St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-14
BISMARCK'S SPEECH.
A Savage Philippe in the German
Reichstag Yesterday.
The Members of the Committee OF
Foreign Affairs Inter-
viewed.
They Give Their Opinion on the Chancellor's
Speech.
Il Wrathy Chancellor.

| Wrdthy Chancellor.
BERLIN, March 13.-Bismarck appeared in
the reichstag to-day and made speech in
justification of his course in refusing to tran s.
nit the Lasker resolution, to the reichstag.
He said he had recognized the good inten-
tons of the American congress, but was I'M
able to harness himself to the car of opposi.
ton. Bismarck continued: IT should have
RETAINED from mentioning this matter ex-
cept for the manner in which the reichstae
has discussed it, and for the charge of inter
ference made by Herr Richter The relations
of Germany with America have always been
good, and the government has constantly
tried to cultivate them. Ever since there
has been a minister, the relation of the two
countries been satisfactory. After the war
with Austria in 1866 and again after the
Franco-P russian war, America gave numer-
GUS proofs of sympathy, not only with the
prosperity of the empire, but also with the
person of the chancellor"
Nothing has occurred to disturb these good
relations from the outside. 1 regarded the
resolutions touching Lasker, as an express
sion of the goodly feeling of the American
| congress toward Germany, good feeling
which has been promoted and cultivated by
myself. l would have presented the resolution
to the reichstag, had l not been prevented
| by its form. 1t was confined to a general
expression of sympathy, but it expressed the
| conviction that Lasker's labor had been very
useful to Germany. This clause was di-
rected against the policy, which Lasker had
opposed for years. Now, 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 immense capital out of Laskers
merits.
Bismarck was interrupted at this point with
loud cries of ''shame'' by the left. He turn
ed Indignantly towards the quarter from
which the cries came, and advancing toward
the left he shouted !'the cry of 'shame' is an
insult to me and demands for me the protec-
ton of the president. hope the anonymous
libellers will give their names They should
have cried shame on those who carried on
political intrigues at Lasker's grave. As
chancellor L can do nothing, of course, with
out the emperor's approval, and could not
be expected to ask his permission to present
such resolution to the reichstag. Lasker
introduced himself in America as the
champion of German freedom against
government of despotic tendencies,
impersonated in its chancellor. Am I to
make myself my enemy's postman. Even in
the assumptions that the Americans are not in
timately acquainted with our circumstances,
the American minister at Berlin, or some
other official who possessed sufficient
knowledge might have sent a confidential
warning against comforting on me the
part of postman. This was not done,
therefore 1 Instructed the German minister
at Washington that 1 could not possibly for
ward the resolution. The resolution did not
emanate from congress, but only from the
house of representatives. never intended
to annoy America or disturb our
relations. l am simply unable
to make the opinion of Lasker adopted by
the American house of representatives, my
own. My desire is that the good relations
which have subsisted between the two coun-
tries for century may still continue. My
action was forced upon me by the abuse to
which l was subjected here at homes con-
sequence of the vote of the house of repre-
sentatives. Prussia withstood all the temp
tations from other powers to interfere in the
affairs of America, and to recognize the
southern states. Indeed, Prussia might
claim the merit of having prevented such a
recognition by the benevolent attitude which
she maintained Bismarck thus closed.
~ DR.. iHoenel of the university of Kiel, who
is the leading progressist, and who took a
prominent part in the incidental debate
apropos the Lasker affair some days ago,
took the floor and said ''It is matter of
| profound regret that Bismarck should have
uttered no single word in praise of
Lasker. The people are accustomed to re-
serve reproof for the living, why has Bis
marck not spared the dead?'
The chancellor retorted, he had not sat in
judgment on the dead, but those who had
tried to glorify the deceased, had done so.
He denied the alleged friendliness of the
Lasker party toward him. Lasker had con-
sistenly and persistenly opposed him.
DIR. Hoenel urged that the friendly senti-
ments of the resolution should have been re-
| cognized without too carefully weighing the
words in which they were expressed.
Bismarck contended that the exchange of
sentiment between parliaments were highly
! inappropriate, but he added, DR.. Hoenel, if
he so pleased, could introduce a motion con-
veying the thanks of the reichstag to the
house of T representatives for its expression
of sympathy. The appearance of Bismarck
in the reichstag is generally attributed to his
desire to maintain friendly relations with
America.