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Show NICHOLAS GRANTS DEMANDS Ukase Giving Finns Greater Liberty Has Been Signed. ST PETERSBURG, Nov. 4 -The manlfento cf nrmi-ror Nicholas granting the damnds of th Finns has been signed and dispatched to Helelngfbrs H convokes the Diet on December Decem-ber abolishes the dictatorship. rescinds Gov -Gen. BobrlWoff's Illegal enactments, annuls an-nuls Ih manifesto .f February 13. iSVJ. which provides for common legislation for Emplro and all he laws elnce enacti-J It jennouncos that the cxtraordlnsry Diet now conc-oked la for tho revision of the Diet's electoral bases. Based on Suffrage. The ukis no longer places the Diet in a pin-' in the budget, but it sweeping power to elaborate a new system of representation, represen-tation, based on universal suffrage and for a report to i h administration, w hich will make It responsible before tho Diet. The ukaso provides for the formulation of ln. giving practical autonomy The Emper-! Emper-! or has Kccepted the resignation of the entire Senate nd has vlrlunlly promised to removo Princ Jonn Obolenafcy, Governor-General of Finland. Relieve Situation. The manifesto ahrr.gntlng the Illegal ordl-luinc.-s promulgated by Gov. -Gen. Bobrtkoff In , pursuance t his policy for the RuaalAcat Ion of Plnland and Including the military law of 1901. !s expected to relieve the situation In Finland. r;s tho ordinances have been tlio principal cause of discontent among the Flnnv. |