Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
City Has the Appearance of an Armed
Camp and the Garrison Is Double
It's Ordinary Strength.
PRESS CONDEMNS GOVERNMENT
Railroad Stations Are Watched by
Secret Police and the Whole
Situation Is One Bordering on
Chaos-Small Hope Of
Compromise.

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GEO p.m.-The recommendation of
the parliamentary committee which
has been examining the indictment
against the social democratic men,
bers, that it be given until Monday
to report, as it was impossible to
review all the evidence today, was
accepted by the house against the
energetic opposition of the right,
and parliament adjourned until
Monday. NJ. Tezeretoli, social
democrat, again attempted to bring
on discussion OF the agrarian law
and the law abolishing the death
penalty, proposing an evening ses-
SION in order to discuss "these i'm
portant measures of state" but this
also was rejected.
ST PETERSBURG. June I5-The second
Russian parliament, the Associated Press is
Informed on ministerial authority, will be
dissolved tonight by an imperial edict which
viii be promulgated SO soon as the lower
house acts on Premier Stolypin's ultima
tun. The possibility of the house granting
the governments demand for the suspen-
sion of the ffty-fve social democratic MEM
bers who are charged with conspiring
against the present regime, is not being
considered by either side
Appearance of Armed Camp
The city has again assumed the appear
ance of an armed camp. The guard resi--
ments last night left their summer camp
at krasnoye- Selo for st. Petersburg and
throughout the night detachments of in
fantry and cavalry have been arriving here
The garrison of ST. Petersburg is now dou-
BILE its ordinary strength, the guard regi-
ments having been replaced by regiments of
the line when the former went into camp
Long lines of transport wagons with camp
equipages, etc, trundled through the main
streets all morning. interspersed with occa-
sional attachments of cavalry and infantry
marching TO their quarters Otherwise the
center of the city bore its usual appear
ance, but the industrial sections literally
bristled with troops
Every Station Occupied.
Every railroad station was occupied this
two squadrons of cavalry and hrmored mil
itary trains were held in readiness in view
of the possibility of the outbreak of a rail-
read strike, and the reserves Of all the regi-
ments We're confined to barracks. All the
railroad stations were watched by secret
police in order TO prevent the escape of the
.CCial democratic deputies and revolutionary
aGitators, among whom a general exodus is
expected TO begin soon as parliament is
dissolved
Government Criticised.
With the exception of the official Rossia
and Novoe Vremya, the newspapers unani.
mOusly CritCise the governments action
and see in the demand for the suspension of
Ne social democratic members only a pre-
ext and not real reason for the dis
fution Of parliament. The Rech holds
slat the current proceedings of the lower
Souse do not offer the slightest justifiea-
ZION for its dissolution. the house having
removed all possibilities of revolutionary
conflicts with the government and started
ON peaceful legislative work, when the po-
ltcal education of the people is TO be
suddenly interrupted, but not through the
fault OF parliament. The indictment of
parliament. the Rech adds, was not a
judicial act; IL is an accusation against the
whole Russian people. The government,
Is luTlHeT polHltu out by the Keen, nad
full knowledge of the program and aims
OF the social democrats and social revolu-
tionists when il assembled parliament but
did not interfere for three months.
Rech Points Out Danger.
The danger" the Rech continues. has
not increased. on the contrary, thanks to
parliament, the revolutionary spirit had
begun to abate, showing that parliamentary
life is tfe best method of disarming revolt
But no~ new page is opening in the his
tory of the country. perhaps the beginning
of a new chapter In which the names of a
multitude of victims will be inscribed
The Slova. which heretofore has sternly
condemned all revolutionary activity on
the part of parliament. declares that Pre-
mier Stolypin's ulJmatum is not in accord
with the dignity OF parliament, nor the
position of the government as a constitu-
uonal monarchy. The governments action.
1t declares. is unconstitutional, insIncere
and shortslg GIFTED
The socialist Toyarsch printed leading
article COuched in a democratic tone but