RUSSIA AND FINLAND.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11875, 23 April 1904, Page 7

RUSSIA AND FINLAND.

OZAB'S TITLES TO BE PBINTED ~'pti:' : FULL. -.'"tvi United Prcw A«eocietioß—by Electric ~Kf> Telegraph—Copyright. ' ■ -.'.vj, LO3JDON, April m; ,, . J ' Some Finnish newspapers, which.omitted the Czar's titles) in publishing-his «*a%>v fetto, we» compelled to print them ia fvltiffi including his newest title; Sacoeetor toT Throne of Norway. •. " • -4V<g The Grand Duchy of Finland k ft-J^wfe staa province ceded to Stussia uk;fEK& ;;!s';* bat a> Diet consisting of four estate*,' ftßlwpi J£ clergy, burghers, and peasant*; .' ! ';Tiwt"4 Cxar is the Grand Duke, bot theoreSfcaTlj^l the arsent of the four estate* it iMo^MiaQ^l for constitutional change* and tha'isapfl*^ tion of new taxation. 'Hie BeJttt*/-?isjn| minated by the Crown, and pmidtfd/'wftfr'fe by the Governor-General; i* the &i&Jg3£||! j3iinistrative body,.and- site at.H^W^fptß&| A State Council, also Jtoabutombpsom l Crown, tit* at 6U Petersburg. ■ * j»jforfM*M^ affairs are managed principally fcj^UNEi«jp| ate, military and foreign aJMtQibj&JJmM Imperial officials. Iα recent r rea»j|selsrH»^ of changes have been forcibly imjpa^|S upon Finland with a view to tfie iecßßuletißtlsi Bufaification of the province,:, Thf.^^MOsgei^J which .are of an irritating natM»,-;pe|-::i^ follows:— ~; =~■aV/.-.'^a&Si (1) All new laws aflectiag Finl*ad.;iM«'3 . now to be suomitted to .<h%\Uwb|a first, and anbeeqaeiltljr.ioctw>^|^ perial State Oonncil for stttjJHPJwfcg and promulgation. / -•£ y^^§§T§ (2). Military service for fin y^aj*ie,«ai|*i pubory, and Finnish, «b|ecji|^^ now be made to •eire Ducby. The ~^^f'lVtis)l<ii>%Jf i^ the army is transferred-iroxa^j|fe| Senate to the Bussiaa (3) The gradual introdectton, aM the Bussian Imrgiiflpr ia'all cial offices waa ordered; «*d*sjrjiwi-g the Senate refused to order on the of unGonstJtutiona), that, How? ;; ; fr»l?j: placed trader the auperritioft GUjveroor-Oeneral. whkh mauo» the -whole jadicul ey*te» j* >«*Mgt£ hie control, as the Senate-' is ?tfasf-| Supreme Court of Jettie«.-"^^^»;e' (4) No official can now UprotcAtwi i without the conaent of im m&&va§:i (5) Last year dictatorial pow«t».-- wwii conferred upon thm Gmemct' jutd;' many public men. wets* ban£ihed>it the Rnseian being-everywhere-iuVt.- , stituted lor the Swedish langaagtj.;^"-