The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-16

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WOermann's statements with certain re-
serve. he being an interested party. I'm re-
gard to the slave question, Herr Richter
said that the declarations of Prince Bis
marck and WOermann were directly OPP
posed to each other. The former described
undertaking, while the latter rep
resented the slaves themselves
as being almost masters of the situation.
The Chancellor had done all that was
necessary to destroy the illusion that a few
millions would suffice to settle the whole
slave question. To Bismarks remark that
the press was without the fatherland, he
would briefly reply that the Freisinnige
independent press which dared to tell the
| most powerful man in Europe the truth.
Mr.. BOckel here exclaimed: ''The Jews
pressn
Herr Richter, continuing. said that Ger
| many was foreign to such Chauvinism as
was displayed by the semi-official press,
which presented the most ignoble spectacle
that had ever been witnessed.
Prince Bismarck again rose. He said
| that he did not wish to discuss the colonial
| policy, and would only observe that he did
| not think it right to begin by releasing the
slaves but by preven1tding more Slaves nves
| for posterity to do in that direction. Eng
| land had commenced the work a century
| ago.. A free and independent press was
| needed, but not such as Herr Richter de-
press that always told the truth. but it was
| precisely Richter's press to which he ad-
dressed the reproach OF not speaking the
| truth.
DR.. stoeoksr advised the government to
attempt. while carrying on the blockade, to
hand over freed slaves to religious mis-
| siOns. He earnestly begged the Chancellor
to do all in his power to stop the impOrta-
| tion of spirits into Africa.
Herr Woermann, replying to Herr Rich
| ter, said that his interests in Africa had not
| prevented his speaking the truth.
| The Cameroons clause was then adopted.
Or. the. credit coming up for expenses
| in Southwest Africa, Herr .Bamberger
| objected to the increase in the amount
asked. He deprecated the East Africa
Company's attitude of liberation, if not
approval of slavery, as opposed to Ger
HerF Kardofs ose T1ass Te%aris Ger%any, he
| said, was far from desiring colonial pol
icy on the French model. Was the sum
now demanded to be spent yearly on
country where where nothing happened because because
that the dispute about the Lewis conces-
sion in Damaral should be cleared up. 1t
was needless to brand as unpatriOtic every
who did not desire to hoist the Germaa IN
| room for patriotism in Germany itself.
Prince Bismarck said that he did not
| wish to call Bamberger ignorant, but that
he knew nothing of the colony of which he
did not go hundreds of miles for the sake of
sandy desert. 1t might rather be taken
as granted there was something to be got
| there. The conclusions at which Bam-
him honor. 1t might be that nothing
could be done by force, but he did not know
why Lewis's seventeen people and
| 10 natives could not be elected. The For
permanent officials there if there was moth
ing to be got. The sums asked were de-
manded for the support of German inter
ests: Remarking that these matters could
change of notes with England gave hopes
that Germany would obtain the support OF
that friendly nation against the rapaciOus
Lewis. If treaties and possessions were to
by patriots, with what effect could he
approach the British government If Herr
1 Rsnherger wished to discnss this matter,
might he venture to recommend him to de-
England were concluded, or else carry on
the discussion in some other way than in
Parliament [Cheers.l In further COM
menting on Herr Bamberger's hint that the
Bismarck said: "Well. gentlemen. thank
God! the, German national character
is on the whole not SO easily
intimidated as to allow itself to
be frightened by few false steps. errors
or sacrifices. 1t is useless to let the English,
tn at we are now tired and disheartened in
an enterprise which we commenced four
to maintain this publicly especially in
Herr Bamberger replied that the Chan
cellor had recounted nothing. but what the
whole world knew. If he had
sphere by merely asking more information,
it gave him new insight into the art of di-
plOmacy. The time was past for personal
approach. Doctor of Theology Won Bis
marck had said that he had learned from
pOnents at home. He tBambergerl OBJ
tanned no more profit than did Bismarck
from upholding his opinions. Let each do
| his duty. AS for himself, he thought that
against the governments colonial policy,
and the result was his best justification fOI
doing so.
Prince Bismarck observed that endur-
ance could not be carried so far as to per-
nit the principal representative of German
policy to accept statements in that house
which were not in accordance with the
facts. AT the moment when negotiations
were proceeding with Great Britain it was
not permissible to represent treaties. as
null and void. That Herr Bamberger had
done so would be proved by the official re.
port, unless it should in the meantime be
Schwartz confirming the existence of val
liable mineral wealth in Damraland.
THE SAMOAN QUESTION.
Herr Kardoff expressed the opinion that
had not Herr Bamberger in the past ruined
German enterprises in Samoa, there would
probably have been no necessity for thu
latest victims.
Herr Bamberger rejoined that he rejoicei
to this day over his success in that matter
Was he to bear the blame, he said, becaus'
the people erefused to hand over their money
because the enterprise failed to flourish
His influence could scarcely be so great a
| all that.
Prince Bismarck said that Herr Bam
berger had represented the title deeds o
J | Germans as worthless, thereby placin,
| Great Britain in position to reply to Ger
many representation on behalf of German
concessionaries by a pointed reference t.
| the speech of the great patriot Bam
berger. In regard to the unfavorabl
| | DEMONSTRATIONS which the friends O
Bamberger always made in respect t,
| the German colonial policy, he said tha
| | the majority in the Reichstag represented
|, the true feeling of the German people, an,
| were better informed than the malevolen
minority. [Cheers.l
Herr Richter twitted the Chancellor fo
! formerly uttering warning against max
: nies, and said it was only recently all thi
had changed. If the house ha,
{ | to bear the responsibility, it mus
, also have the right to deman,
r information. The Liberals did not ones
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