Troubles in Russia

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1409, 21 August 1905, Page 2

Troubles in Russia

Establishment of State Council Russia En Fete A Move to Deceive the People ! Pies* Association.—Copyright. ST. PETEESBDnO, /ug, A holiday was observed in Russia to-day, the occasion boing the ukase establishing a National Dum* or Slato Council. The ukase establishes a representative duma for the preliminary study and discussion of legislative proposals, which will be submitted to the Czsr by the existing State Couucil. The Czar resorvos the power to limit the period of the duina to five years or a shorter term and to determine the length of each session, Its members are immune'from arrest for debt, and nro free to express their opinions, with no responsibility to the olectors. Tho payment is ten roubles perjday and travelling expenses. Ministers and chiefs of departments are ineligible, bat may attend tho doma to muko explanations. Tho proceedings arb to bo officially reported, Tho differences between tho duma and counoil will be referred to a mixed commission, The franchise is a co-ordination of existing eleotivo institutions. Dirootly tha ninnifosto was published the Govornor of Moscow announced that privileged mooting* of the Zomstvos wero, under tho uknso, abolished, and that farther discussion of constiutional quos tions would not bo allowed. A supplementary decroo appoints a comi missionor to consider the procedure of i oleetion of the duma in Poland, Siberia, and the Caucasus. London, Aug. 19 i 'TheEnglish newspapers consider that tho ukase mainta'tis tko Czar's will iinimpaircd. TheTroiibleßeachesAmeriGa Infernal Machine Incident . New Yobk, h.% 19 An infernal umohiuo was delivored 3 yesterday at tho office of M, Sohiff, of the t Kuhu Loeb Company, New York. SchiilJ D had previously interviowod M. de Witte in the interests of tho Jew* in Russia,