The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-16
GERMAN GATHERINGS.
The Colonial Debate in the
Reichstag.
THE SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA,
Fatherland-Herr Bamberger and
the German Flag-Ete., Etc.

BERLIN, January 15.-At Sundays
meeting of Liberal Deputies, Herr
Richter said the pretended anti-slave
campaign was only pretext for the
purpose of making failure of the colo
NAL policy. The decision given to Herr
Put,kamer was characteristic of the re-
gime now imposed upon the country.
The principal value of Emperor Fred
erick's diary was patriotic constitu-
tional liberal prince, such as never be
fore had been seen on the German
throne. The Gtffecken case proved
that even in Germany Bismarck
power had its limits.
To-dav's meeting of the Reichstag
was awaited with the keenest Interest.
The House was crowded. The debate
on the colonial estimates was very
spirited, and continued at great length
by Hers Richstea, Won Beings, Waer-
mann, KarGoh.
PRINCE BISMARCK
and Count Herbert Bismarck. In the
course of the discussion, in reply to
Herr Reichster's question whethsr
slavery or 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 ba abolished all at
once. 1t would be a serious matter to
abandon it without further steps
National interests would be greatly en-
dangered by such source and foreign
would be turned against Ger
many. 1t was impossible that this
could be. Herr Rochester, although his
organs patronized everything likely to
cause difficulties for the fatherland.
declared that his only object in speak
on the subject was 10 raiss barrier
between Herr Woermann, and that
portion of the press, which had no
and was inimicable to Ger
many.
HERR KARDoFF SAID
must not allow herself to be
daunted if she aspired word to say in
the world. Other nations have spent
much more sin trans-Oceanic coloni-
cation.
Herr Reichster said the declarations
of Prince Bismarck and Herr Woer-
mann were directly opposed TO each
other. The Chancellor had done all
that was necessary to destroy the illu-
sion that few millions would suffice
to settle the whole slave question. To
Blsmarck's remarks that the press was
without a fatherland. ne would briefly
reply: He said the Freizsnnige party
was.proud CT possessing free and IN
dependent press, which dared to tell
the most powerful man in Europe the
truth.
Bismarck said 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, bat by preventing more
slaves being made. There would re-
main sufiic ent for posterity to do in
that direction. England had COM
menced the work CENTURY ago.
On the credit for the expenses in
Southwest Africa coming up, Her;
Bamberger objected to an increase. He
deprecated the East African Com
pany altitude Of liberation, if not ap-
provsl of slavery, as opposed to Ger
many'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 everyone who
did not desire to
HOIST THE GERMAN FLAG
in ell directions. There was plenty of
room for patriotism in Germany it
self. Itwss essential that the despera Q
concessions in Damaraland should be
cleared up.
In regard to the unfavorable prog
nostication which friends of Bam-
berger always made in respect to the
German colonial policy, he said the
majority in the Reichstag presenting
the true feeling of the German people
were better informed than the Malevo-
the Chancellor for formerly uttering
warning against making national sac
rifices for private companies, and it
was only recently that all this had
changed. If the house had to bear the
responsibility, it must also have the
right to demand information. The
CUduCe1lOI WOO dlWd LILO uISL OuG u
impart heated tone to a debate. The
truth was, Prince Bismarck attended
the Reichstag so seldom that he came
to believe he had TO
DEAL WITH HIS sUBoRDIEATEs
in that house. Referring to the critic
isms of Bamteraer's Samoan negotia-
tons, which Rsrdoff had instr uated
were responsible for the ruin of Ger
many enterprises and indirectly sacri-
feed of the latest victims there,
Richster said it was unjust to ascribs
the hostilities in Samoa to the rejection
of guarantees. They arose solely from
the colonial policy CT government. The
and the German people must
not embark in adventures
Prince Bismarck said he did not wish
10 call Bamberger ignorant, but that he
knew nothing of the subject of which
be had been speaking. He then pro-
,eeded to
SHARPLY CRITICTsE PAMBERGER'5
on foreign affairs and
the Colonial policy. and said rather
Englishmen, like Lewis,
lid not go hundreds of miles for the
sake of sandy desert; that it might