Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-30
SPEECH
BY STOLyP|N
J0LTSD0UMA
GOVERNMENT INSISTS ON
ITS AUT0CRATlC POWER
Russian Radicals Excoriated
As DiSturberS of the Peace
Who viii Be No Longer Toll
Grated in Cars Domain.
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.l

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. ]
St Petersburg. Nov 29.-The det-
laration Of the government read by
Premier Stolypin before the douma to-
day. was received with dismay by the
Oetoberists and the constitutional
democrats. and with open exaltation
by the members of the right party.
The keynote of the address was a
reiteration of the idea of the auto
cratic power of the emperor as the
sole guaranty of security and welfare
In an ear of disorder. The announce
ment was made that the douma is eX-
pected to take its cue from the ad-
ministration i'm the matter of legisla-
tion. and the premier outlined what
future legislation was expected. He
excoriated the radical parties as fos-
terers Of crime and seditiOn, and said
their excesses would no longer be toll
Grated i'm Russia. This statement is
taken to show that the administration
looks with disfavor on any alliance
between the Octoberists and the con-
stitutional democrats.
After recess a general debate on the
declaration was opened. Premier
Stolypin attacked universal autonomy,
and said that nothing would prevent
the government from taking an active
course in the introducing of order and
discipline in the schools.
The government was convinced of
the necessity of the speediest possible
abandonment of martial law and
return to normal conditions but
would use all measures possible to
strengthen judicial procedure and
hasten its operations.
The government was inclined, the
premier continued. to punish the ar
bitrary use of power as severely fas
slackness of administration. Once or
der has been restored the governmPnt
would be abba 10 devote ali Its at
tention to the internal development
of the empire and the settlement OF
the agrarian problem upon which the
prosperity of millions Of the popula-
tion depended, was a first condition TO
this end
In conclusion Premier Stolypin
said: THE emperor often has shown
in the face of extraordinary difficult
ties how highly he priced the basic
principles of the new regime of repre-
sentative government within the linz
its established by himself. Neverthe-
less, the historic autocratic power and
the unhampered will of the monarch
the Russian royal family. Solely by
this power and this will. which were
created to defend existing institutions.
can Russia be saved in an era OF
danger and decentralization and be
brought to the path of order and his
toric truth"
Premier Stolvpin's utterances of to-
day marked the turning point in the
attitude of the ministry toward the
country. and his reiteration Of the
terms of the autocracy. as well as his
appeal to the patriotic Imagination of
the Russians, in marked contract to
all former utterances, indicates that
the government has taken the often
sive and does not intend to allow the
douma to proceed on the douma's ini-
tiative. but Is determined to take the
reins into its hands. overriding the
Octoberists' scruples That the domi-
neering tone Of Stolypin met with un-
doubted success in the right half of
the douma was shown by almost un-
interrupted applause and great ova-
tion 10 him at the close of the ses-
sion. The conservatives hail the day
as a brilliant personal triumph for
Stolpyin. whose dominating personal
itv threatens to displace the present
Octoberist leaders and assume the
chief direction Of the douma.