| Show CZAR WILL OPEN i RUSSIAN DOUMA DOUA First Constitution Slavs Slays Ever Had to be Formed Today at St. St Petersburg CZAR OUTLINES CONTENTS Opinion Fred Freely Expressed Cd That People Will Figure In Ii 11 Talk Tull but hul Not 1 Much uch 1 In Iii II Action J St. St Petersburg l Ia May 10 At 10 At 3 o'clock this afternoon the tho new council of the will be opened with vel very formal ceremonies in the Tauri- Tauri da palace In this city by Czar Nicholas and the members of the Russian cabi cabi- net In this manner will be launched the lie first constitution Russia has ever known and although It Is generally admitted that the government has such control of or the lie situation that it will be possible for it to prevent event the lie enactment enactment enactment enact enact- ment of any measures that are not wanted b by the czar and his advisers even evon the worst enemies of the present Russian government admit that a great stride has been made toward bringing Russia to a n position in the first ranks of or the monarchies of or the world 1 There Thero are present in tho the elt city about of the elected representatives of the people and amid the ceremonies to toda today today to- to da day are expected to be of or a most elaborate elaborate dab dab- orate character Czar to Outline IaIn Law Laii I In his opening speech the czar is c expected ti to outline the constitution which will be adopted by the assembly or 01 douma as it Is better known The JI representatives will not be permitted to alter the fundamental laws of the nation which are to continue at th the absolute discretion of the czar Ministers Min Mm- anti and officials generally generall will continue continue con con- completely complete In Independent of the douma while l If the annu annual l budget et is held up for tor any reason tIm the previous years year's estimates are to bo be maintained the government having authority to conclude t loans loan for this hits purpose It will also be stipulated that the czars czar's power to suspend the laws of or freedom shall continue absolute Go eminent Not ot I Frightened Thu rho success of oC the he constitutional democrats democrat who are ale In a majority Inthe in inthe inthe the membership of the tho douma ha hanot hanot hanot not frightened the government It is generally admitted that the bureaucrats bureaucrats bureaucrats bureau bureau- Intend to show the Russian peo- peo pic PlC that the pro produce uce lIttle results an these members members- rs will wil bp to talk as much as th they p I n so toh to u l t th he het t of a their P It Is 18 generally expected that a month the present sitting will b be dissolved not to be summoned again until next December The principal leader of or tho the const constitutional democrats will be M. M 1 Rodi- Rodi who ho Is a a. rich landlord of or the df district near Moscow and one o of the t most enel energetic and able opponents of the tho pre present ent government Other prominent prominent prom prom- leaders are Profs Kokoshin Prince Shako l and Hessen Czars Czar's FIr t J o It Ills His majesty's lue presence ence in iii the da tin palace Is Is the occasion of his first visit to St St. Petersburg since Jan 22 1905 when the famous Camous riots which resulted re re- re suited in the he killing of man mali many worlIn workIng work work- In Ing imig men and started tho he present movement move move- ment for COI a constitutional a assembly took tool place Singularly enough h the palace where time tile sittings arc are areto to be held is one of oC the lie oldest structures structures structures tures here it having been the gift of Empress Catherine II It to Prince Po- Po who lived JIved there until his d death ath when it became a le headquarters The great historian lived there thieve until he died in 1 1829 and amid It is one ammo of the lie Ironies of ate fato that the first Russian Parliament Parliament Parlia Parlia- ment meat holds hold Its first sitting sitting- in the house hous where one of the tin bitterest enemies of i e assembly this same Mme formerly lived JIved From n the tho point of oC view vIe of oC exterior appearances the building Is unattractive unattractive tive lye and amid is surrounded by numerous factories |
