The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-14
51THE IRON ,PRINCEn'.,
IN GERMAN PARLIAMENT
Aad D,aaa als Petition Oh ths Easksr Nstsst-H,
Objects to BelnE nads III, Ensm,'A Pos.n,an. /,
Views Of Cousr.Ansu On the CAAac.ilu,I 4
sps.eh-Yarlsd Lot y Of OplaIoAs.

to-day Bismarck spoke, Oh the Lasker resc
luton. lie sid :,'"From. the outset I re
gardsl the resolution touching Lasker a
an expression Of good feeling Of the Amerl
can Congress towards Gam,ny. l woul,
have presented the resolution to the Reich
stag bad not been pssveassd by its form
It was not confined 10 a general OK press;or
Of sympathy, blu. 1t expressed copyictior
that LAsker's laoors had been very ussiu
to Germany. This clause was directed
sgainst the policy, which, in tho Emperor
name, had been pursuing, and which
l4ssker, hid oplo, ,ed iot VI ars. Now The
question ARISES whether; Lasker WIN right
II he was, then tho Emperot's policy and
my policy was wrong. fbt.f sH,IGS
LAsker belonged to the opposition group,
who made immense capital out oil LA.
ker's merits. Bismarck was interruptsu at
ihia point with loud cries OF SHANE !" by
the Lslt He turned Indignantly toward
the quarter from which tue cries came aud
advancing toward the Left he shouted,
The cry Of shame Is an insult 10 mo and
demands Tor me the protection Of the Pres.
ident. hope the anonymous libellers will
give their names. They should have ciiisd
shame' on. those who carried on such, 20.
litical ihtrigues az Laaker. As Chan.
ceifor I. can u d. go, nothing, =, OF
cousae,- without the zEmperor's approval
and could. moi. ,be ltt expected 10 i ask his
permission 10 present such a. resolution to
the" Rsichstags~- Lssker iintroduced' him
eelf in America Us thea champion OF G er:
man freedom against the government Of
despotic tendencies, which is sinipersonated
in its" Chancellor. AmaI to make mysslI
my snemy's postman Even on lhe as.
sumption that Americans are intimately
acquainted with .ourI circumstances. The
American Minister at Berlin. or some other
oiiicer who possessed sufficient, knowledge
might have N sent i. confidential
warning iagsinssi conier;ng - on = me
the part of q postman. This was not done.
Therefore ! instructed 3Eisend decker,f tbs
German Minister at Washington l could
not possibly forward the feiolutiondI. The
resolution, moreover, did not emAnste from
Congress, but only from the House OF Rep.
reseutatives. never intended 10 annoy
America, or disturb our relations. | am
simply unable to- make. the opinion OF
Lasker adopted by the American House OF
Representatives my own.l My desire is
that tina good relations which have sub.
sisted between the Two countries for a
century may still continue. My action was
torced upon me by the abuse 10 which |
was subjected here at home as a conse-
quence Of the vote Of the House OF Repre-.
eeniativss. .-rt'.'- s5r7't'-i. 's-'--
Prussia iwiths.ood ali temptation from
other powers to interfere in the affairs OF
America and to Recognizing the Southern
States. Indeed, Prussia might claim the
merit Of having prevented such, recognition
by the benevolent attitude which she
maintained. a. ~ - .J.Eio.t.
DR.. Harnel,. Of the ;Uaiversity Of Kiel,
who is the leading spirit among the Pro.
gressise B. aud who took a prominent part
inzthe:innid Acknowledgements -oizthe
Lasker affair, come days ago, took the floor
and sail:,l'lt is matter OF profound re.
gret that Bismarck should have uttered no
single word in praise. of IIasker. The
peoplsar accustomed to reserve .eprooi
for the living; why has Bismarck not spared
the dead. I'.s s.l5GE.4a
The Chancellor. .re:orted he had not sat
in Judgement on the dead but those who
had tried to gloriiy the deceased had done
80. He denied the alleged iriendliness
Of the Lasker party to ward him. AIasker
had constantly and persistenuy opposed
him. III z2sssiiiS y * -
l Dr.. Haenel urged that the friendly senti.
mentsi Of ths resolution should have
been recognized without too carefully
weighing the words. in which they wers
expressed. -; sr,.-.;-E-S 4 CT
i Bismarck contended that an t1change Of
sentiments between pArlamen,s were high.
" Inappropriate, but he aided that Dr.
Haenel, Il, be 80 pleased, Could introduce
motion converting the, thanks Of the Reich.
stag 10 the House of Representatives for
itsle1pression Of .aympuhy.- The appear.
ance Of B;amarck IN tha Reichs,ag is gener-
ally attributed to bis desire to maintain
rieudship;with America. vs iis4 ,'a,G