The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-14
GENERAL NEWS.
Bismarck on the Lasker Re-
solution.
A Plain Statement OF His
Views.
Latest Concerning Egyptian
Events,
That Troublesome Resolution.

Washington, ID. - The Hous
committee o. foreign affairs to-da,
considered the action of Bismarck
upon the Lasker resolution
Phelps proposed that a report b,
submitted to the House declaring
in effect that the Secretary of State
relieved the House from the ne
cessity of any further action. EatoI
said the act OF Bismarck was ar
insult, and as such should be resent
ed in terms which would leave nc
doubt of its emphatic dieapproval
A variety of views intermediate be.
tween those of Phelps and Eaton,
who represented the extremes, were
expressed by other members of the
committee. Suggestions were made
that words c0ndemning the action
OF the German chancellor should be
accompanied by expressions OF re-
gard for the German nation. Rice
said that while he believed the
State Department had left the mat
ter in the best possible position. yet
as the insult had been directed to
the House of Representatives, that
body should express in dignified
terms its resentment. This matter,
he thought, ought not to be LETT en-
tirely with the Department of
State. Further consideration of the
subject was referred to q SUBJ
committee consisting OF Curtin,
Eaton, Phelps and Rice.
Berlin, 13.-B smarck appeared in
the Reichstag to-day, and made
speech in justification of his course
In refusing to transmit the La .ker
resolution to the Reichstsg. He
said he had fecogn Zad the 60, in
tentions of the American CONGRESS,
but was unable to harness himself
TO Car of the procession. Bismarck
continued: Ishould have RETAINED
from mentioning this matter except
for the manner in which the Reich.
stag has discussed it, and for the
charge Of interference made by Her
Relchster. The relations OF Ger
many with America have aIWays
been good. Government has con-
stantly tried to suIlivate them ever
since there have been ministerial re- |
lati0ns. After the war in Austria |
Ill $50, and again after the France
and Prussian war, America gave |
numerous proofs of sympathy, not !
only with the prosperity of the em>
pire, but also with the person Of the
Nothing has occurred to disturb
these good relations. From the
outset I regarded the resolution
touching Lssker as an expression
Of the good feeling of the American
Congress towards Germany-good
feeling which has been prompted
and cultivated by myself. / would
have presented the resolution to the
Reichstag had / not been prevented
Oy its form. It was not confined
to general expression of sympathy.
but il expressed sympathy and said |
Lasker's labors had been very use
full to Germany. This clause was
decidedly against the policy which, |
IN the Emperor's name, I have been
pursuing, and which Lasker had OBJ
posed for years, Now, the question
arises whether Lasksr was right.
Il his was the Emperor's policy,
my policy was wrong. Lasker be-
o7ged to the opposition group, who
made immense capital out Of Lss-
Zer's merits. Bismarck was inter-
upted at this point with loud cries
# Shame!" by the left.) He
urned Indignantly toward the quar-.
or from which the cries came, and
toward the left he
houted: /" The cry of shame is an
INSULT to me and demands for me
be protection of the President. II
ope anonymous libellers will give
leir names. They should have
led fshane On those who
.rried on political intrigues
Lasker's grave. AS Chancellor,
n do nothing, Of course, without !
10 Emperor's approval, and I could
1t be expected to ask his permits |.
On to present such a resolution to ,
10 Reichstsg. Lasker introduced :
mseif in America as champion of !
srm an freedom against the gov :,
nment Of despotic tendencies, I'M
in its Chancellor. Ami
make myself my enemies post
an, even on the assumption =
at Americans are not =
timately acquainted with our
rcunastanees,,? The American Z
mister sc Berlin, or some other of.
'ial who possessed sufficient
might have sent warn.
9 against comforting On me the
ut Of postman. This was not done. /
lerefore I instructed Eisendecker. t
,rman Minister at Washington. 4
could not possibly forward the a
solution, moreover, did not ema- @
tie from Congress, but onIy ii
om the House Of Repre- 81
natives. / never intended Il
annoy America, or disturb Ell
+ relations. I am simply unable G
make the opinion Of Lasker 81
opted by the American House of n
my own. My desire f.
that the good relations. which II
We subsisted between the two d
untries for a century, may still NJ
ltinue. Ny action was forced on OF
, by the abuse to which I was
,jected to here at home. as con. n
Iuence Of the vote of the v
'use of Representatives. Prussia
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