The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-15
DISSOLUTION SURE
FOL. Lower HOUSE.
Russian Parliament Thrown Into
Turmoil by Exciting
@ Event.
ATTACK SOCIAL u /! DEMOCRATS ATS
ST. Petersburg Prosecutor scath-
ingly Denounces Them as
Criminals.
ATTACK SOCIAL DEMOCRATS

ST. PETERSBURG, June 14.-The
dissolution OF the lower House OF the
Russian Parliament appears to-d day to-
be q question OF only. q few hours. or
at most OF day or two.
lower House to. n sht rejected Premier
6tolypin's ;ultiratum tI,nt to the
Doutna to-day for the Immediate sus-.
pension OF f,fty-fivs deputies for mem
bershipsin the Social Democratic party.
and referred the subject to commit
tee. Although the committee has been
Instructed ito report Tomorrow even
Ing, II 10 known In advance that the
decision on the main question will, be
adverse and the Douma Will accept
the recommendations.
In order to keep strictly within the
legal limits, the committee may recon-
mend the suspension Of the leaders
on condition that the government dis
close the evidence against them. put
there IL not the slightest expectation
on either side that this will save the
: An extraordinary session OF the
council OF ministers IL being neld to-
night to discuss the decision of the
lower houses, Up to late hour no
report has been received Of the doings
OF the council and no decree OF disso.
luton had been issued. The general
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promulgated pending Anal action by
the lower house.
Read scathtng Indictment.
NJ. arneshausky : the prosecutor Rof
the St Petersburg courts. read In the
lower house the indictment OF the
Social Democrats. based principally on
the documents found In the search OF
the lodgingsSof Deputy Ozel. The pro-
tocol described at length the incrinai-
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hfty-hve. Social Democrats. as. mem
bers Of the lower house OF Parli2tnent
had organized themselves into crini-
nal. secret organization, known as the
central committee Of the Social Demo-
cratic party. which was acting in con-
cert with other criminal organizations
particularlysths military revolutionary
societies throughout Russia, to produce
armed uprisinss among the peasantry
soldiers and worknen. and overthrow
the monarchy and the governn1enV He
therefore demanded the imrnedi ate sus-
pension OF the members in order to
try them for High treason Inder para.
graph 102 OF the criminal code.
Fell Like . ThunAerbolt.
The action OF the Cabinet fell like
thundcrboltfons Parliament. as It had
been. popularity. supposed that the
Houses action n shelving the annes-
~ resolution and refusing. ia instruct
the agrariani COMMITTEES In favor OF
the forcibie appropriation OF land had
averted the impending danger OF q
dissolution. rs FL /, 4
simultaneously with the delivery 8!
the governments ultimatun squads. OF
police took possession. Of the lodgings
OF all Social Democrat Deputies and
seized their papers. evidently prepat-
ed to make gafrestsnso y soon as the
decision OF the House became known.
Preparations for preserving !, order
had carefully been made In advance.
Patrols, OF mounted police rode round
Tauride Palace 10 located, keeping the
crowds at distance and permitting
; none except privileged newspaper men
to approach the building. w