Show WITTE IS LIBERAL former premier does not hesitate to criticise criticism Critic ise council of emp re st petersburg count witte the former premier in a characteristic speech in the council of empire dealt with the question of the stat utes in regard to experts assisting corn in the douma he ile took anad an ad danced stand to a certain extent bid ding for liberal support criticised criticized the paralysis of the council of em pire and said it was unworthy of be ing called the upper house what sort of an institution is oursa ours asked count witte drifting aimlessly avoiding its work rork afraid to assert its will rill or proclaim its exist ence let ts us follow the douma s ex ample and take part in ane count country rys s business otherwise we will be swept away aray as a useless piece of state mech anesin count witte s action is hail hall with approval by the liberal press pi ess |