| Show but will seek in assembly moscow sept 25 the congress of the representatives of the a and municipalities in the interior of russia and of the polish lithuanian provinces beann today at the residence of prince under tho presidency of count haydon one of the marshals of nobility who presented to the emperor the petition drawn up by the last russian congress A representative of general durnovo governor general of moscow was present with instructions to stop the meeting it the provisions under which the delegates were permitted to assemble should be violated cheso conditions provide the sittings should not be public and that the president should not allow any departure from the lines mentioned in the pro gramme and the speakers should not bo permitted to say anything that might cause racial excitement representatives of the press however were allowed to attend but the accounts in the russian papers will be censored the congress adopted a resolution calling for the organization of a general bureau and declaring the representatives of the a in the city should participate in the annala douma the lower house of tho national assembly organizing therein an united majority for their own interests and the furtherance 0 their work in the cause of liberty only two speakers were in favor of boycotting the bureaucracy several of the polish lithuanian delegates made heated speeches they declared that it the russian intellectual classes are not to be represented in the douma the border lands would be left to fight the struggle for liberty alono the siberian delegates petitioned that the right of suffrage be extended to siberia as soon as possible after a lengthy debate the following resolution was adopted the and municipal congress considers that the national douma will not give national representation in the true sense having in view however that tho electoral assemblies sem blies uniting a great part of the social forces of the empire may serve as rallying points tor the general movement looking to the attainment of political freedom this congress recognizes th necessity for those russian citizens who are united on the present pro gramme formulated by the russian congresses to enter tha douma in the largest numbers possible presenting their united group with the object of obtaining guarantees of personal liberty and equality one hundred and thirteen ista and sixty six municipal delegates are attending the congress I 1 |
