Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-20
REBUKE TO BISMARCK.
Oehiltree, OF reNa-, Makes Fe" Re-
marks ON Inc LH-ker Eesointion
and Germany AuIOcrHI.

OehiItree, OF reNR-, Makes - Fe" Re-
marks ON Imc La-Eer Eesointioh
and GermRny'- AnIOcr.t.
WASHINGTON, March l9-Mr. Curtin,
(PennsylvADia,) from the Committee on
Foreign Affsirs, submitted d report to the
House on The Presidents message and &C
companying papers in relation 10 the death
OF DR.. Lasker, in which the committee
approve the resolutions Of January Oh,
and regret that they were not received in
the same spirit in which they were adopted.
They also compliment the State Depart
ment for its course in the matter and sub
NIT the following as a substitute for Mr..
HIscock's resolution:
Resolved, That the resolution referring
to the death Of d.. Edward L asker, adopted
by this House January Oh last, were in
tended as q tribute OF respect 10 the men,
ory of an eminent foreign statesman who
had died within the United States, AMI an
expression of sympathy with the German
people, of whom hs had been an honorei
representative.
Resolved, That the House,
Having No Official Concern
with the relations between the executive
and legislative branches of the German
Government, does not deem il requisite to
it's dignity to criticise the manner OF the
reception OF the resolutions, or the circum-
stances which prevented their reaching
their destination after they had been conf
municated through the proper channel to
the German Government.
MIR. Reagan protested against any
spOlUgy by the House for It's action. Mr..
Cox ASKED il it would DE in order TO move
TO lay the whole matter on the table. He
thought that the proper way TO treat the
German Chancellor. The motion was put
and lost. MIR. Curtin demanded the pre-
vious question, which was ordered.
Mr Ochilt tree Tex took the floor for
the fifteen minutes allowed to the oppo
merits of the resolution. He said no man
On the floor had more confidence in and
esteem for the Committee on Foreign
A fairs than himself, but this matter had
assumed 8 phase that called upon every
member TO see that his own dignity and
the dignity of the House was maintained.
II was not becoming to the House to ex-
plain the mesning OF its resolution. 1t
spoke for itself, and any apology was IN
worthy of the body. He then went into
an euIoGy of DR.. LSsker and said toe resC-
luton was a compliment to Lasker and
RebuSe TO Bismarck.
Mr.. Deusler. Wisconsin,, followed in a
set speech. lie said II sincerely regret
the hasty action of the German Chancellor
in refusing TO transmit the resolution OF
coincidence Of this House at the death OF
DR.. Lasker, merely as it appears, on ac-
count of his antipsthy for departed poIit-
ical adversary. He knows, as does every
sane person, that to place before the Reich.
stag the resolution Of the American House
of Representatives did not in any way i'm
ply that he endorsed the sentiments there
in expressed. His office, SO far as the
resolution is concerned, was that
of medium rather than that OF mas
ter, and his assumption OF the lat
ter role was, in my opinion, untO:tun-
ate only for himself. We can afford to
cover this act with the charity OF foTgetful-
nEsSs; TO err is human, TO forgive, divine.
Parliament and the people Of Germany are
in possession OF the letter and the spirit OF
the resolution, though the parchment
upon which they were indicted be doomed
to moulder in the Chaucellor's waste
basket. The action Of the State Depart
ment cannot be too highly commended.
It was not only dignitied, but il did not
oyerstep the bounds OF international Cour-
tesy, while at the same time administering
q rebube 10 what it justly considered an
unwerranted usurpatlon OF the rights and
privileges of German Parliament.