Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-18
STOLYPIN IS RESPONSIBLE
Russian Premier Object of Bitter Re-
dictionary Intrigue.
SITUATION Is NOW WELL IN HAND
Press Everywhere Muszled and Troops
Holding COntrOl-FeelinE Gov
ernment Has Made
Mistake,

ST. PETERSBURG. June f7.-The chances
OF the proclamation Of a general strike in
answer to the governments coup etat are
steadily lessening. The question is now
under discussion at a secret conference OF
the central committee OF the social demo-
Gratis which is being held In Finland. but
strong current of opposition Is known TO
prevail, not only on the part Of the mod
crate leaders, but also among the adher-
ents of the radical majority. A faction OF
the moderates urge that the government is
now so strongly intrenched that a strike
would be futile and only weaken the pres
tige Of the party and involve the rank and
file and the industrial proletarist generally
In a series of reprisals and immense pc
cuniary loss
The conference which is attended by all
the members Of the lower house who have
not been addressed probably will content
itself with Issuing q series of proclama-
tlons addressed to the peasantry, the army
and navy. and the workmen, accusing the
government Of violating faith with the
country by altering the election law in de-
hance Of the imperial pledges, and appeal
ing TO the masses TO continue the fight to
overthrow the existing regime.
The social revolutionists at a conference
held last night, declared the proposed strike
and appointed a committee to draft an ad-
dress to the peasantry. the army and navy,
and the workmen. The national socialist
and group OF toll members are also in con-
templating the issuance OF manifestos to
their constituents.
News Received Quietly.
kilograms from practically every city in
the empire announced that the news of the
dissolution OF Parliament was received
quietly and with almost an entire absence
Of demonstration. Even at Odessa and
Kiev no disturbances occurred. The pre-
feet of police OF Kiev issued orders that no
demonstrations on the part OF the reac-
tionists or revolutionists be allowed and
that no open discussion OF the dissolution
of Parliament be permitted.
The course OF General Drachefsld, pre-
feet Of police OF St. Petersburg. in prohibit
ing hostile criticism of the government was
followed almost universally by the govern
ors general throughout Russia, completely
muzzling the liberal press. The few news
papers appearing here today made ex-
tremely guarded comments on the situa-
ton, the radical Russ contenting itself with
expressing the hope that two election cam
paigns in one year will widen the political
horizon OF the people and make them Arm
adherents of the idea OF parliamentarism.
The Novoe Vremya, which has aligned
itself with the reactionlsts. attacks the
new election law as a half way measure
afrording the possibility that the reyolu-
tionary elements will again be able to
able to enter Parliament.
Government Has Failed.
A close study of the new election law
which is bulky document of eighty pages
Of complicated phraseology. has somewhat
dspelled the feeling OF gloom in liberal
circles The idea is gaining ground that
the government has failed in its intentions
and that there is a possibility there will be
an oppositional majority in the third
Parliament as in the case Of it's predeces-
sors. Even under the new law II Is
thought that the constitutional democrats
will retain control of the cities or perhaps
they will be swamped by the democratic
proletariat In the elections OF the second
and poorer categories OF urban voters.
The constitutional democrats also hope
to return whom the government believed
would be exclusively conservative.
According to the opinion of a foreign
diplomat. who is in close touch with the
court, the government has done either too
much or too little. II has violated the
fundamental laws. or constitution and laid
itself open to the charge of accomplishing
coup d'etat without altering the election
law sufficiently to produce the desired re-
suits.
Bitter Against stOIypin.
The feeling In court circles against
Premier Stolypin, who has undertaken full
responsibility before his majesty for
speedy convocation of Parliament on the
present basis OF suffrage is said to be
bitter and he Is alleged TO be the object OF
strong reactionary intrigue.
The grant OF seven parliamentary repre-
was decided upon at the last moment The
original plan was to disfranchise the
Caucuses entirely. but this was abandoned
owing to the representations of Count
Verontzeoft- -Dashkoff. viceroy OF the
Caucasus, who is now here nghting to
save his political head. The holy synod
has ordered the imperial manifesto to be
read IN all the churches next Sunday.
The committee OF the lower house Of
Parliament, consisting OF twenty-five mem
bers appointed to investigate the charges
against the social democratic deputies. de-
cided to issue its report posthumously.
1t came TO the conclusion that the evil
dence was too weak to justify the sus-
pension OF any OF the accused deputies
Even moderates like Prof. Kuzmin-Rar-
avaieff the decorate reformer who IA
vored the surrender OF any of the cui-
prits against whom there was definite
grounds for SUSPICION acauisced to thts