Show DOUMAS POLITICAL DEMANDS moscow sept ac the congress 0 tha representatives of the and today was presided over by prince owing to the non arrival of the tl flis delegates they were not in attendance but wrote a demand for two members from the tiflis district in the imperial douma the congress granted the request and expressed its indignation dig nation because of the circumstances which necessitated the resignation of all the tiflis delegation the congress decided upon a cal system which included complete responsibility in the ayi of the law for all private individuals and officials alike of complete equality in the personal rights of all citizens of the empire equality of the rights of peasants with those of other classes of society liberation of the village populations from administrative guardianship abolition of the immediate recognition of the inviolability of person and domiciled domiciles domi ciles guarantees of the freedom of conscience faith speech meeting and association and of the press abolition of the passport system formation of a national assembly which shall participate in legislation institute a regular system and provide control over the legality of acts of the higher and lower administration the pro gramme also advocates the principle of representation on a national and not on a class basis the election of delegates being direct |