The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-17
Dissolved it Did Not Support Throne. RUSSIA RECEIVES IT
 WITH TRANQUILITY Demonstrations Expected But No
 Alarm Fslt. Every safeguard Thrown Around Em- peror And Soldiers ordered To Shoot If Necessary-FuIl
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St. Petersburg, June 1s.-The disso- lution of the second douma was re- ceived throughout St. Petersburg with perfect tranquility, thanks to the pre- cautionary measures and in no place in Russia so far as known were there any serious disturbances.
 Demonstrations among St. Petersburg workmen are anticipated tomorrow but the authorities are not alarmed. They profess to be chiefly apprehensive over the possibility of rioting and racial excesses in Odessa and Kiev. and other cities where party feeling runs high. An outbreak of agraria ndisorders in several regions of the empire is antic- ipated later when the peasantry learn of the dissolution. but spirit of quiet confidence in the ability of the govern- ment to handle the situation prevails in the administrative circles.
 News of the dissolution reached the St. Petersburg papers too late for their last editions. but the publl- was quick iy informed through extras and great posters sent out by the police at all street corners containing the ukase announcing the dissolution and the im- perial manifesto
 Readers Show Contempt.
 Little knots of readers clustered around these throughout he day at- tentively persuing the manifesto, the phrasing of which was calculated to appeal to the patriotism of the lower classes. Little enthusiasm or excite ment, however, was evoked and many of the readers, as they turned away spat silently on ground as sign of their contempt.
 Though General Draiechoffsky, pre- feet of police. was nominally in charge, the provisions for public safety were virtually in the hands of General Haz- enkampf, the aide to Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch, who returned from Krasonye Selo to assume com mand of the combined garrison in cluding ~the guard corps, the S7th in- fantry division, a larg- force of cav airy and CossacKs and several machine gun attachments. ne military was chiefly disposed in the industrial sec tion but a strong force occupied the Tauride Palace vicinity A portion or inc Esarkuzyk regiment garrisoned the palace while squads of Cuirassiers were In the court yards of adjoining build ings. Nobody. not even douma ohhciais, was allowed to enter the precincts of the palace. laconic notice ws post ed on the gates announcing that for mer deputies" would receive their sal aries upon application to the chancei- 1ory.
 orders to Soldiers.
 Reports were in circulation during the day that the workmen were plan ming .a great demonstration in front of the palace but they did not ap- pear and only occasional sightseers visited the buildings. The officers in command of the troops informed the Associated Press that they had orders to disperse crowds who collected with out barley and not to spare bullets Tn case of necessity.
 During the night nine of the sixteen social democratic leaders specifically named in the government indictment, Including Prince Tzertzereteli and M. Dzhapardg, were taken into custody. The other seven succeeded In eluding the elaborate provisions made for their arrest. Two secret service officers with signed warrants had been as- signed to follow each deputy and serve the warrants as soon as the ukase was promulgated. They were instruct ed to follow theil men to the frontier if necessary but the deputies succeed ed ip making their escape.
 Among those who h. @ not been ar rested are M. Ozel, the report of whose capture was unfounded and M. Alexinsky. who has not returned to Russia
 The constitutional democratic depu- ties today held a caucus and appointed a committee to draft an address to their constituents. setting forth the work accomplished by the douma em- phasizing their devotion to their par liamentary labors throughout the ses- sion and criticizing the radicals for their failure to cooperate.
 Blames the Government.
 In this address they will attempt to throw the entire blame for the disso- lution on the government but 1t will in no wise correspond in tone with the Viborg address, an error which the con- stitutional democrats have no intention of repeating.
 There was much talk of declaring A boycott on the new elections to the douma but no action was taken. The new election law Is regarded as a mas terly piece of gerrymandering, avowed- ly designed to reduce to minimum the representation of those classes in which hostility to the government mas been chiefly evident.
 From a we'll informed source the Associated Press learned that the de- cision to dissolve the douma and aboi- ish the former election law was due to the initiative of the emperor, whose original Intentions went far beyond the steps taken. His majesty wished to dismiss parliament a fortnight ago and prolong the interval before the convocation of a new assembly, think ing that this would permit the agita- tion throughout the counry subside. He was encouraged in this attitude by certain circles but fiRally yielded to the arguments of Premier Stolypin who strongly advocated the convening of the douma in the autumn.
 The premier also succeeded in hav- ing stricken from the electoral law provisions increasing the educational and property qualifications for suf- SraKe by what is disgustedly designated