Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

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accompanying the return of the Las
ker resolutions has been presented
to the House. His objection to the
resolutions is that they assert
that Laskers constant exposition
OF free and liberal ideas have ma
teriaily advanced the social, politi-
cal and economic condition OF the
people," Bismarck says from his
observation and experience with
German affairs this is not true.
He EVIDENTLY thinks that the des-
potic government of which he is
the exponent with its big standing
army, is the best thing for the Ger
man people and they should not be
allowed to have any "free and lib
eral IDEAS" Her Won Esenbecker,
German Minister at Washington,
presented Bismarck's note to Secre-
tary Frelinghuysen and the Secre-
tary has written the following to
Minister Sargent who represents the
United States at Berlin:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASH
INGToN, March 10, 1884.-Sir: /
enclose a copy of a note of which a
copy has been handed me by the
German Minister, and which states
that Prince Bismarck declines to
be the medium of communication
between the House of Representa-
tives of the United States and the
Reichstag, of the resolution on the
subject of the death of Mr.. Lasker.
The resolution was passed by the
House with the most courteous mo-
tives for the single purpose of ex-
pressing sympathy with the cores
bonding branch of Government of a
friendly nation in the loss OF one OF
Its distinguished members who died
within the National jurisdiction OF
Congress. If any other purpose has
been surmised, the indisposition OF
this Republic, as proven in the his
tory of a century, to obtrude upon
other nations hesound political prin-
ciples upon which our own prosper
ity is founded, should havecounter-
acted that surmise.
In the customary order of trans
mission the resolution came into
possession of his Excellency, who is
pleased to explain the embarras-
ment under which he cOnceives
that he would labor by forwarding
it to its destination. This position
and the personal convictions to
which he alludes are matters affect
a
them it is not becoming that L
make any remark, further than to
say that it does not occur to me
how the transmission of the resO-
luton would have involved an en-
dorsement of the political views of
Mr.. Lasker. My duty of courtesy
to the House of Representatives en-
ded with forwarding the resolution
through the proper channel to the
hands of the officer charged with
the administration of foreign affairs
in Germany. This Government is
not disposed to inquire into the re-
lations existing between the differ
ent branches of another. The senti-
ments of the resolution are now
generally known their merits or
dement's can be judged and its
nontransmission officially as it was
intended and claimed on its face to
be of friendly intent, while matter
of regret is not one of concern to
either branch of the Government
of the United States. You will
either forward a copy of this in
struction to the Minister for For
eign Affairs, or read it to him and
leave HIM a copy, as you ascertain
he prefers. / am, etc.
FRED'K Il. FRELINGHUYSEN
The following was introduced in
to the House Dy Congressman His
cock and referred to the committee
on Foreign Affairs:
Whereas, it has come to the knoWl-
edge of the House that u communi-
cation from it to the Parliament of
the German Empire, entirely friend
ly in its intent, respectful in its
character, and sent through the reg
ular channels of international COM
munication, has been arbitrarily in
tercepted and returned by person
not holding the position of Chancel-
lor of the German Empire; there
fore be it
Resolved, That this House can
not but express surprise and regret
that it should be, even temporarily,
within the power of a single too
powerful subject to interfere with
such a simple, natural and sponta-
neous expression of kindly feeling
between two great nations, and
thus to detract from the position
and prestige of the Crown on the
one hand, and from the rights of the
people on the other. ..
Resolved, that this House does
hereby, reiterate the expression of
sincere regret at the death of Ed
ward Lasker, and its sympathy
with the Parliament of the German
Empire of which for many years he