Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-17
News Received Quietly.

kilograms from practically every city in
the empire announce that the news of the
dissolution OF parliament was received
quietly and with almost an entire absence
or demonstrations. Even at Odessa and
kiev no disturbances occurred. The project
of police of kiev issued orders that no dem
onstrations on the part OF the reactionists
or revolutionists be allowed and that no
open discussion of the dissolution of par
liament be permitted.
The course of Gen. Drachefski. prefect
of police of st. Petersburg, in prohibiting
hostile criticism of the government, was
followed almost universally by the gov
ernors general throughout Russia COM
pletely muzzling the liberal press
Comments Very Guarded
The few newspapers appearing here to-
day make extremely guarded comments on
the situation. the radical Russ contenting
itself with expressing the hope that two
election campaigns in one year will widen
the political horizon of the people and make
them firm adherents OF the idea of par
hamentarism.
The Novoe Vremya. which has aligned it
self with the reactionists, attacks the new
election law us a halfway measure afford
ing the possibility that the revolutionary
elements will again be allie to enter parlia-
ment.
a close study OF the new election law
which is bulky document of eighty pages
Of complicated phraseolOgy. has somewhat
diSpelled the feeling of gloom in liberal cir
cles. The idea is gaining ground that the
government has failed in its intentions and
that there is possibility there will be an
oppositiCnal majority in the third parlia-
ment in the case Of rs predecessors
Even under the new law II is thought that
the constitutional democrats will retain con-
troll Of the cities. though. perhaps, they will
he swamped by the social democratic pro-
letariat in the elections of the second and
poorer categores of urban voters
Violation of Laws.
The constitutional democrats also hope to
return a considerable number of the sixty
land-owning representatives,. whom the
government believed would be exclusively
conservative.
According to the opinion of a foreign
diplomat who is in close touch with the
court, the government has done either too
much or too little. 1t has violated the
fundamental laws or constitution, and laid
itself open to the charge OF ACCOMPLISHING
coup q etat without altering the election
law sufficiently to produce the desired re-
suits.
The feeling in court circles against Pre-
mier Stoiypin. vino has undertaken full re-
spons!bility before his majesty for a speedy
convoCauon of parliament on the present
basis of suffrage. is said to be bitter and
he is alleged to be the object of "A strong
reactionary intrigue.
The grant of seven parliamentary repre-
kentatives TO the Armenians and Tartars
was decided upon at the last moment The
original plan was to uisfranchise the eau
casus entirely. but this was abandoned
owing TO the representations of Count Won
VorontzofT- Dashkoff. viceroy of the eau
casus, who is now here lighting to save his
political head.
To Read Manifesto in Churches.
Tie holy synod has ordered the imperial
manifesto to be read in all the churches
next Sunday.
The committee of the lower house of par
Lament. consisting of twenty-five members
appointed TO investigate the charges
against the social democratic deputies. de-
cided TO issue its -eport posthumously II
came to the conclusion that the evidence
was too weak to Justify the suspension OF
any of the accused deputies. Ever mod
crates like Prof. kuzmin- Ia ravaieT the
render OF any of the culprits against whom
there were definite grounds for suspicion,
acquiesced in this finding.
Shot Struck Cutter.
SERASTOPOL. June 1T.-Rear Admiral
Wren in command of the Black sea feet
was cruising in a steam cutter yesterday