New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
RIOT In THE DOUMA.
"THE STOLYPIN NECkIIE.
Effect of Ministerial Declaration
Rlotted ont by Phrase.

CT Petersburg, Nov. 30.-"The Stolypin neck
tie" an expression used by Fedor l. Roditcheii'
the orator of the Constitutional Democrats III
tho Dour,a this afternoon to designate the sum
mary regime Of drumhead courts martial 1nstl-
tinted by Premier Stolypin in August. 1905 ana
decreed out of existence by the second Dou1na
last April is the phrase all lips in the capitai
tonight Already It has become historic ana
has blotted out completely the effect of the min
is4erial declaration and destroyed the compia-
cency of the Conservatives. restoring the tense
atmosphere of the earlier Doumas
ITnon NJ Stolypin who. in company with his
coIIesgues was sitting next to the Speakers
tribune. the words fell thunderbolt, recall
ing the most painful incident of his career as
Premier He turned deathly white, clenched
the desk and stared motfonless for several MIN
utes at the unprecedented storm let loose by the
reactionarles surgng past him to drag the
speaker from the tribune. Finally he le1t the
Chamber without uttering word
NJ. StoIypin announced TO the ministers WIN
him In the pavilion his decision to chaiienge NJ
Roditcher to duel and asked NJ. Chtehegio-
vitoff the Minister of Justice, and Prince vas
schikoT to act as his seconds All efforts 10
dissuade the Premier from this course were
fruitless The seconds named however, employ
ing the utmost tact in order to forestai the duel
which would have shaken the entire government.
approached NJ RoditcheY and in delicate terms
manfred what his intentions were toward the
Prime Minister.
The tumult caused by NJ. Roditcheffs speech
continued for half hour. during which ti1ne
the speaker was roughly handled The party
leaders then entered into long consultation
and ii was made plain by the constitutional
Democrats that NJ. Roditchef had meant no per-
sonal attack on the Premier. but had been car
ried away by impetuosty NJ. Roditcheff there
upon went to the pavilion and begged NJ. Stoly-
pins forgiveness.
After an hours inteAAmission. during which the
passions Of the members subsided. the session
was reopened. NJ. Khomyakof. the President,
sternly lectured the Rightist members and then
proposed TO suspend NJ Roditchef for fifteen
, sittings The latter and declared that
he had had no intention of offending any one
He would let his words. however appear in the
records as spoken because he believed that they
corresponded TO the reality The suspension
was voted by 50 majority by the Octobrists and
members OF the Right. The Constitutional
Democrats led by N. Miluixoff. Joined IN the
subsequent ovation TO testify to the Douma's
high regard for Premier Stolypin-
The incident interrupted speech OF excep-
tionaI power and eloquence, NJ Roditchef maxi
ing what is regarded one II the greatest ef-
fotts of his life. His dashing esporsaI Of the
Polish cause and his argument proving that the
earliest Russian political ideals democratic
and not autocratic is considered the most mas
terlv exposition ever heard within the walls of
the Douma-
NJ. Roditcher eulogizing the hundreds OF
victims OF drumheed courts martial, and when
he referred to the officials OF the government as
hansrnen a hundred reactionaries. led by Vladi-
mir Purishkevitch Monarchist. and two priests.
stormed the tribune. President Khomyakon.
after vainly ringing his bell for order abandoned
the chair and declared the sitting closed The
Constitutional Democrats and Social Democrats
wen. TO the rescue Of NJ Roditchefs who was
being roughly handled. They formed phalanx
around him and bore him. still shouting def
ance to one corner of the hall.
NJ Rodltcher had said that the classification
made him ashamed to call himself Russian
citizen He referred TO the "carpetbag patriot
ism OF this policy and declared that since the
time OF the Moscow Cars the autocracy had
done nothing to elevate the condition Of the
people had ruined happy and prosperous sec
tions of the Russian empire and had inculcated.
in place OF the original Slavic principles of lib
erty and civic rights. Byzantine despOtism
which had brought rapine and desolatiOn IN its
train He maintained that the opposition par
ties loved the country passionately. but they
wished 10 make IL possible for the hunblest in
habitant TO have the equality before the
throne and in the eyes OF the law and the same
pride in Russian citizenship the highest dig
nitary in the empire.