The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-17
DiSSOIveS RusSia'S Rebel
liOus Parliament.
IGNORES THE LAW.
An Order for the Election Of a New
Duma Is issued AgraTian
Disorders are Feared.

0As E0lGl6Uul JuiiG A1hPthCA
Nicholas affixed his signature Sunday
morning to an imperial ukase abolish
ing the present duma and ordering
that the elections OF members to its
successor, which Is TO meet November
"a, be held under the new election
law which provides against the sub
mergence OF the educated classes b.
the uneducated masses.
This act constitutes virtual coup
d'etat and overrldes the specific pro.
Visions of the fundamental laws of the
realm. solemnly proclaimed by his
majesty on the eve OF the convocatlon
of the first duma, which declared that
the electoral law could never be
changed without the consent of parlia.
ment itself. W
This breach OF the constitution Is
justified by the law OF necessity. the
advisers OF the emperor holding 1t i'm
possible under present conditions TO
secure parliament capable of CO.
operating harmoniously with the
crown TO rescue Russia from anarchy
and revolution, &
The ukase Is accompanied by O
manifesto setting forth the motives
which led the emperor to dissolve the
duma. He adverts to the dumas re-
lection of temporary laws, its refusal
TO condemn terrorism. the delay In
ratifylng the budget, the open revolu.
tlonary spirit OF large portion Of It's
members, the abuse of the right OF In
terpellation and. finally, the failure of
the duma to comply Immediately with
the demand for the exclusion OF the
90 social democratic members
charged with conspiring against the
present regime.
An imperial ukase was Issued Sun.
day proroguing the council of the EN-
pire until November IL.
Saturday night nine OF the l6 social
democratic leaders specifically named
In the government Indictment were
taken into custody. The other seven
succeeded in eluding the elaborate
provisions made for their arrest Two
secret service officers with signed
warrants had been assigned to follow
each deputy and serve the warrants
as soon as the ,ukase was promulgat-
ed. They were instructed to follow
their men to the frontier If necessary,
but the deputies succeeded in escap-
ing
The dissolution of the duma was re-
celved in st. Petersburg with perfect
tranquility and in no place in Russia,
so far as is known, were there any
serious disturbances.
Demonstrations among st. Peters
burg workmen are anticipated, but
the authorities are not alarmed. They
profess to be chiefly apprehensive
over the possibility OF rioting and
racial excesses in Odessa and Kiev
and other cities where party feeling
runs high. An outbreak of agrarian
disorders in several regions of the EN-
pire is anticipated later when the
peasantry learn of the dissolution.
The new election law is regarded as
mastery piece of gerrymanderlng,
avowedly designed to reduce to a
minimum the representation in the
duma OF those classes OF the popula'
tion in which hostility to the govern.
ment has been chiefly evident. IL
arbitrarily reduces the deputations
from the four eastern provinces and
the Siberian provinces, which return
ed radical deputies to the preceding
dumas, from "a to 40.
IL decreases the Polish contingent
from 36 to IL, the Caucasians from 20
to 10, and completely DISTINGUISHES,
until further orders. the radical popu-
latlop of several districts In Central
Asia. On the other hand, II selects
PskoV, Kiev City and other constltu.
encies returning conservatives in the
last elections, for an Increase and pro.
vides for special representation for
the conservative Russian population
of Vilna and Kovno provinces on the
Polish frontier.
As a result OF these various changes
the new duma numbers 442 Instead OF
| 524. or "a towns formerly electing
representatives directly to the duma
only seven-st. Petersburg, Moscow
Warsaw, Kiey, Lodz. Odessa and
Riga-retaln their direct representa-
| ton.
Warsaw, June 1.-THE newspapers
issued extras spreading the news OF
the dumas dissolution, which created
q profound impression. The emper
or's action Is the subject OF eager dis
.cussion, the people fearing that the
new election law will exclude the
Poles. The city, however Is quiet
Domiciliary visits are OF nightly oc
currence and arrests OF socialists and
nationalists are frequent Troops Il
the number OF 100000 are masset
] around the city.