The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-23
Trouble With

Trouble With Germany.
BERLIN, Feb. 21-The North Ger
man ,.aze'te, Bismarck's organ. re-
leIs the attacks Of the imposition
newspapers on the decree of Bismarck
relative to the Lasker resolution. Il
saws they do not express the slightest
indignation at the attempt of
foreign b,dy to interfere in the in
ternal affairs Of Germany. The
request addressed to Bismarck by
Minister Sergeant Was of such q re-
markab!e character that itc0uld only
be explained by his ignorance Of
Diplomatic usage. It amounted to
nothing less than asking the Emper-
or to endorse the vote of q foreign
body and hand it Wis d to the reich
stag. Bismarck's duty is simply to
execute the commands Of the
Emperor. Bismarck is not In
the employ of the international
Democracy. In the same way that
the American Congress had attempt.
ed to cause the gl0ritication of the
late leader of the Secessionists by
the Emperor, any foreign pr0gre'-
sist body could seek to give a vote of
! CuuolltltuCc Ill 41CIl GS'Cl1lCA VI q oO
ci,list body a similar vote IN Herr
Bebal.
The National Gazette says that
Bismarck's decree is deprived of all
sting for Congress and the American
people, because the whole affair Ia
made entirely a matter Of German
CHICAGO, FEB 2o.-rhe Inter
Oceun Washington special says:
Curtin, Chairman of the House
| Committee on F. reign Affairs called
on the Secretary Of State to-day to
| ascertain what ne could do about the
! return Of the Lasker resolution. He
| saws he learned from the Department
| that they had no off information
that the resolution had been re-
turned. In the first place, he says,
the resolution was not sent 10 Bis
marck, but to u Minister and the
President of the representative boiy
of the German Government.
"What do you think would be tie
effect if i should prove true that the
resolution has been returned?"
"That," he replied. "would de-
pen upon the manner in which it
was done. I do not think Bismarck
would word a reply in an offensive
manner"
"Do you think as many prominent
German Americans do, that b.
nlarck is trying to excite US to war;"
That I tank more than likely.
That il the most probable thing I
have heard"
In that event what would this
Government do ?"
"Vhat could they do ?" was the
quick reply; ''send a fleet over there?
(Ironically.) It Is more than likely
if there is anything in the affair, Bis
marck wants war;"
BERLIN, Feb. 2l.-The Berlin Tug
blan says: The resolution of the
American House of Congress which
Bismarck is unwilling to impart to
the Reichstag. was long ago cor
veyed to the whole nation through
the press. Indeed the publication Of
the resolution in the ONc al Gazette
shows that Bismarck himself ar
ranged to give the German people
what he refused to transmit to the
Reichstag; namely. the demonstra-
ton of respect to Herr Lasker by the
people upon the other side Of the
ocean.
The Deutsche ZugeblaN yesterday
contained a savage attack on Minis
ter Sergeant. The Beyliner TuQe-
bloH to-day repels the attack and
asserts that Sergeant has had no re-
lations whatever with any political
party.
The North German G1zette. allud-
ing to the remarks of the National
Gazette, about American contrlbu-
tons to the relief fund for the suffer-
ers from the Rhine foundations,
says: 1--WE should like to cali
attention to the fact that the debt
which was contracted then towards |
America may be logically paid by
raising funds in Germany to help
relieve the sufferers from the present
foods in America"
The National Gazette opposes the |
comments of the North German
Gazette upon the Lasker Incl
dent and says: 1.-The courtesy of
u foreign legislative body could be
regarded as an act of Interference
and likely to provoke i'll feeling only |
by people who cannot hear q word of
praise addressed to a political
ad versary Speaking further
regarding the assertion of the North
German Gazette concerning the ig-
noranre of diplomatic usages dis
played by Minister Sargent in his
note to Bismarck transmitting the
Lasker resolution, the National Ga
zette says: s'There is no doubt the
am assertion would have been
made if the resolution of the house of
representatives had been sent by
Minister Sargent direct to the pres
idcnt of the Reichstag. We do not
feel inclined to take Minister Sar-
gent s part but it Is to be regretted
that an element OF personal i'll feel
ing should be apparent in the treat
ment of this question"
WASHINGTON. Feb. 81. - Herr
the German Minister,
said to a represen' alive of the Asso-
ciate: Press to-day that he had not
yet received any official notice of the
returning OF the resolutions regarding
the death Of Herr Lasker. He had.
however. read the dispatches from
published today and was NOT
surprised at their nature. as thu
made by Prince Bismarck
was just such a one as he supposed
be made. He believed the ex-
PLANTATION would be entirely satistac-
'ory as showing that no offense had
been given and no ill feeling aroused
~ the resolutions, and he did not
,hink Bismarck's action would give
to any feeling of indignation In
his country. He regarded the re-
urn Of the resolutions as q simple
expression of political views, which
10 not indicate any anger on Bis
narck's Part and should not cause
my i'll feeling in this country.