River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-28
aismaror and Iash0.

/ Mr., Curtin, chairman of the house coroyoit see
ON foreign affairs, called ON the secretary n
state recently to ascertain what he could do
about the return of the Lasker resolution. He
says he learned from the department that hey
laq no official information that the resolution
t1aa been returned. In the first place, he says,
nc resolution was not sent to Bismarck, but to
ous minister and the president of the represen-
'at i've, body of the German government
mat do You think would be the effect if it
should prove true that the resolution has been
THAT, he replied would depend upon the
manner IN which 1t was done 1 do not think
bismarck would word reply in an offensive
manner
DO you think as many prominent German
americans do. that Bismarck is trying to ex-
cite us to wars
''That think more than likely. That is the
most probable theory I have heard
In that event what would this government
''What could they do" was the quick retort
Send fleet over there?" ironically IT Is
Is more than likely if there is anything at all in
the affair, Bismarck wants war. !"
TEXT OF BTs5IAECK's COMMUNICATION.
Tho action OF Bismarck in returning the res
olutIon Of sympathy az the death Of Herr Las
ker continues to excite much comment III Ber7
hn. Friends of the deceased statesmen IN the
reichstag propose to demand Bismarck's ex-
PLANTATION Of his course. The official Gazette
puuiieHti the communication OF BlHlndfGk 10
Won Eisendecker directing the return to the
American house OF Representatives Of its reso-
luton. Following Is the text:
Any recognition in a foreign country of the
the personal qualities of a German, especially
when made by 80 important q body as the
house of representative Is gratifying to our.
national feelings. / should have gratefully &C
cepted the communication made by Minister
sargent, and should have asked the emperor TO
empower me 10 present l. to the reichstag, if
the resolution had nor contained the opinion
regarding the object and effect of Lasker's po7
iucsl activity, which was OPT Os ID to my con4
Nieuons. According 10 my experience OF the
poiltlcal econoime development of the German
people, l cannot recognize the opinion
as one which events / have wit
messed would justify. ] should not venture
To oppose my Judgment to the opinion OF such
an llIustriOus body as the house of representa-
tlyes if had not, by more than thirty years
active participa ton III the internal policy Of
Germany, gained an experience which justified
me IN attaching certain value 10 my judgment
IN questions of home affairs, / cannot deter
mine to ask the emperor for the necessary
power TO communicate the resolution to the
reIchataE, because J should have officially 10
advocate before the emperor an opinion which
cannot recognize rs correct
In conclusion Bismarck requests the German
minister at Washington 70 send the cGmmuniI
cation ~ Secretary FrGliughUysen, and return
to him tho house resolution. The Kreuze
Zeltung anti Semitic, SAYS: Bismarck : action
IN the lasker affair fills us with satisfaction
Other conservative papers are silent regarding
the incident