Show END OF AUTOCRACY IN RUSSIAN EMPIRE free speech free press and a consal aution assured the people st bt petersburg As the result of 0 IL a obries of special clcil mini ministerial councils 1 under tho the of count witte held to adopt measures to deal with the internal situation the he new notional national assembly law and laws grant ing practical freedom of 0 the press and of speech were adopted and a meet lag ing will be ba promulgated forthwith upon the pre demand ot ct prince HIl 1111 koft kolf the minister of rail roads roada the taj budget covering the remuneration mune ration of railroad employed emp loyes ft be ba revised to meet the promises duade last spring unless this was done tho the prince announced he be would resign interesting details are being learned of count wittes interview with the czar last week the emperor asked count witte to speak frankly and after listening to the statesman eta s ex position of the situation he appeared to be utterly unnerved by the deflor able state of affairs and cried out that he be was weary of the struggle and felt like leaving all and fleeing to darm bradt hence probably the origin ot of the report that the emperor was waa go going abroad count witte how however giver told the em cm that in his opinion not even a republic could now save russia from anarchy it was the emperors duty to the people and the country to face the situation by meeting the classes Im namely amely to abrogate the autocratic power and grant a constitution by creating a ministry reWn responsible sibl e alike to the crown and to the represents presenta re altes of the nation the emperor finally accepted requesting besting count witte to draft a project |