The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
Lands of Polish Prussians To Be Purchased
and Their OwnersExpelled the Country
Recipe for Making Good Citizens.
The Work of Expulsion Will Be Carried
Out, Even if the Reichstag Objects.
Speculation and Gossip Concerning the En-
gliSh Cabinet Crisis--The Greeks Sud-
denly Lose Their Appetite for War.
EXPULSION OF THE POLES.
Why They Were Expelled from Prussia-A
Citizens Duty to the State.

Why They Were Expelled from Prussia--A
Citizens Duty to the State.
BERLIN, Jan. 28-Prince Bismarck to-day, in
debate in the Prussian Landtag, on the expul-
sion of Poles from Germany, made remarka-
bic speech, occupying two hours in its delivery.
He said the primary cause of the governments
action was the disloyalty of the Poles to the
German crown. 'They were," he said. ''con-
stantly engaged in intrigues against the govern
ment, and had made themselves steady annoy
ance to Prussia BY acting as accomplices of
the opposition in the Germany Parliament they
created a majority against the government. and
the crown could do nothing less than
either deny the demands of such majority or
destroy the evil element which made the ma
jority possible" The Polish agitation in Ger
many, Bismarck said, always appeared
to him an element of danger, and
had compelled him to keep watch upon
Russia. The Poles had been constantly and
not always unsuccessfuly endeavoring to set
foreign states against Prussia. "Hence," con-
tinued the Chancellor, ''we have determined to
buy out all real estate owned by Polish mobiles
in Prussian Poland, and to place German
colony on the lands hitherto occupied by the
expelled people. In order to make this colonial
ton inure permanently to the benefit of the
empire. these colonists will be prohibited from
marrying Poles The cost of this undertaking
will be about 300 600, 900 marks 1865, 000, 000),
but the state will bear no more than 10 per
centum of this loss, which is made necessary by
the exigency of the case in buying out an alien
class and reselling to Germans, while the gain
to the empire will be immeasurabie"
1.-The government" said the Chancellor, with
great animation, will never concede the re-
storation of Poland, nor a hairs breadth in
that direction The Poles played suspicious
part in the Kulturkampf. Whosoever refuses
to help protect and maintain the state is not
entitled to claim anything from the state As
for me, am ready to serve my country,
although it cost me my head and my honor. If
anybody dares attack Prussia's frontiers, shall
say. like Gladstone, Hands off,"
Reference to the insinuation that the govern
ment's religious fprejudices had great influence
in it's treatment of the Poles Bismarck said Ere
ligion is in no wise connected with the expul-
sions. AS policy of kindness failed, it became
necessary to reduce the Polish element in Ger
many and to increase. the German element This
is the real reason for the expulsions, and gov
ernment mas determined to persist in this work,
despite the opposition of the Reichstag In con-
clusion, will say that before allowing the faith
erland to be endangered would counsel the
Emperor to make the federal government inde-
pendent of obstructionist tactics in the Reichs-
tag, so far as the constitution and laws of Ger
many would permit, for would hold any Minis
ter to be coward who should hesitate to stake
everything to save his fatherland from danger"
Prince Bismarck warned the Reichstag that
its continued opposition, by showing want of
uuanimity. would provoke European coalition
against Germany.
The Chancellors speech is the principal topic
of conversation in the capital tonight. 1t is
generally conceded that the speech is equally
capable of being interpreted to foreshadow
either dissolution of the Reichstag or coup
d'etat.
The occasion of Prince Bismarck's speech was
the discussion of the resolution, introduced on
Saturday last, expressing satisfaction at tine
passage in the speech from the throne promising
measures for the protection of German interests
in eastern Prussia. Herr Achenbach moved that
the resolution be adopted, and the motion was
supported by Herr Weihr.
DR.. Windthorst opposed the motion.
After Prince Bismarck's speech, the discussion
was adjourned until tomorrow.