Show CZARS EFFECTIVE IS 18 Storm Gathering Over Russia Stayed For r the Moment LIBERALS RALS ARE AMAZED AMA ED BELIEVE THE THE AUTOCRACY IS ISNOW ISNOW ISNOW NOW DOOMED DOOM ED I St Petersburg March 4 The Thc im imperial imperial erial Pt announcing that tJ at Emperor Em Emperor Nicholas had decided to convene I Ian an assembly of elected representatives I of the people to elaborate and consider legislation has produced a wonderful impression The Th war and the battle below Mukden are forgotten The re script is said sald by mart many malty to be b a second emancipation proclamation The characterizes it as happiest hour The lib liberals liberals rals are amazed and in the flush of enthusiasm are reading it as a recognition recognition recognition I of or the elective principle and the complete surrender of ot autocracy but discriminating people while re regarding regarding regarding garding it as us a great victory realize that all iv wIll ill depend on the manner in which the reform is carried out An Entering Wedge They ThE do not yet harbor the vision of n no great national assembly debating all aU questions of ot state According to their leis an entering wedge has been made but the fight between liberalism H and conservatism Is now transferred to the th commission charged with the elaboration elaboration elaboration oration of or the reform and only by keeping up the agitation do they be believe believe lieve a real triumph Is achievable That the fight will wm continue In the thc committee Is unquestionable One of the ministers A H man i who ho has labored in favor of oC broad concessions ms said to the representative of or the Associated Press today that a contest Is inevitable Inel Inevitable table According to his opinion It is useless to try to forecast the result re but the great principle for which he and others have been fighting lighting had won Hopes Raised Raise High hopes are arc now entertained by the government of calming the pres present present present ent agitation which is convulsing the country Bloodshed is feared in Po land tand and other parts of Russia today and the authorities have hae taken talen the most energetic measures everywhere Here the courtyards are full of troops and gendarmes and patrols of Cossacks are arc parading the industrial section in anticipation of trouble But the re script has had a quieting effect on the workmen and Governor General Tre poff pot says he is convinced that nothing on a large scale Boale will occur although It Is possible that there may be slight s disorders |