The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-14
TIE LASKER RESOLUTION.
Official Correspondence Relating Thereto
-Bismarclx's Explanation.


WASHINGTON, March 11.-Herr Won Eli
sendecker, the German Minister, called at
the Department of State and presented to
Secretary Frelinghuysen theretuned Lasker
resolution, together with an accompanying
letter from Prince Bismarck
Shortly afterward the President sent a
special message to the House on the sub
ject, without comment, of the documents
relative to the resolution. Among the pa
pers are number of kilograms which
passed between Secretary Frelinghuysen
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 memorandum of
conversation March between Secretary
Frelinghuysen and Herr Won Eisendecker,
the German Minister, in which the latter
presented the following dispatch from Bis
marck returning the resolutions:
The Envoy of the United States of America
has communicated with note, dated Febru-
airy l, the text of resolution of the American
House of Representatives, dated January 3, in
winch the House expresses its regret at the
death of DR.. Edouard Lasker. Every appreci-
man receive in foreign country can not but
be pleasing to our National feelings, especial.
~ when emanating from such an inn
portant body as the American House
fore, have gratefully received Mr..
Sargents communication, and should have
asked his Majesty the Emperor to empower
me to present it to the Reichstag if the reso-
luton did not at the same time contain an
opinion on the direction and effects of the
political action of Representative Lasker.
which is opposed to my convictions. In the
resolution it is said, in relation to the de-
ceased, that "his firm and constant exposi-
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 / can not regard this
opinion as one in accordance with the facts l
have witnessed. | would not venture to CD
pose my judgment to that of an illustrieus 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 certain competency. can not
make up my mind to ask his Majesty the EN-
peror for the necessary thOrization to COM
munlcate the resolutions of the House of
Represen tatives of the United States to the
German Reichstag, because | should there
with have to officially indorse, for myself and
his Majesty the Emperor, an opinion which I
am unable to recognize as just. JEFF
Won BISMARCK.
The last document of the series is a letter
dated 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 he can not see how the
transmission of the resolution would have
involved Bismarck in an Endorsement of
Lasker's political views.