Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-23
THE INTERNATIONAL TOPIC.
Bismarck's Attitude with Regard
TO the Lnnker ReaOIuffOm


TO n Lasker Resolution.
We have nothing further to offer our
readers this morning in regard to the
Herr Lasker e~mbroglio, which is being SO
much discussed by our towns-folk. The
whole affair is misty and obscure. We
suspect that there is nothing serious in 10.
1t seems quite likely that the Lasker reso-
luton of coincidence has not met with
smooth sailing and has struck a snsg some
place or other. If Bismarck has either
had it returned or pigeon. holed, although
it appears he had nothing to do with it di-
rectly, we are satisfied that nothing will
come of il further than, perhaps, some
stilted diplomatic correspondence in words
a foot and q half long. There is no ground
for q quarrel between the United States
and Germany, and neither could possibly
gain anything by a rupture, In view of
this fact, and the acknowledged standing
OF Bismarck as q prince and c~ourtier
among the most enlightened men of q
most enlightened nation, it must be pre-
sumed, in the absence of information, that
what he has don't (f anything) will not
be offensive to the American people.
Since the above was printed we have, as
published in the Official Gazette. a com-
munication from Bismarck to Won Eisen-
decker, directing him to return to the
American House Of Representatives its
resolutions on the death of Lasker, com
municated under date Of Feb. 9. The fol-
lowing is the text. Its sarcasm need
hardly be pointed out:
Any recognition in a foreign country of
kkn 1n.aaxoI nxuls&aa 90 narrnon q
pecially when made by so distinguished a
body as the United States House of Rep
resentatives, is gratifying to our national
feelings. l should have gratefully accepted
the communication made by Minister Sar-
gent, and should have asked the Emperor
to empower me to present it to the
Reichstag if the resolution had not CON-
tanned an opinion regarding the object
and effect OF Lasker's political activity,
which was opposed to my conviction.
According to my experience of the politi-
cal and economic developments of the
German people, l cannot recognize the
opinion as one which the events / have
witnessed would justify. l should not
venture to oppose my judgment to the
opinion of such an illustrious body as the
United States House of Representatives
if I had not had more than 80 years
active participation in the internal policy
Of Germany gained IN experience which
justified me in attaching a certain value
TO my Judgment on questions of home az
fairs. | cannot determine to ask the En-
peror for the necessary power to commu-
nicate the resolution to the Reichstag, be-
cause / should have officially to advocate
before the Emperor an opinion which l
cannot recognize as correct.
The German press comment on the
affair variously but in courteous tones,
and are not willing to consider it at all
serious. Minister Sargent, who seems to
nave incurred the enemity of Bismarck, is
savagely attacked by the Deutsche Tage-
blatt.
The New York Tribune thinks the best
answer Congress can make is silence.
The Herald says Just now this coun-
try is the one and only really active enemy
Germany has in the world. We take ont
of her every year material for about one
good corps dance. Some years we took
enough to make two or three corps. This
has been a sore point at Berlin for years.
They have cudgeled their brains 10 know
how to stop ii. Who knows but that the
Chancellor, standing ready with a measure
of total interruption Of intercourse be-
tween the two countries, m%aneuyers q little
to get a good pretext?