New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
STOLYPIN TELLS0F PLOT
CAPTURE OF TERRORISTS.
House Congratulates Emperor
Radical Deputies 1bsent.

9. 7,.+a-s+,,ye, Nav 2O-Previous TO the OPEN
ing of the session Of the Douma to-day resolu-
ton expressing great joy at emperor Nlcholass
osoo,,a from, Death as shown by tho pot, and
deem Indignation at the conspiracy was unani-
rnoDsIv adopted. The reading OF the resolution
,a,,ad forth hearty applause. but the expected
,,o,arc,ist demonstration did not take place
The Social Democrats, Social Revolutionists.
-,rt NJ the Group of Toll and others were absent
from the house when the resolution was pre-
scented and adopted
Premier stoypin IN formally announcing the
discovery of the plot said that not only was
the Emperors life aimed at. but the conspira
tors had planned 10 assassinate Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievtch. President of the Coun-
ell Of National Defence and himself. Grand
Duke Alexander Michailovitch, brother-in-law
Of the Emperor, and Grand Duke Nicholas Mich
olaievitch were among those present when the
resolution was adopted. After an Introductory
speech by Count Bobrinsky, president of the
Constitutional Conservative party, the Premier
opened his address by saying that the accounts
Of the plot as published in certain foreign news
papers we're greatly exaggerated, adding:
In February the DepaTtment Of Public Order
and Security at St Petersburg obtained infor-
nation that criminal society had been formed
in this city with the direct object of executing
series OF terrorist outrages. a prolonged and
difficult investigation resulted in the discovery
Of a number Of members of the society and
others intimately associated with them REPORTS
were made of the residences of the conspirators
which were constantly changed. but all their
movements, private codes and passwords were
discovered IN reports which they sent by post
On ApEil ID twenty-eight members of the So
ciety were arrested and the Department of Pub
lie Order and Security Informed the procurator
OF the st Petersburg Appeal Court OF its dis
coveries- Having established the fact that the
society was formed with the intent to overthrow
the existing government in Russia by acts OF
violence. the procurator April II instituted pro-
ceedines against the persons arrested who will
be prosecuted without delay.
II has been esta bliShed by the preliminary in
CURRY that many Of those arrested belonged TO
the Social Revolutionists, and that their object
was 10 organize an attempt on the life of the
Emperor and carry out terrorist attacks on
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch and the
president Of the Council of Ministers. Members
TO enter the imperial palace. where the Emperor
is residing, but their attempts failed
N. stolypin addressed the house a second time
in answer TO a Social Democratic Interpolation
regarding the action Of the police Saturday
in searching the lodgings of NJ. OzeI, Deputy
from Riga when a meeting OF the Social Demo-
Gratis was broken up and a number of men and
women We're arrested. The Premier. speaking
as head of the political police. said that the
government had been informed that meetings
Of the central revolutionary organization were
trlLS utAO Il Tie ISS4uellSt Oh N OZtl 1H6
police. as they had the right TO do and in ac-
cordance with their duty. entered the building,
arrested thirty-one persons and seized number
Of compromising documents. by which II was
established that n. OzePs residence was being
used a centre Cor meetings Of members Of the
Military League, which was planning an armed
uprising
Some time after the resolution OF sympathy
with the Emperor had been adopted Deputy
shirssy, IL behalf OF the central committee OF
the Social Democrats announced that his party
had nc connection with the plot and insinuated