The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-29
BISMARCK.
His Speech in the Reichstag
on the Poles.
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BERLIN, January 28.-Pr1nce Biz
marck to-day in the debate in the
Prussian Landtag On the expulsion of
the Poles from Germany, made. re-
rnarkable speech occupying two hours
in delivery. He said the primary cause
OF governments action was the dis
loyalty of the Poles to the German
crown. They were, he said, constantly
engaged in intrigues against the GOV.
eminent and had made the most Steady
annoyance to Prussia. By acting as
accomplices of the opposition in the
German Parliament they effected The
majority against the government and
the crown could do nothing else than
deny the demand of such majority or
destroy the evil element, which made
the majority possible. Polish agitation
IN Germany, Bismarck said, always an.
peared to him an element OF danger.
and had compelled him to keep his ewes
upon Russia. The Poles had been con-
stantly and not always unsuccesSfully
endeavoiing to set the foreign States
against Prussia. Hence" continued
the Chancellor, I've have determined 10
buy out all tie real estate owned
the Polish mobiles in Prussian-P Polar.
and place the German coloniSts on land
hitherto occupied by the expt He'd people.
In order to make the colonization inure
permanent to the benefit OF the Empire.
the Colonists will be prohibited
from marrying Poles. The cost of the
undertaking will be about 300 ,OOO, GOO
marks (about $75 600, 000), but the State
Will lose only about 10 per cent. of this
the loss made necessary by the ext
gencies OF the case in buying out an
alien class, and reselling to Germans :
while the gain to the Empire win be
undesirable" Government" said
the chancellor with great animation,
VIII never concede restoration to
Poland nor hairs breadth in ths It
direction. [ am ready to save my
honor. If anybody dares to attack
Prussia IS frontiers, shall say like Glad
stone, ''hands off," n
Referring to the insinuation that gov
ernment's religious prejudices had great
influence III It's treatment of the Poles,
Bismarck said: Religion is In no ways
connected with the expulsion. As the
policy of kindness failed, it becomes ne
ceSsary to reduce the Polish element in
Germany and increase the German ele-
ment. This is the real reason for the
expulsion, and government has deter
mined to persist in this work, despite
the opposition of the Reichstag.
In conclusion, will say that before
allowing the Fatherland to be endan-
gered | would counsel the Emperor to
make the Federal government fndepen-
dent of the obstructionists now in the
Reichstag..as far as the constitution and
laws of Germany would permit, for |
would hold any minister to be a coward |
who should hesitate to stake everything |
to save his fatherland from danger"
The chancellor's speech was the general |
topic of conversation in the Capital to-
night. 1t is generally conceded that |
the speech is equally capable of being
to foreshadow either the |
dissolution of the Reichstag or a coup
d etdt.
The occasion of Prince Bismarck
speech was the discussion of a resolution
on Saturday last expressing
satisfaction at the passage in the speech
from the throne promising measures for
the protection of German interests in
East Prussia. Herr Achenbach moved
that the resolution be adopted. and the
motion was supported by Herr Wehr.
DR.. Windthorst opposed the motion.
After Prince Bismarck's speech the dis
was adjourned till tomorrow.