Show 1 THE I nw ELECTORAL TOI LAW RUSSIANS suffrage Is greatly extended but not universal and proletariat Is not expected to be satisfied st petersburg the new electoral law was gazetted on monday and was accompanied by a statement explain ing that in view of the fact that even some of the western countries do not possess universal suffrage the cabi net could not assume the ity of decreeing it the ultimate decision must be made by the national assembly itself the election list will be published forthwith the date ol 01 the elections will then be announced and as soon as the government re calves notification that halt half the mem bers hers are elected the national assem bly will be convoked the extension of the suffrage pro claimed applies especially to the cities where it Is made almost universal besides the workmen in the factories and mills who are especially provided for the suffrage will include every owner of real estate paying taxes per sons conducting enterprises like shop keepers paying license persons paying a lodging tax or occupying separate lodgings and persons in the government service including rail road told men all limit of re rent paid by lodging holders as a vot voting in ng fica tion Is removed the indict system of two degrees of voters in both the cities and country Is retained A new feature of the law Is that the workmen instead of being allowed a specified number of class re presen natives have to take their chances in the electoral colleges with the other classes moreover instead of the cities having separate representatives the electoral colleges will be corn com posed by the provinces the work men will choose an elector for every 10 men the new law is a great extension of the law of august |