Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-22
BISMARCK UNDER FIRE.
GERMANY'S EDITORS DISSECT.
ING HIS ACTION.

Oh ENhAN1 > EDITORS DTSSECT-
ING HIS ACTION.
Minister Eargent's Personal Relations
at Berlin Involved in the Centrovars,,
An Explanation that the Princes Re
ply Cannot be Construed as an Insu1t
bv Americans
BERLIN, Feb. 21.-Die KreRz Zeftuqg.
anti-semitic, says: prince Bismarck's
action in the Lasker affair fills us with
satisfaction
The North German Gazette. Prince Ris-
marck's organ, repels the attacks of the
opposition newspapers on the action Of
Prince Bismarck relative to the Lasker
resolution. 1t points out that thev do not
express the slightest indignation at the
attempt of a foreign body to interfere
IN the internal affairs of Germany.
Inc request addressed to Prince Bismarck
by Minister Sargent was of such a re-
markabIe character that it could only be
eNplalhed by his ignorance of diplomatic
usage. IL amounted to nothing less than
asking the Emperor to indOrse the vote
Oh foreign body and to hand il
10 the Relchstag, for Prince Bismarck's
duty is simply to execute the commands
OF the Emperor. Prince Bismarck is not
an emplOye of the international Democ-
racy, but of the German empire. In that
same way that the American Congress
had attempted to cause the glorification
OF the late leader of the German Seces-
slonlsts by the Emperor. so could anv
foreign PrOgresSist BODY seek TO rive y
vote OF confidence in Herr Richter. or a
Soclalistic body a similar vote in Herr
BebeI.
The National Gazette says that Prince
BlsmarcKs decree is deprived of all sting
Tor Congress and the American DeoDle.
because the whole affair is made entireIy
matter of internal German policy. 1t is
doubtful whether it would have been
necessary to trouble the Emperor regard
ing such purely formal matter as. hand
ing the Lasker resolution to the Reich
stag. At any rate, the consent of the
crown to hand to the Reichstag funds
subscribed IN America for the relief of
tne inundated last year, was never ask
ed, and numerous other instances of sim
liar descriptions might be cited.
NE DeufScbe Idgebldtt, a Conservative
organ, severely attacks Minister Sargent
IOr cooperating with PrOgressists and
Secesslonists in economic questions.
Dte Beftiner Idgebldtt repels this attack
and asserts that Mr.. Sargent has had no
reIatlons Whatever with any political
party at Berlin. Die Berliney fdgebl0ft
between nations has not yet been dis
covered. Besides, the sO-called official
medium is one infinitely more official.
namely, the press, which no statesman
controls. Thus the resolution of the
american Congress, which Prince
bismarck Is unwilling to impart to
the Reichstag, was long ago convened
10 the whole nation by the press.
indeed, the publication of the resolution
0f1nIQi oh Al n
Bismarck himself arranged to give the
German people what he refused to trans
mt TO the Rcichstag, namely, the demon
stratlOn of respect for Herr Lasker by a
people upon the other side of the ocean,
The North German Gazette. in alluding
to the remarks made by the National GA
%ette about American contributions to the
rielleI fund for the sufferers from the Rhine
lnunuatl0ns year OF so ago, saws: 1--WE
should like to call attention to the fact
that DEBT OF gratitude contracted then
towards Americans may be logically paid
by raising funds in Germany to help re-
lleYe the sufferers from the present floods
i'll America
Ihe National Gazette opposes the COM
lnents OF the North German Gazette upon
the Lasker incident. 1t saws that n c6ur-
tesy Oh foreign legislative body which
cOuld be regarded as an act of interfer-
ence and likely to provoke i'll feeling
could be the opinion only Of people who
cannot hear word of praise addressed to
a political adversary. Further regarding
the assertion of the North GeTnldn Ga
@ette concerning the ignorance
oI diplomatic usages displayed
6y Minister Sargent in his note to Prince
Bismarck transmitting the Lasker reso-
luton, the National GdzetIe saws.
"There is no doubt that the same asser-
ton would have been made if the resO-
luton of the House of Representatives
had been sent by Minister Sargent direct
70 the President of the Reichstag. We do
not feel inclined to take Minister Sar-
gents part, but it is to be regretted that
an element of personal ill-feeling should
be apparent in the treatment of this
question"
HERR Won EISENDECKER'S VIEWS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Herr Von
Eisendecker, the German Minister. said
TO reporter of the Associated Press to-
day that he had not yet received any Off
clal notice of the return of the resolutions
IN regard to the death of Herr Lasker.
lie, however, read the dispatches from
Berlin published in the newspapers to-
day, and was not surprised at their ma
ture, as the statement made bv Prince
bismarck was just such an one as he sup.
posed would be made. He believed that
the explanation would be entire
ly satisfactory, as showing that
no olfense has been given and
no Ill feeling created by the resolutions.
aud he did not think that Prince Bis
marck's action would give rise to a feel
ing OF Indignation in this country. He
regretted that undue Importance and Sig
nIhcance had been attached to the action
OF Prince Bismarck, and that the press of |
this country had been deceived bY news
from English and French sources into
putting an unfriendly construction upon
Prince BIsmarck's action, which was GER
talnly not warranted by the facts in the
case. Herr Won Eisendecker regarded
the return of the resolution a simple ex-
preston of political views which did not |
Indicate any anger on Prince Blsmarck's |
part, and should not cause any i'll feeling |
in this country.