The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-30
ARMY ATTACKED;
D0UMA ON BRINK
czAR's MINISTERS QUIT HOUSE
WHEN SOCIALIST SCORES
PRESENT REGIME.
MEMBERS ALMOST RIOT
When Claim Was Made That Speech
Was On Behalf Of the Demo
crats--cris.s May BE
Averted Today.

ST. Petersburg. April 29.--A savage
attack was made today on the army
and the government by Socialist
Member NJ. zuraboff during the first
executive session of the lower house
OF parliament, which was devoted 10
debate on a bill fixing the number Of
recruits TO be called 10 the cllors,
caused a rupture between the Cars
ministers and the douma which for a
time threatened to precipitate the
dissolution OF the house.
After zuraboff's harangle. In
which he declared that under The an-
tocratic regrime the army was worth
less except against the people and
that 1t was beaten whenever II
engaged in foreign war the minis
ters withdrew from the house and
served an ultimatum on President
Goloyine that unless offensive ewp-es
sions were Tetracted by zurah0f and
rule providing for his temnorary
suspension was applied against him
they would sever all future resati ms
with the douma.
6oIovine Suspends ZursboH.
Golovine was unable 10 have the
demand complied with as the Radi-
Gals supported their colleague s3iidy
and the Poles refused TO vote. The
suspension and formal rebuke of
Zulaboff, however, was pronounced
by the president of the chamber but
this failed to satisfy the ministers
who subsequently ordered The govern
ment experts to withdraw from The
eSanina saaslan III .asla htulNpst hssra,
mission
Immediately after adjournment
Premier Stolypin summoned an ex-
traordnary session of the cabinet
which apparently brought matters 10
an issue between the premier and the
geactionary members OF his ministry.
AT midnigh Stolypin summoned Colo
vine and Informed him the incident
had caused serious friction in the
cabinet He hoped. however. that
way would be found tomorrow 10 ar
range matters without fatal conse-
quences to the douma.
The early discussion of the army
bin In the douma today was stormy.
but the elimination came AZ G:30
O'Clock when Zuraboff mada his
speech. The scene was one Of in
descreibable pandemonium.
Golovine. when he had restored
things TO a semblance of oraer. al
tempted to erplain away zurabog's
words as criticism Of the army un-
der old regime, both Of which had
passed away He then su pended
ihe session for ten minutes.
Notify stolypin and Emperor.
The recess was protracted for al
most two hours while series of con
ferences we're being held and re oris
by telephone were made 10 Sto'ypin
and the emperor. Finally Minister
of War Rudiger on behalf Of his col
leagues announced the ministerial
ultimatum. adding that the emperor
would never stand s-.h insul to his
faithful army.
When the house reassembled Colo
vine announced that owing 10 the
mmult he had not clearly understood
The purpose Of zurabon's remarks.
and after having read the sicnO-
graphic report he found reflections
upon the army nparliamen'ary and
iuadmlssable IN debate Therefore
ne deprived Zurabon Of right to the
floor and imposed upon him formal
rebuke
T. G. Tzereieli. social Derocrat
from Kutius Immediately claimed
recognition. He declared Zursboff
had spoken on behalf uf the entire
Social Democratic faction. which
shared his continents Wild tumult
again broke loose and memters NJ
Right refused to permit Tzere'cli to
continue
Golovine swung the presidcn : tcil
frantically and was heard 10 scout
that unless the uproar ceased he
would resign; hut order was not To-
stored until the opposition with
Tsereteii at az their head hled ogt of
the hall Goiovine requested the
house to eNpress approval of his
course. and this was voted by the
minority members naming
The douma then Adjourned