The Imperial Manifesto accompanying the IAA se expresses the Emperor's
deep disappointment at the Duma's abuse of its trust, condemns its hostility to Government measures, its failure to condemn terrorism, and its vexatious resort to interpellation. Finally, the Emperor declares that the discovery of the plot " against the State and the power of the Czar," and the refusal of the Duma to carry out immediately the lawful demand of the authorities, compelled him to dissolve the Hume. Believing, however, that the failure of that body was largely due to the inexperience and the unrepresentative character of its Members, the Emperor announces his resolve, in virtue of the power given to him by God over his people, to give Hassla a new electoral law, the aim of which is to render the Duma Russian in spirit and to restrict the representation of the other nationalities forming part of the Empire.
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