The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-22
THE IMPRESS.
e''sMAacx's ' LATrspALLeeeo sNvs.
New York German Journal 90 the S!iuatlon-l
Ihlhks this Ga1sram-ntA WaI Is Clear.
'W Whst the G.I'tt,a Of DIR yAtsrland &
HAVs 10 Say Of the LsAktr Afrlir. .S

|siuay says In regard 10 the return OF tie
Lasker resolution by Bismarck: "The
auglo.Americau preau Is beginning to treat
IN more aerloua manner the relations bc.
tween tho Ual!ed States aud Germany.
These papers, however, arc not insisting
the cause ol justice and right by asaerting
that the return cf the Lasker resolution is
simply piece Of malice on tho part Of
Bismarck, whom they accuse Of boorish.
ness. It is only too true that Bismarck
leoks upon every opposition as rebellious
ecs; and it Is equally true that political
differences OF opinion are no. tolerated In
Germany to the same extent as in this
country. But Blsmarck's political hatred
against Lasker does not explaiii the return
ol the resolution Of coincidence, and our
conireres OF the Euglish press place too low
an Estimate upon the Chancellor whom
they are ol the opinion that such hatred
alone WAS instrumental in: making him
assume lis present unitiendE altitude to
warda as. He has long assiimedthis atti.
lude, and II this had not heen the case he
would not have sought to mske 80 much
capital OF the Lask,r resolution as lie has
zone. In this ins ance we llaya to deal
wl'h an net which is no doubt'attly part oi
:, plan which Bismarck Is rowSeystemalic,
ally pursuing. s a.. 81: 4. III VI,
p "Io-day's. cable dispatches stating tha,
1aturaitzed German American cl;z mo who
return to Gtrmany orc again being ,igor-
o'lsiy subjected to military duty and that
the Ge1man foreign oflics ignored United
States Minister sargsu, and couducts'all
negotiations directly with Washington will
% essentially ii s.sumenlal in cplighteniue
americans as to tho situation. The
Treatment which MIR. Sargent has for some
lime received ut the hands oil B slnafcl.
was really ecandaloue, and our government,
should never hayu tolerated IL The in.
suits heaped upon Mr.. Sargent by the ofIi
clsl nrees of Germany on account Of his
alleged newspaper articles on the hog auts.
ton were only prelude 10 an actual pros,
cription Of our minister by Bismarck. lAlr.
Sargent is not permitted by Bismarrk 10
nold personal intercourse with him, al.
though his rank entities him 10 II, and ii 1
in ell cases referred to D;smsrcA's suboId.:
na.es Tho American minister ac.ualty
sutiers under thus slight placed upon him
to tueh degree that his position has been
very unpleasant, but hr endeayors to hold
on 10 MS position because il is his bread
and butter. This js. indeed, a b!t,eir' les
son for tue United Safes, which is in the
hshitot thus providing for played out poll
ticiaus. '!i7''-740'
- a addition 10 the other Causes for copl-
plant which our Government has regard.
ing the action OF Blsmarck,sit has also 10
takh into consideration Ahe treatment OF it's
diplomatic representative in Berlin. The
simple fgct that tue latter had been psessd
OVER when the Lsske resolution which he
had presented YVES re!urned, ia in j.ss'i go
gross an insult that our Government eau
by no means pass it over in silence. Our
Government would be perfectly justified
Should 1t present tue 'answer to the com.
municatlon which the German minister in
washington may have ITO make TO the
chancellor ol the German empire through
MI. Sargent, thus taking no notice Of The
German minister. Should the Chancellor
thep decline to receive the American min.
llater, cur Government Souid be Justified
III recalling our miris'er TO B:rlin and
eendlnG Mr. E;seudecker his'passpo.ss.
Greatly as the German. A M sricans must
regret that the situation hes undergone
such change, they must insist that ths
Government OF the Uaited States will
maintain its dignity. We sympath;z, with
the German people should rupture be.
tween the two countries increase their mis-.
cry and suflerings, but they can only hold
thelr own government responsible for it.jli
heGerman governm'nt, through hcstiieacts
against our industries and through pross
insults against the Unit States, ia seeking
10 hud pretext 10 close Germany against
the united S.ates, and to refuse the G Ger-
mans this herbor Of refuge agsinst their
mlsery, the United Statrs will have no
other choice but TO take up the gauntlet
thus ins silently thrown down. II thy Ger.
luan nation is not able tosproa CT i;se, II
against 20 incompetent, and oppressive u
government, We caunot olr.r them any
help" '-7-s. c. ~ ss1ffs llls,l3.9ii, :