Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-25
ATTACK GAR BY NAME.
Social Revolutionists and Group Of
Toll Issue Manifestoes.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 25.-The social
revolutionist and group of toll members of
the late parliament, numbering 139 depu-
ties, yesterday issued their anticipated
manifestoes, summoning the people to con-
tinue by force the struggle for land, liberty
and popular representation.
The documents, which proclaim that par
Lament persisted for defending the peoples
rights, are remarkable for the .act that
the emperor for the first time Is attacked
tionary proclamations having hitherto at
tributed all sins to the government on ac-
count of the lingering sentiment of 10y
atty to the emperor among the peasant
masses
The draft of the proclamation of the So
cial revOlutionists, of which the revolu-
ttonary 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 free
dom, for the rights of the people, for land
positional. 1t rejected laws increasing the
power of the government bureaucrats; it
demanded an accounting Of repressions of
peasants and workmen. and of bestialities
In prisons; its committees elaborated many
laws and projects covering the most impor-
tS4.t needs of the people, and its agrarian
commission accepted the principle of the
1.-THE radical deputies made every effort
to keep in touch with the people, but the
government used unprecedented measures
to prevent this. Our letters to the electors
were confiscated, our messengers frequently
were arrested, our papers were stopped and
the editors who were members of he duma
are now to be prosecuted
Under the perpetual threat of dissolu-
ton of parliament the moderate section of
the duma abated the demands of the peo-
pie, but the government replied with an I'M
compromising refusal and adopted the in
terests of the landowners and mobiles, and
protection widest
lessness Of the local authorities.
THE government dissolved the duma
because 1t needs an obedient duma which
will support the interests of the aristocrats.
THE emperor did not hesitate before a
violation of his manifesto of October 30
giving the fundamental law, and his SOL
emn promise given at the Winter palace to
the deputies Of the first duma to defend
the liberties granted to the people. He an
nounced before the whole people that the
election law would only be modified with
the permission of parliament, the peoples
rights are trampled upon and the govern
ment, relying on bayonets, openly pursues
a course of forcible violation of the law.
1.-THE new election law limits the rights
of the peasants and workmen, and increases
that Of the landowners and merchants. The
representation of Siberia. the Caucasus and
Poland is decreased and some parts OF the
country are entirely disfranchised, and the
minister of the interior and the governors
are given great powers to manipulate cleo
tons. The third duma will not include de-
tenders of the interests Of the proletarat.
Citizens. after long struggle, in which
innumerable victims fell, the people forced
the government to convoke the duEia. When
you elected us and sent US to struggle for
land and freedom we did not conceal from
you that II the duma was not supported by
the people it would be powerless. The gov
eminent will yield only to force. Only
through steady organized struggle will
the peope conquer their rights
The manifestoes are regarded as being
second Viborg addresses, but they lack the
authority given to the latter by the parti-
cipation of an influential party, the consti-
tutional democrats.
The social democratic members Of the late
parliament did not issue a manifesto, being
unable to obtain the assent of their parlta-
.lentary committee, most of whom are now
In prison. They will issue manifesto later.