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Show WHAT STOLYPIN PROPOSES TO DO Freedom of Speech and of the Press, Liberty of Faith and Other Reforms. Declaration Read Before Lower House of Parliament Avoids all Reference Refer-ence to Drumhead Courtmar-tlal Courtmar-tlal and Other Cases of Contention. St. Petersburg. Tho ministerial declaration setting forth tho program for legislation was read Tuesday after-noon after-noon by Piemk-r Stolypln bolero tho lower house of parliament. The declaration avoided ull rcforenco-to rcforenco-to drumhead cuurt-marliul and all other cases of contention and wns received re-ceived In silence. M. Stolypln nt tho closo received hearty applause from tho conservatives. conserva-tives. The first speech, however, that ot Prince Xerctcli, In behalf of tho social so-cial democracy, evoked un nngry bcoiio between members of tho right and lolt parties. In which such epithets ns-"llur" ns-"llur" and "murderer" woro freely exchanged. ex-changed. Tho pi luce proposed a reso- I lotion arraigning tho government for violating all tho rights ot the people promised in tho Imperial manifesto ot October 30, 1905, nnd concluding with tho declaration that tho people can liberate their friends, lighters for freedom, free-dom, only when they themselves nro free. Tho projects of law enumerated by M. Stolypln Includo: Freedom of speech nnd of the press. Liberty of ralth. Habeas corpus on tho samo basis ns other states. Local seir-government. Reform or tho zemstvos. Responsibility or olllcluls. Agrnrlnn reforms. Abolition of free entry of goods Into-Vladivostok. Into-Vladivostok. Completion of tho trans-Siberian railroad In Russinn territory. i Popular education. j |