New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
AUT0CRAT NO LONGER.
DOUNA REJECTS TITLE
Reply to Address from Throne
1dOpted 4mid Encitement.

St Petersburg. Nov 26-The Douma decreed
tonight that the title of "autocrat" which
had been borne by the Emperors of Russia for
centuries is longer tenable within the Rus
sian state. and is Incompatible with the regime
insugurated by the manifesto issued by En-
perior Nicholas on October 80 1905 At the
close Of A great constitutional debate the Rus
sian parliament by a vote Of 112 to 246 re-
jected the word, and then adopted A reply to
tn address from the Throne unanimously amid
scenes of intense excitement, prolonged cheer
ing and the singing of the national anthem
The result Of the session is regarded as a
victory for the Constitutional Democrats un-
der the leadership of Professor Paul N Milu-
koff. who succeeded in forcing the Octobrists'
hand. The final vote taken after the de-
monstrative withdrawal OF the Extrens Right
Social Democrats. members of the Group of
Toll and the Poles
After a stirring debate which lasted until
almost midnight. NJ. Pevoko the deputy from
Moscow summed up the arguments on either
side, and urged the leaders Of the octobrist
party 10 draft as judcious a compromise as
possible The house then proceeded to vote
on the amendments TO tho reply. taking UP
first the word "autocrat," following the rejec-
tion of which there was dramatic scene. The
members OF the Extreme Right held hurried
Count
Dhorrere declared that the MonarchIsts could
not participate in vote on an address in which
the Emperor was shorn of his rightfuI preroga-
tives, Thereupon fifty OF the Extremists left
the chamber
Professor AIilul1off, on behalf Of the Cons+I+,,-
fional Democrats. expressed his willingness 70
s"cede tn the omission OF the specifc word
constitution, and the moderate members of
me Right followed suit adhering to the Octobrist
programme The Douma then took up a series
~ minor amendments that had been proposed
ny NJ. Dmowski- Of Warsaw. which related 70
The aspirations Of the Poles and the other subor-
dinate nationalities Of the empire and rejected
al Of them by an immense majority Thereupon
tho Poles declared that they would refrain from
voting.
An amendment submitted by the members of
the Group Of Toll, which passed censure on the
Enperor's coup d'etat OF June 16. also was re-
tected, and the representatives of this party.
numbering three, withdrew. The remaining
parties accepted the address unanimously.
DEBATE ON REPLY TO ADDRESS.
The debate the existence OF g. constitutional
regime in Russia, in reply to the address from
The Throne, was marked to-day by three notable
speeches by N. Guchkof the leader Of the oc-
tobrist party; Professor Paul n. Milukofr.
Democrats.
Vladimir H. Purishkevitch, Monarchist
The Socialists remained away as a mark OF
disrespect to the Emperor. The only slight dis
order followed the speech Of Lithuanian peas
ant a Radical. who raised the old cry of uni
versal appropriation. This caused an outbreak
among the Conservatives. which President
khomiakof was not able to suppress
The session opened with the reading of the
hV fa For
render of the st. Petersburg Deputy M Koir-
biakin, who is charged with making treason
able speech at Samara last year This demand
Uas sent to committee. NJ. PIevako. the great
Moscow lawyer. then proposed the text of the
address in reply TO the Throne. After this for
H1ality VI. GuchkofH mounted the tribune TO de-
fine the political attitude of his party. and the
maiden speech Of the organizer of the doninat-
ing party in the Douma was listened to with
the greatest interest.
NJ Guchkof defended the text of the address
drafted by the Octobrists. While fully con-
scious. he said, of the differences Of opinion ex-
listing in the Douma, he believed there were both
time and occasion for the union Of the different
elements that should find common ground in
gratitude to the monarch who had boldly struck
'1t on new path His party he continued.
regarded the Emperors manifesto of 1905 as A.
power. releasing the monarch from the indU-
ence Of the court camarilIa. The Octobrists
protested against parliamentary dominance and
the Limitation of the Emperor's power by the
central committee of a party.
ASSAULT ON AUTOCRACY"
M Guchkof was followed by Bishop Mitrofan.
Reactionary. Of MohiIev. He proposed the in
cluson OF the word "autocrat" in the oath taken
by the Deputy. Bishop Mitrofan considered that
every assault on autocracy was criminal for
autocracy had brought to the people many bless
ngs. and they were devoted to it.
Professor Milukof. on behalf Of the Constitu-
honal Democrats. then declared the adherence
Of his party to the address adopted by the first
Douma. He asserted that he and his comrades
could not abate single iota from the desires
therein set forth. and he reiterated the demands
for civil and religious liberties the satisfaction
Of the land hunger of the peasants. etc. con-
tained in this address. He said that address
that did not contain the word constitutional"
would satisfy his party the country. and he
ridiculed the objections of the Conservatives
hased upon the foreign derivation of the word
constitutional