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furnish adequate means TO carry out the re-
forms. adding:

furnish adequate means 70 carry out the re-
forms. adding:
Whatever our efforts 10 preserve peace, what
Seer the necessity to pacify the country II We
J 5S, 10 regain our military power ana In ne
uIshlty Of our country if we will not consent 10
use the place occupy among the greass
powers we cannot recoil before the necessity o.
.o expenditure imposed upon US by RUSSIA
sLeat past The extraordinary character OA
HIIeSe requirements demands extraordinary re-
sCurces The Minister of Finance, therefore,
VII propose fresh taxation, including an ~
NJ NJ Tax ana modification Of the deatn uulte -
Inc Inc pacihcation and regeneration or sredt
Ilussla are possible only through the realIzatolt
81 new principles of government. am Ie e1i,
TO make the greatest efforts My word, goodwin
aIo experience are at the disposal Of the DouIa'
which will find in the government colaboratoFs
who regard II as their duty to safeguard the
historic aspirations of Russia and restore oroer
aho calm to the country-that is to say a lIL a.
rear Russian government, as 1t should ana VIII
peror
Prince Zereteli. who spoke after the Premier
on behalf Of the Social Democrats, made merry
address, which caused an angry scene between
the members OF the Right and Left parties IN
which such epithets as liar" murderer ana
''inciter OF outbreaks against the Jews" were
frequently exchanged.
The prince introduced a resolution which ar
raigned the government FOR violating all the
rights Of the people promised in the imperial
manifesto of October 80. 1905. with filling the
prisons with Liberals, the introduction Of drum
head courts-martial. protecting the organizers
Of riots. countenancing the Assistant Minister
OF the Interior on. Gurko) and other cuipaoie
bureaucrats in high places. robbing the peasants
through the purchase of estates by the Peasant
Bank. despoiling the working classes. ana I'M
just discrimination. The resolution closed as
follows:
The Socialists expect from the bureaucracy
nothing at present. Parliament must base ltselI
only on the strength of the people. It's TASK Is
the organization Of the nation ana the uhllca-
ton OF the forces Of liberty. In entering on
this work the Douma does not forget Its trlehus
; who are in prison, and announces that the
people can Nberate these fighters for freedom
I only when they themselves are free
Prince ZeretelM was followed by Prince Dol
| goroukoff, who, in behalf of the Constitutional
Democrats moved that the house. having
listened to the Ministerial declaration Of policy
| proceed TO the order Of the day. He was sup
ported by the Spokesman Of the Group OF Toll
and the Polish Nationalist. A general debate
was then opened The speakers were all Con-
servatives or Social Democrats. the other par
! ties IN the house declining 10 take part
Finally Premier Stolypin again arose. and IN
a second speech laid down the ultimatum that
the house must conAne itself to legal paths
While honest criticism welcomed. the gov
eminent would not permit revolutionary as
, saults or hrebrand tactics. If the house chose
| to cry Hands upi' TO the government. let It
beware.
The motion Of the Constitutional Democrats
was then adopted and the debate was closed.
The Council of Empire responded TO the min
isterial declaration Of policy by a resolution ex-
pressing willingness to cooperate with the gov
eminent in its legislative programme. During
| the debate Count Witte made brief speech
| IN which he said he would support this resolu-
ton provided It did not imply vote of conf
| dence in the ministry.