Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-29
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
BISMARCK AND rHE POLES.
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BERLIN. January 23.--Bismarck to-
day IN the debate in the PYussian
Landtag on the expulsion Of the Poles
from Germany mads remarkable
speech, occupying two hours in its de-
livery. He said the primary cause Of
the Governments action was the dis
loyalty Of the Poles to tie German
Crown. They were, he said, constantly
engaged in intrigues against the Gov
eminent and had made themselves
steady annoyance to Prussia. BY act
ing as accomplices Of the opposition in
the German Parliament they effected a
majority against the Government, and
the Crown could do nothing less than
either deny the demands Of such q ma
jority or else destroy the evil element
which made majority possible. The
Polish agitation in Germany, Bismarck
said, had always appeared to him an
element Of danger, and had compelled
him to keep q. watch upon Russia.
The Poles had been constantly,
and not always unsuccessfully,
endeavoring to set foreign States against
Prussia. Hence" continued the
Chancellor. "we have determined to
buy out all real estate offered by Polish
mobiles in Prussian- Poland, and place
German colonies on lands hitherto oc.
cupied by the expelled people. In order
to make colonization inure permanently
to the benefit Of the Empire colonists
will be prohibited from marrying
Poles.
Tho cost Of the undertaking will be
about three hundred million marks
about 5000, 000), but the State will
lose no more than ten per cent. of this
loss, made necessary by the exigen-
cies Of the case-buyiDg out an alien
class and reselling to Germans-while
the gain to the Empire will be unmea-
surable. The Government" spoke
out the Chancellor with great animation,
"will never concede the restoration of
Polsnd-not hair's-hreadth in that di-
Iection. The Poles played
a suspicious part in the Kulturcampf.
Whosoeyer refuses TO help protect and
maintain the State is not entitled to
claim anything from the State.
As for me, am ready to save my
country, although it cost me my head
and honor. If Anybody dares to at
tack Prussia's frontiers | shall say like
Gladstone, Hands off,
Referring to the insinuation that the
Governments religious prejudices had
a great influence in its treatment Of the
Poles, Bismarck said Religion is in
nowise connected with the expulsions.
As the policy Of kindness had failed it
became necessary to reduce the Polish
element in Germany and increase the
German element. This is the real red
son for the explosions, and the Govern
ment has determined to persist in tlis
work despite the opposition Of the
Reichstag. And, in conclusion, | will
say that before allowing the Fatherland
to be endangered ! would counsel the
EMPEROR to make the Federal Govern
ment Independent OF obstructionist tao
tics in the Reichstag so far as the Con-
stitution and laws Of Germany would
permit, for ! would hold any Minister
to be a coward who should hesitate to
stake everything to save his fatherlaud
from danger"
The Chancellor speech is the princi-
pal topic Of conversation in the capitol
tonight. 1t is generally conceded that
the speech is equally capable of being
interpreted to foreshadow either the
dissolution Of the Reichstag or a coup
d'stH.
The occasion OF Bismarck's speech
was discussion Of the resolution in
trOduced on Saturday last expressing
satisfaction at a passage in the speech
from the throne proposing measures for
the protection OF German interests in
East Prussia.
Herr Achenbach moved that the reso.
luton be adopted, and the motion was
supported by Herr Weshr. DR.. Wind
thost opposed the motion. After Bis
marck's speech the discussion was ad- |
journed until tomorrow.