During the Russian Revolution of 1905, Dmowski favoured co-operation with the Imperial Russian authorities and welcomed Nicholas II's October Manifesto of 1905 as a stepping stone on the road towards renewed Polish autonomy.
1905年俄国革命期间，德莫夫斯基倾向于与俄罗斯帝国当局合作，并对尼古拉二世的1905年10月宣言表示欢迎，认为这是波兰恢复自治道路上的一块铺路石。