Show A T TODAY'S DA YS Y'S ANNIVERSARY On June 12 1917 a council of ot o 61 members under the presidency o ol 01 a a. member of ot the Duma Durn Duma met to p prepare are for Russia's ent assembly This assembly met not only to draft Russia's permanent constitution bu but also to solve Gol certain Immediate lems the chief chie of which were lb questions of nationalities and th conditions of the transfer of tin th lands of ot the nobles to the peasantry In the preparatory council sat 4 group of constitutional also deputies from the army and from all the political parties representatives of ot Jews Ukrainian Ukrainians Poles and other races and also 4 representative of ot the women the fa fa feminist Mme Mine Yai Ya vein An Important reform proclaimed t ton on this day was the introduction oj the small unit of local self govern ment In which all classes might par ar equally It was decided 4 allow the former emperor and mem meni bers of at the imperial family th tin privilege of voting |