The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-29
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Action or Tho Liberal Uplon Of Ger.
nnhny Discussed In the House.

Acilon or Tho Liberal Uplon Of Ger,
I,nny Discussea In the HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. G., February 2S.-1n
the Houss to-day Nj. Dsuster, rising to q
question Of privilege, sent to The Clerks
desk and had read a resolution adopted by
the Executive Committee OF The Liberal
Union Of the German Parliament, exproEs.
ing ils appreciation Of the action Of tie
House Of Representatives in adopting reso.
lutions in honor of Edward Lasker. The
Speaker stated the question was no. one
Of privilege, but by unanimous consen.
Mr.. Deustcr wss permitted to con.
tinue. He faid the Executive Com
mi.tee Of the Liberal Union expressed The
sentiments Of tho people Of Germany. The
spectacle here presented wss peculiar as
seeh through American cyes Prince Bis
marck, autocrat OF the German Empirc, Was
the embodiment Of IN idea Gn!agonis!ic ia
American Institutions. lie bad returned the
Lasker resolutions which might seem 10 be
to the prejudice OF the German people, but
the resolution Of the Liberal Union con.
tradicted that assumption. From Cie.
Atlantic standpoint death broke down all
political feeling AID in the presence Of the
open grave the universal brotherhood oil
man ives the inspiration Of The
hour. The sltne was true OF the
Germans as people, and il they were mis-.
represented by man in q place OF power
they had no other method OF setting them
eelves righ. before the world than BY the
resolutions Of the Liberal Union. In pre-
sentiHg this resolution in his official place
as member OF this body, as " native OF
Germany aid an adopted citizen OF the
United States, he desired to express hia
earnest cnaviction that the action OF the
Liberal Union was true index of the
feeling OF united Germany, and that the
action of Prince Bismarck would not riss
above the dignity Of q matter Of personal
vexation, in no way affecting the kindly
relations now existing between the TWO ma.
tions. EE
1t nigh. be premature now to critcise
the action Of Prince Birmayck, bnt when
official information thereof wss in tho poa.
session Of the House he would eudeavo1
" ellon tuht tA1o 44ashel 1eovlutlolS WSTe
entirely kind and proper.
MIR. GaeRtber deniednhat the people Of
Germany were hostile to this country OF
lis institutions, or that the letter OF Prince
Bismarck returning tho Lasker resolutions
reflected the sentiment OF that people.
They did not approve of his discourtesy,
neither did they endorse his autocratic
action in prohibiting the importation oi
American products. 5.T
Alr. kasson regretted the inciden!
referred to had been usde in any de.
gree subject OF debate. In his opinion
the House would better consult its dignity
by waiting until some official communica.
ton reached i. that improper comment
had been made upon its action. When ii
was informed that the interest OF honor OF
the country had been affected there would
be no doubt perfect accord between the
two sides OF tho House touching
the action to be tsksn. lie moved tc
refer the resolution preaented By Deus:er
to the Committee Oh Foreign Affairs
which was so ordered.