The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-11
THE DIPLOMACY WAR.
THE RESOLUTIONS oNHERR LAskeR

And What ihsy brought Ab,ut-Ths Corrsspnad
shes on tho BshJ, vet Between the American
State Department., hInlstsr sargent
| aad tho dsrmAn Govsrnm,nt.
| WAsHtSdrov, March l0.-Tho President
transmitted to the House Of Represents
tives to-day in briei message without
comment, a number OF letters, telegrams
and other documents relating 10 tho I.askel
resolution, which was recently returned
by Bismarck. The first Of these docu.
ments is letter from Mr.. Frelinghuysen
70 Mr.. Sargent transmitting the Lasker res.
olutlon. This letter Ii followed by IL com.
municatiou from Mr.. Sargent to Mr.. Fro.
linghuysen, in which tho iormer aaknowl-
edges the receipt Of the foregoing letter,
and encloses y copy Of his note TO
Count ualzaeldt, Imperial Secretary Of
State, Of bis letter 10 Mori'z Lasler, one Of
tue nearest relatives Of the late statesman
and the latter's reply to Mr.. Sargent's s'let.
ter to Halzfeldt Is formal note ,spplosing
the resolutions Of the Hovae Of 4pfescn.
tatiyes. Next In order Is the reply OF
Morilz Lasker to Mr.. Sargent, s in
which he acknowledges = the re-.
ceipt Of Minister sArgent's Z; letter
and Of a copy OF the resolutions and
returns the thanks OF tho brothers and ss.
ters OF the deceased, and says: beg to
assure you that among many similar coin.
municationB which reached them, none
were more deeply appreciated by
them than those conveyed iu the resolu.
tions herein referred to-" s3,ie-n
Then comes series Of telegrams which
passed between Mr.. Freliughuysen and Mr..
Sargent . Mr.. Frelinghuysen informs Mr..
Sargent there Is a rumor that the resolution
has been returned by Bismarck. Mr.. Sar.
gent replies, No doubt the resolution has
been sent back. Mr.. Frelinghuyeen asks
BY hom. Mr.. Sargent states the resolu-
ton was returned through the German
Minister at Washington, but no (Sargent)
has not been officially informed OF il.
MIR. Frelinghuysen then authorizes Mr..
Sargent 10 publish the instructions direct
Ing him to transmit one copy Of the reso-
iutIo through the Foreign Office to the
preAdent OF the legislative body OF which
Lask or was o member, and the other TO the
family Of the deceased. The next docu.
ment is a memorandum Of the converea.
ton between Secretary. Frelinghuysen and
the German Minister 70 the United States,
Won Eisendecker. E.if.,G 2 o.; :,
A DIPLOMATIC CONVERSATION.
Tho memorandum Of the conversation
March 7.h, 1854. is as follows: The Ger.
man Minister said, "Mr. Secretary have
received instructions from my 20 'erum. 1t
to read to you and leave with ,ou a cop,
OF adlspatch whichEI hold in my haud re:
latlng to the. resolution Of coincidence
adopted by the House OF Representatives
Of the United States on the death Of Dr..
latker." The dispatch from Prince Bis
marck thus presented by, Won Eisendecker
was as f,iIows;I "a ~ -
fRlEDRlcnsRunE, February 29.h, lsS4.-
trans!ation). Tie envoy Of the United
States OF America has communicated will,
a note dated the first inst, tho text OF a res.
CLINTON OF the American House,of Repre-
sentatives, dated the Oh OF January, in
which the House, expresses it's regret at tho
death OF DR.. Edward Lasser. Every an.
probation which the personal qualities OF
q Gtrnau receive in q foreign country can.
not be -butpleasing to ournationAt fueiinrB;
especially when emanating from such an
important body as the American House OF
Representatives, | should therefore have
gratefully received Mr.. Sargent's communi-
cation, aud should have asked His Majesty,
the Emperor, to empower me to present it
10 the Reicbs,ag, if the resolution Of the
9;h Of January did not at the same time
contain an opinion on the direction and
Affects Of the political action OF Representa-.
tive Lasker, which is opposed to my con-
victions.
In the resolution tits said in relation to
the deceased, "thst his firm and constant
exposition Of free aud liberal ideaa have
materially advanced tie social, politicsi
and economic condition oil those people,"
From my knowledge of tho course the po-
litlcal and economic development OF tbs
German people has taken cannot regard
this opinion as one in accordance with ths
facts have witnessed. would not ven
ture to oppose my judgment to this act OF
IN illustrious ssaembly like the House oil
Representatives oi the United States il l
bad not gained during an active particpa-
tlon,in German internal politics OF more
than thirty years an experience which en-
courages me to attach also my opinion Of Il
certain competency within these limits. l
cannot make up my mind to ask His
Majesty the Emperor for necessary author.
iza.ion to communicate the resolution Of
the House Of Representatives OF tho United
States to the German Reichs,ag, because l
should Herewith have to officially endorse
myself and also to endorse with his
Majesty, the Emperor, an opinion which I
am unable to recognize as just. j
lSlgned. 70 ... FoN BfsMARcK. p;
Alter reading and presenting to secre.
|tarytFrelinvhuysen the above letter, Min.
lister Won Eisendecker added, ~ am inr.
ther instructed TO present TO you, MIR. Sec.
retary, Prince Bismarck's regrets that he
found himself unable to comply with tho
wish formulated by Mr.. Sargent, and also
to leave with you, if you desire, the en-
crossed copy Of the resolution, which in
deference 10 it's high origin, may add, nv
Government cannot on its own RESPONSE
bility feel at liberty to retain.n 20
-s rREl1NanuYsEN's nErLy.,,.
The Secretary Of State said:; "Mr. Min.
iater,I IN response TO your offer TO return
tne euRrosseu copy Of tue resolution, lei
me say that the President cannot be sup.
posed to have any wish 10 respectlto what
the German Government may do in regaill'
to the disposition OF the copy Of the reso-
lutions Of the House Of Representatives,
alter it has been decided 1t cannot be
transmitted to the body, for which it was
corteously intended" E.l
The Minister replied: "Your answer,
Mr.. Secretary, expresses no wish and con.
eequentiy relieves my Government from
the obligation il has felt to return the reso-
luton which was entrusted to 1t for trans.
mission." i s.'. - 4
The last document OF the series is a letter
from Secretary Ffelinghuyseu to Minister
Sargent, written to-day.
ltsets forth tho manner Of the return ii
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