The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
The Lasker Resolutions.

Bismarck appeared in the reichstag
and made a speech in justification Of his
course in refusing to transmit the Lasker
resolution to the reichstag. He said he
had recognized the good intentions Of.
the American congress. but was unable
to harness himself to the car Of the OPP
position. Bismarck continued;
'tI should have refrained from men
tioning this matter except for the man
ner in which the reichstag has discussed
it, and for the charge Of interference
made by Herr Richter. The relations
of Germany with America have always
been good. The government has con-
stantly tried to cultivate them. Ever
since he had been minister the relations
of the two countries had been s~atisfac-
tory. After the wal with Austria in
1866, and again after the Franco
Prussian war, America gave numerous
proofs of sympathy, not only with the
prosperity of the empire, but also with
the person of the chancellor. Nothing
has occurred to disturb these good relss
tions from the outside. Iregarded
the resolution touching Las
ker as an expression of the
good feeling of the American congress
toward Germany; good feeling which
has been promoted and cultivated by
myself. / would have presented the
resolution to the richstag, had not been
prevented by it's form. 1T was not con-
fined to a general expression of sympa-
thy, but it expressed a conviction that
Lasker's labors had been very useful to
Germany. This clause was directed
against the policy which, in the emper-
or's name / have been pursuing, and
which Lasker, had opposed for years.
Now the question arises, whether Las
ker was right, and if he was, her the
emperor's policy, my policy, was wrong.
Lasker belonged to the opposition
group, who made immense capital out of
Lasker's merits"
BISMARCK WAS INTERRUPTED
at this point with loud cries Of sShamep
by the left. He turned Indignantly
toward the quarter from which the cries
came, and advancing towards the LETT,
he shouted:
"The cry of shame is an insult to me,
and demands for me the protection Of
the president. hope the anonymous
hbelers viii give their names. They
should haye cried shame on those who
carried on political intrigues at Lasker's
grave; and, as chancellor, / can do
nothing, of course, without the en-
peror's approval, and I could not be ex-
pected to ask his permission to present
such a resolution to the reichstag
Lasker introduced himself in America
as the champion of German freedom
against q government Of despotic ten
denotes, impersonated in the chancellor.
Am I to make myself my enemy's post
man? Even on the assumption that
Americans are not intimately acguaint-
ed with our circumstances, the Amer.
can minister at Berlin, or some
other official who possessed sufficient
knowledge, might have sent d confiden'
tial warning against comforting on me
the part OF q postman. This was not
done; therefore, / instructed the Ger.
man minister at Washington thatI could
not possibly forward the resolution
The resolution did not emanate from
congress. but only the house Of repre-
sentatives. I never intended to annoy
America or disturb our relations. / am
simply unable to make the opinion o.
Lasker, adopted by the American house
Of representatives, my own. NY desire
is that the good relations which have
sribsisted between the two countries 10,
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