Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-17

garded the resolution touching Iasker
as an expression of the good feeling of
the American congress towards Germany.
q good feeling which has been promoted
aud cultivated by myself. would have
presented the resolution to the reichstae
bad l not been prevented by it's form.
It was not confined to general ex-
preston OF sympathy, but it expressed
the convection that Lasker's labors had
been very useful to Germany. This
clause was directed against the policy
which. in the emperor's name, I have
been pursuing, and which Lasker had
opposed for years. Nov the question
arises whether Lasker was right. If he
was, then the emperor's policy-my
policy-was wrong. Lasker belonged to
the opposition group. who made i'm.
mense capital out Of Lasker's merits.
Loud cries OF shame" by the left Bis.
marck advanced Indignantly toward the
lett and shouted; "The cry of shame is
an insult to me, and demands for me the
protection of the president! hope the
anonymous llbellers will give their
names. They should have cried shame
on those who carried on the political in
triRues at Lasker's grave. As chancellor
I can do nothing, of course, without the
emperor's approval, and could not
be expected to ask his permission to
present such q resolution to the
reichstag. Lasker introduced himself in
America as the champion of German
freedom against q government OF despotie
tendencies slmperscnated in its chancellor
Am to make myself my enemies post.
man? Even on the assumption that the
Americans are not intimately acquainted
with our circumstances. The
American minister at Berlin, or
some other official who possessed sufR
j'cient knowledge. might have sent warn
ing against conferring on me the part o.
postman. This was not done; therefore
instructed Eieendecker, the German
minister at Washington, that could moi
possibly forward the resolution. The
resolutions, moreover. did not emanats
from congress. but only from the house
of representatives. I never intended to
annoy America or disturb our relations
am simply unable to agree in tht
can house of representatives"
Bismarck closed by saying: "My
desire is that the good relations which
have existed bet ween the two countries
for century may still continue. Nj,
IuOsA0u ~ 90 AOASC0 uP0u u0 W Glo AUuSk
to which I was subjected here at home ~
. consequence of the vote of the hous,
of representatives. Prussia withstood
all temptations from other powers to in
terfere In the affairs of America, and t,
recognize the southern states. Indeed
Prussia might claim the merit OF having
prevented such recognition by the atti
tude which she maintained"
i DR.. Hsenel. o leading spirit among tn,
pro4resaists. and who tooka preminen
part in the debate apropos of the Laske
affair some days ago, said: 1T is
matter of profound regret that Bismarcl
should have uttered no single word il
praise Of Lasker. The people are accus
toned to reserve reproof for the living
Why has Bismarck not spared the dead !?
The chancellor retorted that he haG
not sat IN Judgment on the dead, bn
those who had tried to glorify the de
ceased, and had done 30. Lasker hat
consistently and peleistently oppose,
him. Bismarck, said DR.. Haenel, if h
pleased, could introduce motion con
veying the thanks OF the reichstag I,
the house of representatives for ite 81
pressions Of sympathy.
, The appearing Of Bismarck in th,
reichstag il generally attributed to hi
desire to maintain the friendship q
!. America.