THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8164, 25 July 1906, Page 2

THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.

TELEGRAM FEUM THE RAISES. POUMA DELIBERATIONS. JEWISH MASSACRES FEAEED. ST. Petehsbubq, Julj 28. The Czar received a cipher message of a thousand words from tlie Kaiser before he published the Ukase. Two hundred of the Douma's Labour members and Poles held an all-night sitting at Viborg discussing the manifesto. If the meeting iB interfered ( with the party will go to Stockholm. It is semi-olflcially declared from St, Petersburg that the news of the dissolution was quietly received in St, Petersburg and Moscow, and that the normal course of life was undisturbed.

The Eussian ,Jews have telegraphed to Mr Israel Zangwill asking him to try to prevent bloodshed. They anticipate organised massacres.

THE DOUMA'S COUNTERBLAST,

AN APPEAL TO THE NATION.

Eeceived 24, 8.56 p.m. St. PETEBsBDsa, July 24, About two-thirds of the members of the Dobma have signed a manifesto to the Eussian people, recounting their efforts to secure greater freedom fot the nation, the dismissal of a Ministry whioh infringed the laws with impunity, and the passage of a law securing land for working peasantry, by absorbing Crown and Church lands, and compulsory expropriation of private estates. The Government, holding such a law madmissable, dissolved the JLlouma, promising to oon« voke a new Dourna seven months hence, though the country was on the brink of rum, industry and commerce undormined and the people seething with unrest. Although the Mini y has shown incapacity to do justice to the popular needs, yet the Government proposed for seyen months to continue to act Arbitrarily and light the popular movement, in order to obtain a pliable and subservient Dout*a.

The manifesto says that should the Government suooeed in suppressing the populaf movement, they will not con. voke a Douma. The manifesto appeals to the citizens to stand up fit the tramplod-on rights of popular repJesentation, and for an Imperial Douma. ' Russia must not remain a day without popular representation. You possess the means of acquiring it. The Government, without the assent of the popular representatives, has no right to collect taxes or summon the people to military seryice. Now that the Government lias dissolved the Douma, the people are justified in giving neither money nor soldiers. All loans raised by the Government without the consent of the popular representatives, will be invalid, and the nation will never acknowledge liability therefore. Until popular representatives are summoned, do not give a kopek to the throne, or a soldier to tho army. Be steadfast in your refusal, and no power can resist tho united and inflexible will of the people."

EMPIRE COUNCIL SUSPENDED.

MARTIAL LAW IX DON DISTRICT.

lleceiyed 24, 10.39 p.m. St. Peteiisuuko, .July 21. The session of the Russian Cuuucil of the Empire has been suspendod until March. Martial law has been proclaimed in the territory of Don eossaeks. AN AWFUL OUTLOOK. COSSACKS SACKING JEWISH QUARTERS. EVERY INDICATION OF A MASSACRE. THE AUTHOITIES INDIFFERENT. Received 24,10.55 p.m. St. Petbbsbubo, July 24. Oil pretext of revenging the death of a drunken Cossack, who was killed at Odessa while attacking Jews, his comrades have oommenoed sacking shops. There is every indication of a massacre, since the authorities are indifferent. General Kaulbars informed the Jews that if another Cossack suffered, the streets would run knee-deep in blood. He accused the Jews of inoitmg all the Terrorists' aots.

THE NEWS ABROAD. BIG FALL IN RUSSIAN SECURITIES. Received 24,10.65 p.m. London, July 24 The Russian loan declined to uiscount, closing at 10J- discount ia London, ' Pabis, July 24. There has been a sharp fall ia Rus 4 sian securities in Paris, where the Czar is considered to have committed a bad blunder. Berlin, July 24. The dissolution aroused surprise m Berlin and a little unreserved condemn nation. FEAR OF THE ARMY'S LOYALTY. PRECIPITATED THE MSSOLUTION. Received 25, 10.55 p.m. London, July 24; Router s St. Petersburg correspondent slates tint the Grand Duko Nicholas, warning him of the alarming growth of revolutionary propaganda in the Army, induced tho Czar to eipitato the dissolution.