Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1905 — ZEMSTVO CONGRESS MEETS [ARTICLE]

ZEMSTVO CONGRESS MEETS

In Doing So It Deflea the Police, Who Watch the Proceeding*. Moscow, July 20.—The zemstvo congress opened In'the residence of Prince Dolgorukoff. The officials had prohibited the meeting because It was reported that some of the delegates favored demanding that the czar alidicate and that a regency take charge of affairs for his son, who should be enthroned. There were 225 delegates preset t. Count Heyden, leader of the deputation representing the congress recently received by the emperor, presided. M. Golovlne, president of the organizing committee, had barely started a statement dealing with the obstacles placed in the way of the congress when the chief of police with numerous commissaries and officials entered the room. The chief announced that the prefect had prohibited the meeting of the congress and ordered the seizure of the documents. Count Heyden protested against the proceedings, but the chief of police liegaq taking the remes of the delegates. Then cries were raised of “Write down the whole of Russia."

Many persons present who were not delegates to the congress requested that their names also be taken. The police then departed in order to draw up summonses and the sitting was resumed. After the police had drawn up a report of their visit they took no farther action, but returned and listened to the debates as Interested spectators. When the afternoon session adjourned until evening eaeh delegate as he passed out handed his visiting card to the chief of police, who had already seized the copies in the possession of the delegates of the Russian Gazette. In which was printed details of a pro posed constitution for Russia based on the existing two chamber constitutions of western Europe.

Korea to Appeal to Roosevelt. Honolulu, July 18.—Koreans here have raised a fund to send Rev. P. T. Yoa, a Korean Methodist minister, tn Washington to see President Roosevelt and oak that efforts be made by

the United States in the forthcoming seace negotiations to tiring about an agreement by which Korean nation would become Independent within twenty years if it showed fitness for self-government. Rev. Mr. Yon will solicit the good offices of President Roosevelt to ask Japan to grant Independence to Korea as the United States granted It to Cuba after the Spanish-American war. A memorial embodying the desires of the Koreans was presented to Secretary of War Taft here. Rev. Mr. Yon states that Secretary Taft replied that It was a delicate matter and declined to say anything regarding it, but expressed his willingness to give Rev. Mr. Yon a letter of introduction to the president. Peace Conference May Fail. St. Petersburg, July 19.—M. Witte, Russia’s chief peace plenipotentiary, in an interview given for the American people, says he fears that Japan’s terms will be so excessive that Russia will be unable to accept them and the Washington conference will fail. M. Witte had n final interview with Emperor Nicholas at Peterhof. Foreign Minister Count Lamsdorff was present, showing the complete harmony of views between M. Witte and the foreign minister. M. Witte leaves St. Petersburg for Paris at once, accompanied by Mme. Witte. At Paris they meet their daughter, who is the wife of the secretary of the Russian legation at Brussels. Mme. Witte has no intention’ of Joining her husband later in America.