Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-28
THE LASKER RESOLUTION.
of,cial Correspondence Relating Theret.
-BLmarck's Explanations.

| Oh,cial Correspondence Relating Thereto
-BLmarck's Explanatlon.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Herr Won e.
sendecker, the German Minister, called AZ
the Department of State and presented to
Secretary rrelinghuysen the returned Lasker
| resolution, together with an accompanying
letter from Prince Bismarck.
Shortly afterward the President sent 4
snecial message to the House on the sub
| iect. without comment, Of the documents
relative to the resolution. Among the pa.
pers are a number of kilograms which
nassed between Secretary F~relinghuysen
| and Minister Sargent relative to the return
of the resolution by Bismarck, in which
Mr.. Sargent said that he had been wholly
disregarded. Next is a memorandum of
! conversation March Z between Secretary
! Frelinghuysen and Herr Won Eisendecker,
the German Minister, in which he latter
presented the following dispatch from Bis
marck returning the resolution:
The Envoy Of the United States of America
| has communicated with u note. dated Fcbru-
airy J.. the text OF a resolution OF the American
| House Of Representatives., dated January 3, in
| which the House expresses it's regret at the
death of DIR. Edouard Laskcr. Every appreof
alton which the LPo,r:isn co 9ua.lt'c esq o., Ia a Ger LEI.
be pleasing to our National feelings, especial.
" when %cmanating from such an i'm.
Of Representatives,. L should, there.
fore, ave gratefully received MIR.
sarrert's communication, and should have
| me TO present it to the Rcichstag if the reso.
luton did not at the same time contain an
opinion on the direction and effects or the
political action of Representative Lasker.
which is opposed to my convictions In the
resolution it is said, i'll relation to the de-
ceased, that This firm and constant EXPOSE
ton Of free and liberal ideas has materially
advanced the social, political and economic
condition of these people"
From my knowledge of the course the polit-
ical and economic development of the Ger
maa people have taken i can not regard this
opinion US one in accordance with the facts l
pose my Judgment to that Of an illustrious as.
sembly like the House of Representatives of
the United States, if ] had not gained. during
an active participation in German internal pol.
itics of more than thirty years, an experience
which encourages me to attach, also, to
my opinion a certain competency. i can not
| make up my mind to ask his Majesty the En-.
pcror for the necessary authorization to com
! Imunicatc the resolutions of the House of
Representatives of the United states to the
with have to officially indorse. for myself and
his Majesty the Emperor, an opinion which
am unable to recognize us 'p Wd,,
Liz ldot NoCunicIlt VI WIG oSItCo Ii q lCtCcI
lated yesterday, from Secretary Freling-
huysen to Minister Sargent, in which the
Secretary acknowledges the receipt OF Bis
marck's communication returning the
Lasker resolution. Continuing, Freling-
huysen explains the motive of the resolu-
ton and says that lie can not see how the
transmission of the resolution would nave
involved Bismarck i'll III Endorsement Of
| Lasker's political views.