Show THE NEW HEW ELECTORAL LAW OHM OFFERED RUSSIANS suffrage Is greatly extended but not universal and proletariat la Is not Expect expected rd to be satisfied st petersburg the new electoral law was gazetted gazett ej on monday and was waa accompanied by a statement explain ing that in view of the fact that even some of the western countries do not possess universal suffrage the cab I 1 net could not assume the uy tty of decre decreeing cing it the ultimate decision must be mado made by the nati national assembly itself ilae election list will be published forthwith the date of tile the elections elec tlona will then be announced and as soon as tha th government receives notification that halt half tho ment mem bors bers ire aro elected the national assent bly will be 18 convoked the extension of the suffrage pro claimed applies especially to the cities whre it Is made almost universal despues the workmen in the factories and mills who aio aie especially provided provide 1 I for the he BUffi aee inge will include every owner of ical estate paying taxes per sons conducting enterprises like shop keepers paying license ll censo persons paying a lodging tax or occupying ng ep arate lodgings and persons in tho the government service including rail boid 10 id men all limit or of rent paid by lodging holders as a voting tion Is iq removed the indict system if f two degrees of voters in both the atles and Is retained A new feature of the law Is that tho the workmen instead of being allowed p cpr specified belfied number of class have to take their chances in the electoral colleges with the other classes moreover instead of the cities having separate se representatives tile colleges will be corn com pod by the provinces pio vinces the work in men oil will choose an elbaor for every 10 men 1 the I he new law la Is a gi gibat cat extension of the law of august |