Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-04
PLANNED DEEP PLOT
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Black Cross Was to Mean Par
Iiament'S Dissolution.
CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT
Conservative Members Withdraw
From the Hall This Afternoon.
TRYING TO SHIFT THE BLAME
Organ Of the Cabinet Places the Re-
sponsibility on the Consti-
tutional Democrats.
CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT
TRYING TO SHIFT THE BLAME

ST. PETERSBURG, April 4.-Document-
| reactionary organizations, supported by
powerful influences at court. to cause the
dissolution Of the lower house of parlia-
ment was printed today in the Rech, organ
of the constitutional democrats. In the
form Of a circular signed by NJ. Purishke-
vich, q monarchist member of the house
from Bessarabia and vice president Of the
League Of the Russian People, which was
sent to all the branches of the league This
circular shows that the many kilograms to
the emperor now appearing in the reaction
airy organ, the Russian Banner, demanding
the dissolution of the house. were sent by
direct orders from the leagues headQuar-
tiers here.
The date Of the circular shows that the
plot was conceived March 49, a week after
the convocation of parliament. and was set
In motion March q by prearranged sig
nal. mysterious black cross in the Rus
sian Banner. whose appearance conceded
with the murder of DR.. Jolos, editor of the
Russiki Fiedomosti of MOSCOW.
Loyalist Demonstration.
The circular directed that, should the plot
succeed. loyalist demonstrations were to be
organized on the day of the dissolution Of
parliament. The movement for a dissolu-
ton of the house has he full sympathy Of
the reactionary .nembe-s of e cabinet. and
though no steps have yet been taken in
that direction, the possibility of parliament
being dissolved is plainly foreseen.
The organ of the cabinet, the Rossia, in
significant leading article today. en-
deavors to shift the responsibility for the
eventual dispersal of the deputies to the
shoulders Of the constitutional democrats.
though the members of that party have
hitherto conducted themselves in a most
exemplary manner. The editorial in the
Rossia says that few more debates like
that Of March 1 on the agrarian question
may result in the dissolution of parlia-
ment because they inspire the peasants
with Ideas which can never be realized"
and adds:
Democrats Held Responsible.
"The fate of parliament does not rest
on the malign forces outside of the house,
but Is in the hands of its serious ele-
ments. which must insist on stopping the
revolutionary agitation in parliament. AS
the constitutional democrats claim to be
the leading party they are responsible for
every speech delivered"
Draft Of Protest.
In consequence Of a speech made by NJ
Alexinsky, social democrat containing a
quotation from an article in the London
Economist attributing to the Russian gov
eminent bad faith in dissolving the first
parliament and concluding loans without
its consent, a score of conservative mem
bers of the house demonstratively with
drew from the hall of parliament this after
noon and. as this dispatch Is sent. are
drafting a protest which is to be sent to
Premier Stolypin by a special deputation.
The bolt was organized by Count Bobrin-
sky, president of the constitutional con-
sentative party and monarchist member OF
parliament from lula, who, when NJ. Alex
insky read the offending article, sprang
from his seat shouting that NJ. Alexinsky's
action was treason and that as the dissOlu-
ton of parliament was an act Of the
monarch he called on all loyal Russians to
follow him from the hall.
The incident caused the greatest excite
ment and fears were expressed that 1t
might be prelude to the dissolution of
parliament
After a caucus the boilers decided to re-
turn to the hall of parliament and present
a formal protest against the speech of NJ.
Alexinsky and the failure of NJ. Golovin,
president of the lower house, to interrupt
him.
The budget debate was then continued
and lasted the rest of the day without a
vote being taken.