St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-11
THE LAsKER RESOLUTION.

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THE LASKER RESOLUTION.
The president transmitted to the house of
representatives to-day, in brief, message
without comment, and number of letters
and kilograms and other documents relating
to the Lasker resolution, whith was recently
returned by Bismarck. The first of these
documents is the letter from Frelinghuysen
to Sargent, transmitting the Lasker resolu-
ton. This letter is followed by a communi-
cation from Sargent to Frelinghuysen, in
which the former acknowledges the receipt
of the foregoing letter, and encloses a copy
Of his note to Count HatZfeldt, imperial
secretary of state, Of his letter to
Moritz Lasker, one of the nearest relatives of
the great statesman and the latter's reply.
Sargents' letter to Hatzfeldt is formal note
enclosing a copy of the resolutions of the
house of Representatives. The next in order
is reply of Moritz Lasker to Sargent, in
which he ackn nowledges the receipt of Minister
Sargents' letter, and of copy Of the resolu-
tions, and returns the thanks of the brothers
and sisters of the deceased, and says: 81
beg to assure you that among many similar
communications which reached them none
were more deeply appreciated by them than
those conveyed in the resolutions
herein referred to. Then comes a
series of kilograms which passed
between Frelinghuysen and Sargent FIRE.
linghuysen informs Sargent that there is a
rumor that the Lasker resolution had been
returned by Bismarck Sargent replies that
no doubt the resolutions had been sent back.
Frelrnghuysen asks by whom. Sargent states
the resolutions were returned through the
German minister at Washington, but he
(Sargen) had not been officially informed of
it. Frelinghuysen then authorizes Sargent
to publish the instruction directing him to
transmit one copy of the resolution through
the foreign Office to the president of the leg
islative body of which Lasker was member,
and another to the family of
the deceased. The next document
is memorandum of conversation between
Secretary Frelinghuysen and the German
minister to the United States, Won Eisen-
decker, and is as follows: Memorandum of
conversation March z, 1884. The German
minister said; Mr.. Secretary, have re-
ceived instruction from my government to
read to you and leave with you copy of the
| dispatch, which hold in my hand, relating
to the resolution of coincidence adopted by
the house of representatives of the United
States, on the death of DR.. Lasker." The
dispatch from Prince Bismarck thus present
ed by Won Eisendecker was as follows:
BISMARCK TO Won EISENHOWER.
FREDERICKSBURG, Feb 9th, 1SS4.-(Trans-
lated.) The envoy of the United States of
America has communicated with a note
dated the 1st, the text of resolution of
the American house of representatives, dated
9th of January, in which the house expressed
its regret at the death of DR.. Edward Lasker.
Every appreciation which the personal
qualities of German receives in foreign
country, cannot but be pleasing to our ma
tional feelings, especially when coming from
such an important body as the American
house of representatives. / should, there
fore, have gratefully received Sargent's COM
munication and should have asked his ma
jesty, the emperor, to empower meto present
| it to the Reichstag, if the resolutions of
the 9Th of January did not, at the same
time, contain an opinion or direction, and
effects the political action Of Representative
Lasker, which is opposed to my convictions.
In the resolution it is said, in relation to the
deceased, ssthat his firm and constant ex-
position of free and liberal ideas have ma
terially advanced the social, political and
nv knowledge of the course that the politi-
cal and economic developement of the Ger
man people has taken, cannot regard this
opinion as one in accordance with the facts 1
have witnessed. I would not venture to
oppose my Judgment to that of an illustrious
assembly like the house of representatives of
the United States, if had not gained, dur
ing an active participation in German
internal politics of more than thirty years,
an experience which encourages me to attach,
also, to my opinion certain competency with
this limit. I cannot make up my mind to
ask his majesty, the emperor, for the neces-
sary authorization to communicate the reso-
luton of the house Of representatives of the
United States, to the German reichstag, be-
cause I should, Herewith, have to officially
endorse it myself, and also to endorse, with
his majesty the emperor, an opinion which l
am unable to recognize as just. [Signed.
Won Bismarck.
After reading and presenting to Secretary
Frelinghuysen the above letter, Minister Won
Eisendecker added: 81 am further instruct
ed to express to you, Mr.. Secretary, Prince
Bismarck's regrets, that he found himself
unable to comply with the wish formulated by
Sargent, and also to leave with you, if you
desire it, an engrossed copy of the resolution,
which, in Difference to its high origin, may
add, my government cannot in its responsi-
bility feel at liberty to retain"
The secretary of state said: "Mr. Minister,
in response to your offer to return the en-
crossed copy of the resolution, let
me say, that the president cannot be sup
posed to have any wish in respect to what the
German government may do in regard to the
disposition of the copy of the resolution of
the house of representatives, after it has been
decided that it cannot be transmitted to
the body for which it was courteously in
tended,
The Minister replied: sYour answer, Mr.
Secretary, expresses no wish, and conse-
quently relieves my government from the
obligation it has felt to return the resolu-
ton, which was entrusted to it for transmits
sion'
The last document of the series is letter
from Secretary Frelinghuysen to Minister
Sargent, written to-day, and is as follows
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON,
March 10, 1ss4.-Sir: 1 enclose copy of
note of which a copy has been handed me
by the German minister and which states
that Prince Bismarck declines to be the me-
dunn of communication between the house
of representatives of the United States, and
the reichstag, on the subject of the death of
Mr.. Lasker. The resolution was passed by
the house with the most courteous motives,
for the single purpose of expressing sympa-
thy with a corresponding branch of the gov
ernment of friendly nation, in the loss Of
one of its distinguished members, who died
within the national jurisdiction of congress.
If any other purpose has been surmised,
the indisposition of this republic
as proven by the history of century, to OBJ
trude upon other nations the sound political
principles upon which our prosperity is
founded, should have counteracted that sur
mise. In customary order the transmission
of the resolution came into the possession Of
his excellency, who is pleased to explain the
embarrassment under which he conceiYes he