Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-16
BATTING BISMARCK.
A Concerted Attack on His
African Policy.
SLAVERY WILL DIE HARD.
A Free Press That Dares to Tell the
Iron Chancellor Unpalatable
Truths.
iAssociated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

lAssociated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
BERLIN, January 15.-At Sundays
meeting of the Liberal deputies Herr
Richter said the pretended anti-slavery
campaign was only pretext for the pur
pose of making feature of the colonia
policy. The decoration given to Herr
Won Putkamer was characteristic of the
regime now imposed on the country
The principal value of the Emperor
Frederick's diary lay in the fact that the
author was patriotic, constitutional ano
liberal Prince, such as had never before
been seen on the German throne. The
Geffcken case proved that, even in Ger
many, Bismarck's power had limits.
To-day's meeting of the Reichstag was
was awaited with the keenest interest
The house was crowded. The debate OF
the colonial estimates was very spirited
and continued at great length by Herr
Richter, Won Beings, Woermann, Kar
doff, Prince Bismarck and Count Her
bert Bismarck.
In the course of the discussion. in re-
ply to Herr Richter's question whether
slavery or the slave trade existed now in
West African territory, under German
protection, Prince Bismarck said the
slavery which had existed for thousands
of years could not be abolished all at
once. It would be more serious matter
to abandon it without further steps.
National interests would be greatly en-
dangered by such course and foreign
countries would be turned against
Germany. 1t was impossible that
this could be unknown to Herr
Richter, although his organs pa
patronized everything likely to cause
difficulties for the Fatherland. He de-
clared that his only object in speaking
on the subject was to raise barrier be-
tween Herr Wcermann and that portion
of the press which had no Fatherland
and was inimical to Germany.
Herr Richter said the declarations of
Prince Bismarck and Herr Woermann
were directly opposed to each other.
The Chancellor had done all that was
necessary to destroy the illusions that a
few millions would suffice to settle the
whole slave question. To Bismarck's 8
remarks that the press was without a
Fatherland he would briefly reply that
the Fresennig party was proud OF
possessing free and Independent press
which dared to tell the most powerful
man in Europe the truth.
Bismarck said he did not wish to dis
cuss the Colonial policy and would only
observe that he did not think it right to
begin by releasing slaves, but by pre-
venting more slaves being made. There
would remain sufficient for posteriGy to
do in that direction. England had COM
menced the work century ago.
On the credit for expenses in south
west Africa coming up, Herr Bamberger
objected to the increase. He deprecated
the East Africa Company's attitude of
liberation, if not approval, of slavery as
opposed to Germany's humane efforts.
He objected to Herr Kardoff's remarks.
Germany was far from desiring colonial
policy on the French model. 1t was
needless to brand as unpatriotic every
one who did not desire to hoist the Ger
man flag in all directions. There is
many itself.
Prince Bismarck said he did not wish to
call Bamberger ignorant, but said that he
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had been speaking. He then proceeded
to sharply criticise Bamberger's animad-
version on the foreign office and the
colonial policy, and said rather sarcas.
tically that Englishmen like Lewis did
not 60 hundreds of miles for the sake oi
a sandy desert; that it might be taken
for granted that there was something tc
get there. He recommended Bam ber
ger to defer discussion of this matter
until negotiations with England were
finished. In commenting on Bamber
GERS hint that the colonial project ha6
been a failure, Prince Bismarck said
"Well, gentlemen, thank God, the Ger
man National character is on the whole
not so easily intimidated as to allow III
to be frightened by few errors or sacri
fees. 1t is useless to let the Engliel
know that we are so easily frightened
and that we are now tired and disheart
ened in an ENTERPRISE which we com
menced four years ago.
Bamberger said once he was doinj
right in sounding warning against tn,
governments colonial policy, and tn,
past was his best justification for doing
so. Bismarck again interposed and OBJ
served that endurance could not be car
ried so far as to permit the principa
representative of the German policy t,
accept statements in the House whicl
were not in accordance with the facts
In regard to the unfavorable prognostica
tions which friends of Bamberger Away
made in respect to the German colonia
policy, he said the majority in the Reich
stag, by presenting the true feeling of tn
German people, we're better informe
than malevolent people.
Herr Richter twitted the Chancello
for formerly utteriDg warning agains
making national sacrifices for privat
com panies, and said it was only recent
all this had changed. If the house ha
to bear the responsibility it must ais
have the right to demand information
The Chancellor was always the first on
to impart heated tone to debate. Tn
truth was Prince Bismarck attended th
Reichstag 60 seldom that he came to bt
lieve he had to deal with his subo
dinates in that house.
Referring to the criticisms of Bambe
GERS Samoan negotiations, which Ka
doff had insinuatcd were responsible fl
the ruin of German enterprises and ind
rectly for the sacrifice of the latest vi
Tins there, Richter said it was unjust
ascribe the hostilities in Samoa to Il
the rejection of guarantees. They aroI
solely from the colonial policy of Il
government. The Reichstag and Il
German people must not embark in a
ventures.
Bismarck, after scoring Richter al
Bamberger for their unreasonable 6
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