Show ELECTORAL LAW OF RUSSIA Suffrage Is Greatly but Not Universal ELECTiON LIST PROMISED T PROLETARIAT TO TOBE BE SATISFIED St Petersburg Dec 26 24 p new electoral law was gazetted today and was by n statement ox that in view of lite tact that even some M the western countries do donot I not possess universal suffrage the cabi could not assume tho responsibility of It ho ultimate decision must be made by the national assembly Itself The election list will be published forthwith the date of the elections will then be announced and as soon as the government receives that half the members are elected the national as assembly will be convoked Extension of Suffrage The extension of the suffrage pro proclaimed claimed today especially to the cities liere It i made almost universal the workmen in the factories anil mills who are especially provided for the suffrage will Include every owner of real estate paying taxes persons elm ducting enterprises like shopkeepers paying license persons paying a tax occupying lodgings an persons in the government service in eluding railroad men All lImit of rent paid by lodging holders as a voting qualification is removed The indict tein Of two of in both the cities and country is retained New Feature of the Law LawA A new feature of the law is that the workmen instead of being allowed a number of elas representatives to take their chances In the total with the other classes instead the cities having separate the electoral will be composed by the pro vinett The workmen will choose an tor for every men The result Is shown In the ease of the province of t Petersburg where the electoral college will fourteen peasant electors landlords fifteen city landlords workmen By thu method while the electors are The largest they will only be beable able to eject representatives in alien Manifest The new law is a great extension of the law of August It contains elements i which certainly will to tivi opinion but wh the slogan of ringing in the me oar it will prove a great disappoint meat and Is to furnish the pro with a new weapon br agitation They no longer want con They are boldly proclaiming that nothing but the complete overthrow or the autocracy the establishment I of g will satisfy |