The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-12
bismarck anu the Poles.


BERLIN, January 2Sth-Prince Bis
marck to-day in the debate in the Prus
sian Landtag on the expulsion OF the
Poles from Germany, made a remarka-
bic speech, occupying two hours III de
/ livery. They were, he said, constantly
engaged in intrigues against the Govern
ment and had made the most steady an
noyance to Prussia by acting as accom-
pIces OF the opposition in the German
| Parliament They effected a majority
against the Government and the Crown
| could do nothing else than deny the de-
! mands Of such majority or destroy the
evil element which made the majority
possible.
The Polish agitation in Germany, Bis
marck said, always appeared to him an
element Of danger and had compelled
him to keep his eyes on Russia. The
Poles had been constantly, and not al
ways unsuccessfully, endeavoring to set
foreign States against Prussia. "Hence,"
continued the Chancellor, eve have de
termined to buy out the real estate
owned by Polish mobiles in Prussian Po-
land and place German colonists on the
land hitherto occupied by the expelled
people. In order TO make the colonial
ton enure to the permanent benefit of
the Empire, the colOniSts will be pro-
hibited from marrying Poles. The cost
of the undertaking viii be about 500, 000,-
900 marks (about $75,OOO,0OO), but the
State viii lose only about 10 per cent of
this. The loss is made necessary by the
exigencies of the case-buying out an
alien class and reselling to Germans
while the gain to the Empire will be
unreasonable"
"The Government" said the Chan
cellor with great animation, will never
cOncede the restoration of Poland, nor a
hairs breadth in that direction. The
Poles played a suspicious part in the
Kultur Campf. Whosoever refuses to
help protect and maintain shall not be
entitled to claim anything from the
State. AS for me, am ready to save
my country, although it costs my head.
If anybody dares attack Prussia's from
tier, shall say, like Gladstone, hands
offp'
Referring to the insinuation that the
Governments religious prejudices had
great influence in it's treatment of the !
Poles, Bismarck said: Religion is no
wise connected with the expulsion. As
policy of kindness failed, it becomes |
necessary to reduce the Polish element |
in Germany and increase the German
element. This is the reason for expul- |
sion, and the Government has determin- |
ed to persist in this work, despite the
opposition of the Reichstag. In conclu- |
fatherland to be endangered, L would !
counsel the Emperor to make the Fed |
eral Government independent of the OBJ
structionists now in the Reichstag, SO far |
as the Constitution and laws of Germany |
would permit, for l would hold any Min
lister to be coward who should hesitate |
to stake everything to save his father
land from danger"
The occasion of Prince Bismarck's |
speech was the discussion of a resolution |
introduced 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 Weir.
Herr Windthorst approved the motion.
After Prince Bismarck's speech the dis
cussion was adjourned until tomorrow.
The Chancellor's speech is the general
topic of conversation in the Capital to-
night. It is generally conceded that the
speech is equally capable of being in
terpreted to foreshadow either dissolution
of the Reichstag or coup d'etat.