Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-11

PuUllsheu, having been telegraphed by
cable. After reading and presenting tC
secretary Frellnghuysen the above letter
Won Eisendecker added:
81 am further instructed TO exnrass 70 ,,o,,
Mr. secretary, Prince Bismarck's regrets thai
ne iound himself unable to comply with tbe
wish formulated by Mr.. Sargent. and also IA
Ieaye n " wlth you, if you desire it, an engrossed
IT, Vi 'ne resolution, which, in Difference to
lts hlsh origin, L may add, my government
erty to RETAIN" - ~
MIR. FRELINGHUYSEN's REPLY,
The Secretary of State said:
''Mr. Minister, in response to vour offer to
return the engrossed copy of the resolution.
let me say that the President cannot he sun'
Posed 70 nave any wish in respect to what the
German Government NAV do in regard to tho
disposition Of the copy of the resolution of The
House OF Representatives after il has been
decided That 1t cannot be transmitted to the
DOdy Tor which 1t was cOurteously extended. .
The Minister replied:
Your answer, Mr.. Secretary, expresses no
wish, ana, consequently, relieves nv govern
me rom the obligation it has felt to return
transmission" - -0-
Inc last document of the series is a let
!ef lrom secretary Frelinghuysen to Min
lster Sargent, written to-day, and is as
follows: ''-' % 90
NJ -Vi' DEPARTMENT OF STATE,)
WASHINGTON, March 10. 1884.
olKLI enclose copy of note of which
copy mas been handed me by the German Min
lster, and which states that Prince bismarck
uecllnes 10 be medium of communication
DetWeen the House of Representatives of the
Dnited states and the Reichstag of the resO-
IulOh on the subject of the death of Herr
Lasker. The resolution was passed nv the
mouse with most courteous motives. for the
o. - ~ PtlI pOse Oi expressing sympathy with
corresponding branch of the government of
a friendly nation in the loss of one of its dis
tlngulshed members, who died within tho
national jurisdiction of the United States Con-
gress. '''7 NOii-
SURMISALs UNJUST.
II any other purpose has been surmised the
Oh thls republic, as proven by the
history OF century, to Obtrude uDon other.
nations the sound political principles unon
Whlch our own prosperity is founded shouId
nave counteracted that surmise. In the cus-
@ @eoildry Oruer OF transmission the resolution
came INTO possession of His Excellencv. who
Is pleased to explain the embarrassment nm
uer Whlcn he cOnceives he would labor nv for
wardlng 1t to its destination. This position
anu anu personal CONVICTIONS to which he alludes
are matters affecting His EXcellencv alone.
anu upon them 1t is not becoming that
make any remark further than 10
say that IL does not occur to me-
now the transmission of the resolution would
nave involved an Endorsement of the Doliticai
views OF Herr Lasker. My duty of courtesy to
the House of Representatives ended. yyitb
forwarding the resolution through the proper
channel ialn TO the hands of the officer charged
WIN Tie administration of the foreign affairs
oi Germany. This government Is not
disposed TO inquire INTO the reIa-
tlons existing between different branches
oI another. The sentiments of the
resolution are now generally known. their
merits or dement's can be judged, and its non
transmission officially, as it was intended and
claimed on its face to be of friendly intent.
n OF -
TO either branch OF the Government of the
Unlted states. You will either forward a
copy OF this instruction to the Minister for
Forelgn Affairs, or read it to him, and leave
nm nm copy, as you ascertain he prefers.
am FRED'K I. FRELINGI. CYsEN.
Won EIsENDECKER INTERVIEWED.
Herr Won Eisendecker said to report
er OF the Associated Press to-day. in re-
ply to an inquiry with regard to the re-
turn OF the Lasker resolution, that he had
carried out his instructions. His gov
ernments action in the matter was two
loId. In the first place, it was compelled.
Tor important reasons relating to the
international politics Of Germany. not to
send the resolution to the Beichstae. and
yet 1t could not merely retain it. since
that might have implied indifference or
dlscourtesy, and the course pursued bv
the government was certainly the most
courteous that the situation permitted
The Minister felt entirely satisfied, he
said, that there was no disrespect or dis
courtesy intended ON either side.
HOT TIME COMING.
Representatives Ochiltree, of Texas.
Kleiner of Indiana, Guenther of Wiscon-
sin, Hlseock OF New York, and others,
expressed opinions this evening on the
probable outcome of the Herr Lasker in
cident, which indicates that there is a gen.
eral apprehension of lively music when
the documents which came from the De-
partment OF State to-day, including the
original Lasker resolution returned from
Prince Bismarck, are reported to the
House from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. 1t is believed that two or three
score of members will be prepared to
speak and that Germany will be roundIy
denounced, socially and commercially.
There is no one but believes that a strong
effort will be made to instruct the Presi-
dent to recall Minister Sargent and with
draw our diplomatic and, consequently.
commercial relations with Germany.
There are always extremists and un-
vast as that of !" the Doo'es House Sc
of Representatives, but there is no likeli-
hood whatever that a resolution making
any instruction in this line could receive
the majority support of the House.
1t is probable that after several gentle
men have uncOrked their vials of wrath
upon Prince Bismarck that the matter
will fall through. Said a member to-
night: Il do not apprehend that any yiO-
lent measure will be shown In any quar-
ter. You may look for some red-hot
speeches, however" Mr.. Ochiltree has
donned his war paint and says that he in
tends to fay Prince Bismarck alive when
the Committee on Foreign Affairs reports
back the resolution, which he expects
Will be done without recommendation.
GERMAN PRESS OPINIONS.
BERLIN, March 1O.-Much attention is
drawn in political circles here to an artI-
Gle in the Cologne Gazette. denOuncing
Herr Rickerts recent attitude in the
Reichstag. The Gazette says that even
Americans are recognizing that Prince
Bismarck was justified in refusing to
forward the Lasker resolution to the
Reichstag.
The North German Gazette, quoting
an extract from an impartial New York
in which the latter saws
that the Lasker incident and pork dues-
ton are, by an accidental combination of
party interests, used to further political
objects, and crusade against
foreign encToachment declares shat
the PrOgressists and SecessiOnists
will be answerable for any bitterness be-
tween America and Germany. IT is stated
that the reason the Free Conservatives and
members of the Centre party refrained
from joining the Conservatives in opposi-
ton to Mr.. Rlckerts expression of thanks
in the name OF Herr Lasker's friends for
the numerous tokens Of sympathy re-
ceived was that they considered the
American resolution in honor of a German
deputy an act Of reverence. The North
German Gazette, in another article. saws
that Herr Rlckert seized an opportunity
at the first sitting of the Reichstag to en-
crOach upon the constitutional prerOga-
tive OF the Emperor as regards the for
eign policy in manner derOgatOry to the
of the President, and attempted
to pave the way for direct compact be-
tween the Reichstag and the American
House of Representatives
BIsMARCK's ORGAN on SARGENT.
The North German Gazette, the organ
of Prince Bismarck, says: "The Ameri-
can newspapers, in their complaints
against the manner in which the Ochiltree
resolution was returned, forget that a
short time previous a retaliatory bill in
regard to pig meat was presented to Con-
gress which was Enthusiastically hostile
in character. Mr.. Sargent, by bis
here, supported by journal
istic activity in America, has as
sumed peculiar position toward
the German Government. Had MIR. Sar-
gent. like his predecessors, cultivated the
usual confidential relations with the I'M
perlal Government the Foreign office