The Rock Island Argus., 1884-02-22
LONG AND SHORT OF IT.
Text Of Bismarck's Letter Returning
Those Resolutions
The German Press on the Subject
---Baeking His Own JuGg-
meRt---FOreign News
Items.

BERLIN, Feb. 22-The official Gazette pub
lshes the communication from Bismarck to
Won Eisendecker directing the return to the
American house Of representatives Of its reso-
luton Of coincidence ct the death of Lasker
The communication ia dated February g.
Following is the text:
sAny recognition in q foreign country Of
the personal qualities Of German, especially
when made by so important body as the
house Of Representatives, is gratifying to our
national feelings I should have gratefully
accepted the communication made by Minis
ter Sargent, and should have asked the EN-.
peror to empower me to present it to the
rsichstag, il the resolution had not
ject and effect Of Lasksr's political
activity which was opposed to
my convictions. According to my experience
of the political and economic development of
the German people I cannot recognize the
opinion as one which the events have wit
messed would justify. should not venture
to oppose my Judgment to the opinion of
such an illustrious body az the house of rep
resentatives II l had not by more
than thirty years active participation
in the internal policy of Germany
gained , an experience which justified
me in attaching certain value to my judg-
ment in q question of home affairs. cannot
determine to ask the emperor for the neces-
sary power to communicate the resolution TO
the reichstag, because should have officially
to advocate before the emperor an opinion
which cannot recognize as correct
In conclusion, Bismarck requested the Ger
man minister at Washington to send com
munication to Secretary Frelinghuysen and
return him the resolution.
The North German Gazette, Bismarck's
organ, repels the attacks of the opposition
newspapers on the decree of Bismarck rela-
tive to the Lasker resolutions. 1t says they
do not express the slightest indignation al
the attempt of foreign body to interfere
in the internal affairs of Germany. The re
quest addressed to Bismarck by Minister Sar
gent was Of such a remarkable char
acter that it could only be explained
by his ignorance Of diplomatic customs II
amounted to nothing less than asking the
emperor to indorse the vote of foreign
body and hand it to the reichstag, for Bis
marcks duty is simply to execute the COM
mands Of the emperor Bismarck is not il
the employ of international democracy By
the German emperor In the SAINT
way that the American congress haG
attempted to cause the glorifcation oi
the late leader of the secessionists by
the emperor, 50 could any foreign progressis
body seek to give vote Of confidence in Her
Richter, Or any socialist body by similal
vote.
The National Gazette says: Bismarck's de
cree is deprived of all sting for congress ant
the American people, because the whole
affair is made entirely matter of interna
German polity.
The Berliner Tageblatt says: The resolu
tions of the American congress which Bis
marck is unwilling to impart to the reichstal
were long ago conveyed to the whole natior
through the press. Indeed, the publication
of the resolutions in The Official Gazett
shows that Bismarck himself arranged t
give the German people what he refused +
transmit to the reichstag, namely, a demon
stration Of respect for Herr Lasker by tn
people upon the other side Of the ocean.