable for the fact that the EN-
peror for the first time II attacked 10y
name for breach Of faith. the revolu.
tionary proclamatlons having hitherto
attributed all sins 60 the government
on account NJ the lingering sentiment
Of loyalty 10 the emperor among the
peasant masses
The draft Of the proclamation ~ the
Social Revolutionlsts. which tie rev
dictionary presses are now printing
thousands Of copies aud with which
the manifesto ~ the Group 81 Toll Il
practically Identical. Il as follows:
'Citizens You sent Us 90 fight for
freedom. for the rights ~ the people.
for land and liberty. The doumn ma
JorIiy was opposItlonal. II rejected
laws increasing the power Of the gov.
eminent burcaucrats: II demanded aii
accounting 81 repressions Of peasants
aud workmcn aud ~ lcstlalities In
prisons: It's committees elaborated
many laws and projects covering the
most important needs ~ the people.
aud its agrarlan commission accpte'l
the principle ~ the compulsory ex.
preparation ~ land.
The Radical deputies made every
effort e. keep In touch with the Iueo.
pie. hut the government used unprece
deuicd measures 30 prevent this. our
letters a. the electors were conh-catssl,
our messengers frequently were or
r,-st.,i. eur paper. were stopped. and
the ssiliars who wcne members ~ ths
doume are now 10 H. prosecuted.
Under the perpetual threat q d.
solution ~ parliament the Moderate
section of the douma abaicd the de
mands ~ the people. but the govern
mcnt replied with an uncompromlslnE
refusal aud adopted the Interests ~ th'
landowners aud mobiles aud took under
IL protection the widest lawlc.snes'
of the local authorities.
The government dissolved the dou
ma because n needs an obc'licnt d0u
INA which will support the interests Of
the ari-toCrnts.
THE emperor dld not hesitate 10 VIC
late his pledge given Ia his manifesto
of Oct. ~. the fundamental laws ans
his solemn promise given az the Win
ter palace 60 the deputies of the nrs
iouma 90 defend the liberties grantc
a. the people. lie announced bcfor
the whole people that the election lav
would only be modified with the AS n
Of the doumn. but now. without tn
permission 81 parliament. the people
rights are trnmplcd upon. aud the gov
ernment. relying ON bayoncts, openll
pursues n course u forcible violation
% the law.
The new election law limits tn
rights 81 the peasants aud workmcI
aud Increases that u the landowner
aud merchants. The representation o
siberia. the Caucasus aud Poland m
decreased. aud some parts 81 the coun
try ARE entirely DISTINGUISHED. and th
minister Of the Interior aud the gov
errors are given great powers 10 ma
nlpulnte elections. The third doum
will not include defenders Of the Inter
c-is Of the proletarlat
"Cltlzcns. after a long struggle. I
which innumerable victims fell. "a
, people forced the government 10 cot
woke the douma. When you clecis'