St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-13
THE 1AsKER. REs0LUTIONs.


ence concerning the Lasker resolutions does
not in the least alter the conclusion long
since reached and announced by the GLOBE
that Bismarck could not do otherwise imam
resent the resolutions as an impertl nence.
The Chancellor does not object to the sym
pathetic tone of the resolutions, but TO that
norton of them which asserted that Lasker
Gin his firm and constant exposition of free
and liberal ideas has materially advanced the
social, political and economic condition OF
the people'' Bismarck and the government
which be represents do not believe that the
course of Lasker was one which at all advanc-
ed the condition of the German people. On
the contrary they are of the opinion that he
was an aeitator, and that his course was one
liable to disturb the public tranquility and to
retard, rather than advance, the national
progress. They may have been mistaken In
this belief, but even if they were,
we have no right to make them
the vehicle of conveying compliment to
the course which they feel themselves to con-
denim. To the people of this country, 1t
seems a small matter, that the opinion OF
Bismarck was opposed to the opinion OF Tom
Ochiltree and the American House OF Rep
resentatives. That Bismarck would stultify
himself if acting as means OF forwarding
resolutions condemnatory OF himself and his
policy. is of no consequence. There is
howl to the effect that this country has been
insulted and all the pigstcking element and
crowd of political mercenaries and the ad-
vocates of proprietary tariff are Tin arms anu
eager for the fray" These people on the oc-
casion of the death of Lasker asked Bismarck
to say to the German assembly that he, Bis
marck, in having thousand times said TO
them that Lasker's course was one damaging
to the interests of the states, had been mis-
taken and he took great pleasure in acknoWl-
edging it by presenting them the resolutions
of the American House.
The gentlemen who conceived these reso-
lutfons probably did not intend to offend
Bismarck. 1t is a fair presumption that they
knew nothing of the attitude of Lasker to the
German government. 1t is also fair as
sumption that not a dozen OF those who
voted for the resolutions have the slightest
idea of the condition of the political parties
in Germany. The most of them know all
about their own districts; they understand
the caucus business, and the methods of
manipulating convention but nothing
whatever in regard to the Reichstag OF the
German empire. The majority of them
thought, if they thought at all, that there was
a German House of Representatives, and
that all they had to do was draw up some
resolutions and send them direct to the sup
posed House, just as would be done with
resolution regarding the demise of some
member of the American House. The sin
was mainly one of ignorance. 1t ought to
be understood by the gentlemen who are
under the impression that by pushing
this matter they will secure Ger
man sympathy and votes that
they are laboring under mistake, at least as
to large portion of the German clement in
this country. Bismarck is a power, demi-
America. They believe that he is the man
who has constructed the mighty German en-
pire; that he changed it from an inland to a
maritime power by securing an outlet to the
northern ocean; that he drove back Austria,
and best of all, humbled their old enemy
France, and added Alsace and Lorraine to
the new empire. All these men are on the
side of Bismarck in this contest. The Ger
mans who oppose him are the socialistic
element and some of the revolutionists of
thirty or forty years ago. They oppose Bis
marck just as they oppose property, law and
present social organizations. All the more
intelligent and conservative German ele-
ment of this country support Bismarck and
oppose the demagogues who are trying to
make political capital from the impertinent
and offensive Lasker resolutions.
TIE T1RTFF lNT, THE pRESTnENov.