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Show II Right of Assembly to Discuss 1 Politics Is Likely to Bo I WILL BE LIMITATIONS I AS MATTER OF COURSE Government Reserves iho Right I J to Prohibit Objectioniiblo , J sT. PETERSBURG, Bopt 23, 3:10 n. m. I i A project for granting the Russian peo- K ple-jindor certain limitations, tho right of I; assembly for tho discussion of political I and economic questions a reform second i In Importanco only to tho convocation of 1 1 tho roprescntatlvo Assembly, and which 1 1 waa elaborated by a commission, under 1 1 tho presidency of Count Ignatloff Is now Bi practically completed, and after a final W review by the Solsky commission on Sat- urday will be Immediately laid before Em- i pcror Nicholas, Its promulgation Is con- IBJ UUVIlll UJJUUICU UUll I11--.VL HUCh. H Number of Restrictions, jjj Though coupled with a number of re-PB re-PB ntrlctlons designed to nlvo tho authorities ujj oversight of proceedings In order to pre-Lfi pre-Lfi vent discussion of treasonable or scdltlouB If subjects, thin reform will mark a great gjj constitutional development, tho people K hitherto having had no general right of E assembly except at meetings of author-It author-It Ized societies. Tho privilege granted by H tho Emperor's rescript of March 3, peril per-il milting meetings for discussion of popu-8j popu-8j lar representation, was a temporary Js moosuro and was withdrawn whon tho w Isatior.al Asembly rescript waa issued. I Threo Days' Notice Required. I Under tho proposed regulations, organ-D organ-D Izers aro required to givo threo days' no-J no-J tlce of a. meeting and its purposes. Spe-Jj Spe-Jj clal sanction for a mooting Is not rc-. rc-. quired,, and the possibility of bureaucratic b delays Is thereby obviated, but tho Gov-fl Gov-fl ernment reserves tho right to prohibit ob-tv ob-tv "Icctlonablo speeches and also tho right to r have a representative to sco that tho dls-fi, dls-fi, cussions do not overstep tho limits. This I representative may demand tho names k and addresses of all tho speakers, and k tho assembly may be closed If the speak- ers dovlato from the annonunced pro- gramme, or In cuso of disorder. Freedom, of the Press. I Tho second leading article of tho bill of t rights demanded by the reformers will I mako popular representation trulv suc-i suc-i cessful. This relates to tho freedom of i tho press, and will probably not take the form of law at this Juncture, as tho Gov- ernment wishes to submit the matter to the National Assembly for consideration. It is understood, however, that an inform-S inform-S nil announcement will bo soon made to i tho effect that tho enforcement of tho j press laws will bo relaxed during tho t ompalgn oo as to permit of ample dls-5 dls-5 cusslon of measures and candidates. Admit Reporters to Council. j It Is also understood that after Janu-t Janu-t ary 1 next representatives of tho press & will bo admitted to tho sessions, of tho $ Council of tho Empire, so that publicity S may bo' given to the proceedings of tho C upper house of tho Assembly. |