New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
THE CAR IN CONTROL.
RUSSIAN PEOPLE C4LN.
Nine DepHties IN PrisOn-Tert of
Mamfesto-ORciaJs' Fears.

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disorder in the interior had been received up To
midnight
Demonstrations among ST Petersburs, work
men are expected tO-.norrow. but the authors
Ties arr not alarmed They profess 20 be chiefly
apprehensive over the possibility OF rioting' and
racial eXcesses in Odessa E>ieff and other cities
where party feeling runs high An outbreak OF
aSF'F;an disorders in several regions o. the
p're is anticipated later. when the peasants
Ieain of the dissolution. but a spirit OF conf
dence in the ability of the government to ham
circles
In the course OF the night nine Of the sixteen
social Democratic leaders named in the govern
lnent Indictment, including VI. TzereteIf and NJ
D@hdparldze, were taken into custody Ths,
otiier seven succeeded in elUding the careful
pItns made for their arrest. Two Secret Service
oHiceTs had been assigned follow each deputy
ana serve the warrants as soon as the ukase
was promulgated, They We're instructed to fol-
10" their men 10 the frontier, if necessary. but
t!e deputies succeeded in making their escace.
Among those who have not yet been arrested ara
NJ Ozel the report Of whose capture was nm
/ founded and NJ AIexnsky who has not re-
turned to Russia.
Though General DracheffsI.y. Prefect Of Po-
nee was nominaly in charge, the provisions for 8
public safety were virtually in the hands Of
General Hazenkampf. thu aid To Grand Duke
NlchoIaS NlcholalevitCh who returned from
krasnoy e-Selo to assume command of the COM
! blled garrison, including the Guard Corps. the
1'th Infantry Division. Il large force of Cav-
/ airy and COssackS and several machine gun
detachments- The military was chiefly dis
( posed IN the industrial section, but a strong
/ force occupied the neishbOrhOod of the Taurids
I Palace \ part of the TsarkuzyI Regiment gar
! risoned the palace. while squads of cuirassiers
! were stationed in the cOurtyards of adjoining
\ buildings Nobody. not even a DONNA official.
/ was allowed 10 enter. A 1aCOuIc notice was
/ posted the gates announcing that former
+ Deputies" would receive their salaries on ap-
plication to the ChanceIlery of The Empire.
/ Reports We're in circulation during the day
/ that the WOTkmen were planning a great DEM
7 -onstration in front of the palace but they did
/ not appear The officer in command OF the
/ troops there said that he had orders 10 disperss
! any crowds without parley. and not 10 spare
/ bullets in case of necessity.
An imperial ukase issued to-day pro-
rogUing the Council of the Empire until No
/ vember IL
/ News of the dissolution reached the ST. Peters,
/ burg papers too late for their last editions but
/ the public was quickly informed through extras
/ and great posters set out by the police at all
| street corners. containing the ukase announcing
/ the dissolution and the imperial manifesto. The
| text of the manifesto follows;
We. Nicholas H. by the grace OF God Emperor
Of all the Russias. Gar Of Poland Grand Duke ot
/ Finland, etc. declare all faithful subjects
| that, in conformity with our order and instruc-
| uons since the dissolution of the first Douna- our
government has adopted a series of successive
| measures 10 pactfy the country and establish the
| affairs of state in regular course
| The second Douma couvOked by US was sum
[ mOnsd 10 contribute. according 20 our sovereign
/ will. the pacifcation Of Russia. principally by
| the work Of legislation. without which the life OF
state and the perfection of its administration ara
fupossihIe. rev+ bv an evar1ir,tioD of tbe b1I5gaf
OF revenue and expenditure, which insures regular
tty in national finance and. finally, by the nation
al the right of addressing interpretations to
| the government with view of establishing every
/ WIZ 'Iu'H ana J-Slllv-
Intrusting these tasks to the elected representa-
| tives' the nation placed upon them by that very
| trust a heavy responsibility. and it was their
duty their rights wise labor for the
welfare and the STRENGTHENING OF the Russian state
/ Such We're our Ideas and desires When we gave TO
the nation new principles for the life of the state
| To sorrow considerable section of the
second b0utna tdIied % JUSTIFY our expectations
/ 1t was not with the viii or desire To strengthen
| Russia and perfect her new administration thak
/ many or the GelegdteS OF the nation set to work.
| but with manifest tendency TO augment her
troubles and assist in the disruption of the state
| As "a consequence of thiS activity during thess
/ periods OF the Douma which constituted an in
| surmountabIc obstacle To fruitful labor a hostile
spirit was introduced into the Douma itself which
| prevented the union of a sufficient number its
| members desirOus of working fOr the interests ~
| the country For This reason the Douma either
| failed to discuss important measures which were
| drawn up by the government delayed their dis
cusson. or else rejected them. not even reCoilins
| from the rejection of laws which punished the
| open support OF crimes and particularly the dis
/ senIinatOrs of trouble, who had evaded COndemna-
! tion for assassnations and acts of violence
/ The Douua dld not lend It's moral support to tho
government in che restoration of order. and Russia
continues TO suffer the shame of epoch of crimes
! and disasters.
| The examination of the budget created an OBJ
stace To the timely satisfaction Of many of the
vital needs Cf the people The right OF interpella-
/ tion transformed by a considerable party in
! he DOUma into a means OF lighting against tho
| government and exciting dstrust toward II among
/ large classes of the people.
| Lastly. act committed Unheard OF in tho
annals of history. The judicial authorities discov-
| cred a plot by section OF the DoUma against the
| state and power of the Gar. but when govern
rnent demanded the exclusion until Judgment had
/ been passed. OF hfty-hve members of the DOuma
| implicated in the crime and the arrest of those
| to carry Immediately the lawful demand OF the
/ authorities. which admitted of delay.
/ All this compelled us by ukase 70 the Senate 70
dissolve the second DoUma. fixing September IA as
/ the date Of the convOcation OF the DOuma be-
| lieving however. in the patriotism and national
/ spirit of people
! We md the cause of failure on two occasions Oc
/ activity In the Douma in the fact that. owing
the imperfection OF the electoral law. the legisa-
/ tive institution composed of members who
truly representative of the needs and de-
sres of the people; consequently. while leaving in
force all the rights granted 70 our subjects by the
manifesto of October 80. 1900. and the fundamental
| laws. have decided To modify the procedure in
choosing elective representatives of the people
the Douma in order that each section OF tho people
/ may have its representatives
The Douma summoned TO strengthen the
[ Russian and ought 10 be Russian in spirit
| Other natonaIteS forming part of empire
ought have represen atves of their needs In the
| DOuma, but they ought not To appear, and shall
| not appear, in such numbers as will make il pes
sible for them TO be arbiters Cf questions waicIl
| are purely Russian
| Within the confines of the state. where the peo-
pie have attained sufficient civic Developments,
the elections to the Douma must be temporarily
suspended.
/ All these electoral notifications could not have
been introduced in the customary legislative way
by the Douma, whose composition is recognized
by us to he unsatisfactory, by reason of the i'm
perfection OF the procedure for the election Of
/ members OF the DOuma. II is only the power
which gave the first electoral law-the historic