New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
RUSSIAN CALL TO ARMS.
RADICALS MAKE APPEAL.
Emperor Accused of Breach of Faith
-Moderates' Decisions.

St. Petersburg June 24-The Social Revolu
ZIONIST and Group of Toll members of the recent
parliament. numbering 139 Deputies, to-day is
sued their anticipated manifestoes summoning
the people TO continue by force the struggle for
land, liberty and popular representation The
documents, which proclaim that parliament per-
ished for defending the peoples rights, are re-
markable for the fact that the Emperor for the
first time is attacked by name for breach Of
faith, the revolutionary proclanations having
hitherto attributed all sins to the government
on account of the lingering sentiment Of loyalty
TO the Emperor among the peasant masses.
The draft Of the proclamation of the Social
Revoluttonists, Of which the revolutionary
presses are now printing thousands of copies.
and with which the manifesto of the Group Of
Toll is practically identical. is as follows:
Citizens: You sent US TO fight for freedom. for the
rights OF the people, for land and liberty. The
Douma majority oppositonal it rejected laws
increasing the power of the government bureau
cIls' II demanded an accounting OF repreSslons OF
peasants and workmen and OF besuahties In
prisons: its committees drew up many laws and
projects covering the most important needs ofethe
people and It's agrarlan commission accepted the
principle of the compulsory appropriation of land.
The radical deputies made every effort TO keep
in touch with the people. but the government used
ters 10 the electors were conhscated. our messen-
gers frequently were arrested. our papers We're
stopped and the editors who members of the
Douma are now to be prosecuted.
Under the perpetual threat of a dissolution Of
parliament the moderate section of the Douma
aDated the demands of the people, but the govern
ment replied with an uncompromisng refusal.
adopted the interests of the land owners and mobiles
ana took under its protection the widest laWless-
ness Of the local authorities.
The government dissolved the Douma because it
needs obedient Douma which will support tho
interests Of the aristocrats.
The Emperor did not hesitate before violation
OF his manifesto OF October 80. the fundamental
IaWs and his solemn promise given at the Winter
Palace TO the deputies of the first Douma defend
me me liberties granted 10 the people. He announced
pefore the whole people that the election law would
oh4y De modified with the assent of the Douma, but
now without the permission of parliament. the
peoples rights are trampled and the govern
lhet, relying on bayonets. openly pursues course
or forcible violation of the law
Inc new election law limits the rights OF the
peasants and workmen and increases that of the
4and owners and merchants. The representation
OF Siberia, the Caucasus and Poland is decreased,
ana some parts OF the country entirely dis
ITanchised and the Minister Of the Interior and
eiie governors OBTAIN great powers TO manipulate
elections The third Douma will not include de-
lenders OF the interests of the proletariat.
Citizens, after long struggle, in which nnu-
merable victims fell the people forced the gov
eminent TO convoke the Douma. When you elect
ed US and sent US TO struggle for land and free
dom we did not conceal from you that if the
Douma was not supported by the people 1t would
be powerless. The government will yield only 10
force. Only through a steady. organized struggle
viii the people conquer their rights.
The manifestoes are regarded as being second
Vtborg addresses, but they lack the authority
given to the latter by the participation of an
The Social Democratic ex-deputies did not
issue manifesto, being unable to obtain the
assent Of their parliamentary committee. most
Of whom are now in prison. They viii issue
manifesto later
A conference Of Constitutional Democrats.
which was held at Terioki. Finland. and at
tended by delegates from twenty-five provinces,
closed tonight. the conferrees returning to ST
Petersburg. The party took up the considera-
ton Of matters of vital Importance and reached
the following decisions To take part IN the
elections OF the third Douma, fighting indepen-
IDENTIFY; not to enter into any plan OF the Octo-
brists and the Social Democrats TO block the
elections. and not TO alter the agrarian any
other plank in their platform to suit the land
lords. The decisions were practically unani-
nous.
There is sign Of any split in the party
although some radical delegates representing
the provinces presented a motion TO boycott
the elections of a plenary congress 10 be held
in August throughout Russia. II the Senate
legalizes the party.