Show INSIDE HISTORY OF THE L Czar Intended I to Sign It S Several v ml Months Ago YIELDED TO INFLUENCE THIS TIME TH THE LIBERALS S GAINED CONTROL St Petersburg March 6 a m in inThe The history hl tory of or Fridays re script as It has been authoritatively disclosed to the Associated Press sheds a curious illumining light upon the tte struggles for ascendancy between the forces of reaction and liberalism which are ar raging about the emperor again compelling one to draw a parallel with the French revolution r and impressing the th truth of ot Prince famous remark that everything King Louis XVI X VI did to preserve his throne came caIne a aday aday aday day too late Substantially the decision to permit i of or the people to participate pate patr in a consultative capacity in con consideration of ot projected reforms and preparation of Or laws had been taken by br bytho thc tho th emperor three months ago on the thie advice of or Prince ard had been actually a Incorporated in clause lau III of or the December manifesto Prince heart was sot 8 t upon this scheme making it a con condition condition condition of or his continuance In office but at the lust last minute yielding to the pros pres pressure sure sir or of the reactionaries led by Grand Duke Sergius Sergi us and M if procurator of or the Holy Hob Synod it was stricken out and Prince under the sunshine of or whose v Inspiration the hopes of the whole na nn nation nation tion don burst into bloom stepped down Had Emperor Nicholas then clung to tolIs his lIs original resolution many painful events cents since e first of or the year rear in luding the assassination of ot his uncle might have been avoided Upon Broader Lines The project on much broader brooder lines lInos was as again revived by b M 31 1 three weeks ago at the meeting which inaugurated weekly cabinet councils council tinder under the emperors direct presidency The emperor insisted upon preserving the th principle of autocracy and some divergent views vl ws also developed among the th ministers rs Between that meeting m and Feb 24 the tho ministers compromised differences When Then it was pre presented d the proposition contained the His majesty while withhold withholding 1 big ing his definite approval asked that it itle le lv placed pla ed In concrete form This was done In the intervening week wack The text Is iR I believed to be largely the work of Finance Minister although the th Associated Press Is not In a position to absolutely affirm It of Reactionaries In the meantime Prince 1 who ho is the editor of the rho the reactionary organ at the capital and who always has enjoyed a large Influence at court drew up a draft of or Friday mornings manifesto as as a coun counterpoise coun counterpoise counterpoise to the just as Grand Ser lus had prepared te com cam which accomplished the Decem December ber manifesto manifest Prince i sent pent the draft to M 31 1 teft who wrote rote a letter to tho the emperor recommending mending It The manifesto was signed and issued midnight on Thursday with without L out the knowledge and without consul consultation consultation 1 tation with any of the ministers wh 01 r were thunderstruck But upon their arrival at on un Friday aft afternoon afternoon af t the ministers were relieved re when emperor informed them that the th manifesto m would not interfere with Ith the th which he had resolved d to sign explaining the tho connection between the Hw two h tw as stated In the Associated Press dispatches of March 4 It is a fart falt however that the ministers were so 60 fearful that some adverse influence might Intervene before it could appear In the regular morning edition of or the Official Messenger er of Saturday that it was made public Instantly tl upon their thelt return to St Petersburg and at the thc same time the ministers ordered Its publication In a special edition of the Official Messenger Diversity of Opinion Notwithstanding the paeans of f praise with ith which some the Russian papers greeted the document hailing it with sue sUch sUh h expressions as The dawning of a ane anew ne new era for the Slav Sla race The uThe on of mistrust has been crossed cro ed 4 The Th moment for which we Ave have lm been bem thirsting with trembling longing and tortured souls has arrived and The Thep p of the people at will be heard hoard 1 2 the councils of the empire there IS IB hr thc greatest diversity of views as to tov v hat is actually intended but by evi ei evident dent design all ll translate the Imperial as a a promise of real legislative chamber hamber upon they intend to tomake tomake tomake make the fight Extremists of course who demand an constitution constitution constitution tion deride it as and a snare but thoughtful liberals who are con v int ed that the autocracy intends to feld as little as possible believe they have hae at least secured a fulcrum for lever and that the emperor like Uke Aladdin has rubbed the lamp and called the Genii Into being but that he heUI heill UI ill not Dot be able to control rol the new cre creation creation alien when It appears Great Fight Must Come Comet A t great fight must come on 01 Interior committee upon which hieb the liberals have hae already alread de do demanded that the be rope ropes s 5 The decision has hag been taken tal cn to keep the agitation at white heat beat beath h ud rid to strike while the Iron Is I hot In Ir this the liberals will have powerful f in high within the eri eminent v What they mainly fear fearIs far farb i Is b delay play and the cooling off bit of the peo people pIe Into th apathy of fancied security t ff of f a victory achieved d At the th same time they the hope the general situation will ameliorate and especially thAt there t ere vi ill ii be b no repetition or o terrorism the has created a ar r impression The Th disorders which were predicted and at nt Moscow for Saturday and sunday unda did not occur although the tike situation here appears distinctly more threatening The authorities pro fess great groat hope that the will i completely change the attitude of the vast vase bulk of the workmen who really LIe are only demanding economic reforms by a B strike but who are easy ca victims to 40 a propaganda or oZ their revolutionary comrades I I |