The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
JOY EXPRESSED AT
 EMPfROR'S ESCAPE 5 But No Monarchist Demon stration in Russian
 Parliament. PLOT EXAGGERATED. Premier Stolypin Gives In formation About Revo-
 lutionists.
PLOT EXAGGERATED.

St. Petersburg. May 2O.- Previous to the opening of the session of the lower house of parliament to-day resolu- tion expressing the great joy of the house at Emperor Nicholas escape from death, as shown by the discovery of the plot to assassinate his majesty and the deepest indignation at the con spiracy so fortunately frustrated, was unanimously adopted. The reading of the resolution called for the hearty ap- plause but the expected monarchist demonstration did not take place. The social democrats, social revolutionists, part of the group of toll and others were absent from the house when the resolution was presented and adopted.
 Informally announcing the discovery of the plot, Premier Stolypin said that not only was the emporor's life aimed at but the conspirators had planned to assassinate Grand Duke Nicholas Ni- cholaieyiteh, president of the council Of national defense, and himself. Grand Duke Alexander Nichailovitch, brother in-law of the emperor, and Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch were among those present when the resolution was adopted.
 After an introductory speech by Count Bobrinsky, president of the con- stitutional conservative party and a marshal of the nobility, the premier op- ened his address by saying that the | accounts of the plot as published in certain foreign newspapers were ex- tremely exaggerated.
 Continuing M. Stolypin said: Tn February the department of pubs | lie order and security at St. Peters, burg obtained information that a crifn- | maj society had been formed In this city with the direct object of execut- ing a series of terrorist outrages. A. suited in the discovery of a number of members of the society and others intimately associated with them. Re- ports were made of the residences of | the conspiratorS which were constantly changed, the utmost secrecy being ob- served But all their movements, pri- lvate codes ana passwords were aia- covered in repor-s which they sent by post
 "On April IS, twenty eight members of the society were arrested and the department of public order and se-. curity informed the procurator of the St. Petersburg appeal court of it's dis | covery.
 Having established the fact that the society was formed with the intent to overthrow the existing regime in Rus sia by acts of violence, the procurator, April 1T, instituted proceedings against the persons arrested, who will be pros- I ecuted. without delay.
 Tt has been established by the pre- liminary enquiry that many of those arrested belonged to the social revolu- tionists and that their object was to organize an attempt on the life of the emperor and carry out terrorist att tacks on Grand Duke Nicholas Nichol- aievitch and the president of the coun- cil of ministers. Members of the so- ciety were seeking to devise measures to enter the imperial palace, where the emperor is residing, but thir attempts failed"
 l M. Stolypin addressed the house for the second time to-day in answer to a social democratic interpolation regard ing the action of the police on Sat- urday in searching the lodgings of M. Ozel, deputy from Riga, when a meet ing of social democrats was broken up and number of men and women were arrested. The premier, speaking as head of the political police, said that the government had been informed that meetings of the central revolu- tionary organization were being held at the residence of M. 9zel and the po- lice in accordance with their duty en- tered the building, arrested thirty-one persons and seized number of com promising documents by which it was established that M. Ozeps residence was being used as a center for meet ings of members of the military league, which was planning an armed upris- ing.
 During the debate which ensued lCount Bobrinsky, president of the con- stitutional conservative party, left the house as a retaliation for the absence of the radicals at the time of the adoption of the resolution of sympathy with the emperor at his escape from assassination.
 Some time after the resolution of l sympathy with the emperor had been adopted Deputy sShirsky, a lawyer of Kuban, in behalf of the central com mittee of the social democrats, amour ced that his party had no connection with the plot and insinuated that If it really existed it was due to police provocation.