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wAsHNoToS, March l3.-The House
Co0mittee on Foreign Affairs today
considered the action Of Bismarck upon
the Lasker resolutions.
Phelps proposed that report be sub
mitted 70 the House declaring in effect
that the wise coarse of the Secretary of
State has relieved the House from the
nee ssity of'any further action.
Eaton ssid the act OF Bismarck vas
An insult. and as such should be resent
I'D BY the House In terms which wouId
leave ns doubt Of its emph ,tic disap-
proval.
A variety of views. intermediate be-
tween those Of Phelps and Elton. Who
represented the extremes. were express
ed BY other members VI the committee
Suggestions were made that the words
coudemning the act of the German
Chancellor, should he accompanied by
expressions of regard for the German
patton.
Rice said that While be believed the
State Department had left the matter in
the best possible position, vet as the in
sult had been directed to the House of
Representatives, that body should ex-
press in diRnified terms its resentment.
The matter, he thought, ought not to be
left entirely with the Department of
State.
Further consideration of the subject
was referred to a subcommittee consist
ing of Curtin, Eaton, Phelps and Rioe
BIsMABCK TALKS To THE REIcHsrAG.
BERLIN, March 13. - Bismarck ap-
peared III the Reichstaa today and
made a speech in justification of his
course in refusing to transmit the Las
ker resolution to the Reiohstae. He
said he had recognized the good inten-
tons OF the American Congress, but WAS
unable to harness himself to the car of
the procession. Bismarck continued: Il
should have refrained from mentioning
this matter except for the manner in
which the Reichstag has discussed it
and for the charge IF interference made
by Herr Richter. The relations of Ger
many With America have always been
good. and the government has continu-
ally tried to cultivate them. Ever since
| have been Minister the relations OF
the two countries have been satisfac
tory. After the war with Austria in
let6, and again after the Franco-Prus-
sian war, America gave numerous proofs
of sympathy not only with the pros
perIty of the Empire. but also with tue
person of the Chancellor.
Nothing has occurred to disturb
these good relations. From tho outset
l regarded the resolutions touching
Lasker as An expression of the good
feeling of the American Congress tow
ards Germany. This good feeling,
which has been prOmOted and cultivated
by myself would have induced nae to
present the resolutions to the Reich stag,
had l not been prevented by its form.
1t was not confined to general express
sion If sympathy, but it expressed the
conviction that Lasker's labors had
been very useful to Germany. This
clause was directed against u policy
which, in the Emperor's name. l had
been pursuing, and which Lasker had
opposed for years. Now the question
arises whether Lasker vas right. Ii he
Was, then the EmperOr's pOlioy-my
policy-was wrong. Lasker belonged
to Incorporation group, who made i'm
menss capital out Of Lasker's merit"
Bismarck was interrupted at this
point with loud cries of Shame" by
the Left.
He turned Indignantly toward the
quarter from which the cries came, and
advancing toward the Left, shouted,
u" The cry of shame is An insult to ME.
and demand for myself the protection
of the President. l hope the anOny-
NOUS libellers will give their names.
They should have cried shame on
tho'e who carried on political intrigues
at Lasker's grave. As Chancellor /
can do nothing without the Empe-
ror's approval. and | could not
be expected to ask his permission
TO present such resolution to the
Reichstag. Lasker introduced himself
in America AS the champion vt German
freedom against the Government and
the despOtic tendencies inpersona led in
its Chancellor. | would not make my
self my enemies I.Ostman, even on the
of the Americans. who are
not Intimately acquainted with our CIR
cum Stances. The American Minister
at Berlin, or some other official who
possessed sufficient knowledge, might
have sent n warning against Congress
asking me to play tue part of pOstman.
This Was not done, therefore | told Els
endecker, the German Min; ster at
Washington, hat could not possibly
forward the resolution. The resolution.
moreover, did not emanate from Con
gress. but only from the House of
Representatives. never in ended
to annoy America or disturb our rela-
tions. am simply unable to make the
opinion of Lasker adopted by the
American House of Representatives
my own. My one desire Is that the
relations which have subsisted between
the two countries for century may
still continue. My action was forced
upon me BY the abuse | WAS subjected
to here at home. As consequence of
the vote Of the representatives, Prussia
withstood all temptations from other
powers to interfere in the affairs of
America and to recognize the Southern
States indeed, Prussia might claim
the merit Of having prevented such a
recognition by the benevolent attitude
which she maintained"
DR.. Haenel, of the University of keil,
who was the leading spirit among the
PrO0ressiOnists, and who took prOmi
nent part in the incidental debate
aprOpos Of the Lasker affair some DAYS
ago, took the floor. and said il is mat
ter of profound regret that Bismarck
sheuld have uttered no single word Ill
praise of Lasksr. The people ars ac-
nustomed to reserve reprOOf for the liv-
ing. Why has Bismarck not spared the
dead
The Chancellor retorted that be had
not sat in judgment on the dead: but
those who had tried to Rlorify the &c.
o. .sed had done 81. He denied all
ffiendliness of the Lasker party toward
him. Lasker b d oonstsn.ly and per-
slste ntly opposed him.
The Doctor urged that the friendly
Of the resolution should have
bsc.i rec ,gnizsd without too carefully
the words by which they ex-
pressed it.
Bismarck contended that An exchange
Of sentiments between Parliament was
highly inappr"pris,e, bu: he added that
DIR. Hoenel. il he 50 pleased, could in