New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
EXILE FOR DOUMA MEN,
SIRERIA FOR SOCIALISTS.
Heavy Punishment for Breaking Up
Second Parliament.

CT Petersburg, Dec. 14.-Sentence was pro-
nounced this afternoon on the Social Democrauc
members of the lower house whose arrest was
Tho Indirect cause of the dissolution of the sec
ond Douma- The punishmehts inii
expectedly heavy ,,ofy
I,;ob+ Denut,es. including Annikin, Annlsiiioi-'
r,banar,dze and Prince Tzereteli. are 'o
de,oned 10 five years labor in the niiio
SUBSEQUENT deportation to Siberia F0 - ara
Including Batasheff. Bielousof ana AK M
cont tn the mines for four years. ana 'iieN
10 denorted Ten Deputies are sent 'ii'o f
petuaI exile in Siberia ., "a
~ 1ooder of the military organization A"
-od,idke and two women. Nine Moroz'a g.
,,n,e srbbotina. shared the heaviest s'',
niiie -, ,,,o ,,,;ras and deportation, while SIX
-, ,,bo xvere accused of agitatins ahioi7
tha,r comrades are given four years III 'iio -, III
81 denortation Ten Deputies VINO SUI -:
In nroving that they were not coiii0 coi...oa
tho Socialist organization were H1o.,.r
Among the men condemned are tii = .re En-
-Tto;- eertences must be approved os '0
peror. eorro,no an or
Tho Deputies were accused OF ioi - over
..o.,uotior the aims OF which were tho
saiil1'''o-1 ,r.,r, government and the III
% , -enub1ic The specifications u
,.a .b,+ they had melted the SoN
r,u,inv and the popuace TO insurrec ..,o,aI
,>,.;o, vyere tried by the JN
soct,on of the Senate. the hishes .s,a
IN Russia the gist of the loriiiai a., d.-
heine high treason. The cou''o' -, that
e,ca concentrated his argument W p'0 -,
tho Social Democracy is lesitili"'e -.
'i10 a.,or1,, nroressing its tenets Throughout
the civilized world and expec.ins - 80. ~
roa,ized through the ballot and not Ds means -
-t-oo,- The procurator however success
s,,,' ,-,o;r+atned the original accusation -
t.+aa of the second Douma, composer VI
1a,io, LAWYERS which investigated the ciidi So
had M opportunity to submit It's rePoi'' "s -
Dourna abruptly dispersed It's fherlpeiS
committee vouched, however. 'hae 'iio N
were unsubstantial in character
r-bo ,rasent trial proceeded in secret nei'hef
,b. accused Social Democrats nor their a''o
news being present. In order 10 coiilp''
the requirement OF the law that seii'eii'0 "
,ro,o,,rcad with open doors. the doors were
o.,os t,,t the notice kept everybody out OF the
room. with the exception Of the trial ooafu ai''
the prosecutors
Tho savoritv Of the sentences has created q
bod ;,,nression 1t is taken for granted now
over that some of those convicted VIII
mately manage to escape Siberia
The Social Democrats have issued sta -
the court. signed by thirty e1-DeputieS anu -
ties in which they point out that II Is an uilie
~ event for an entire parliamentary pai'y "
indicted and tried behind closed doors' 'no NO
,,on thus being deprived Of the right 20 near
the testimony for the defence. The signers Oh
the statement deny absolutely any cohnectioN'
on their part with seditious organizations tii'
manufacturing OF false passports. the clFouia-
ton of forbidden literature, the alleged lorilia-
ton of a conspiracy overthrow the existing
government OF preparations for an armed up
rising . A. coo,or 0ar,o
Gratis believed that the Douma's chief vaiue was ,
as propaganda for the politicaI eauea.lon oe ~.
The neonle Hence they encouraged the masses
TO keep in touch with the Douma oy direct
activity but all this was strictly lawfui, III
NO wav departing from the custom in otner
lands The Deputies accuse the government OF
having created a cry of conspiracy 10 obtain a
pretext for dissOving the Douma in order 10 re-
store autoCracy.