On December 16 the Political Department published a renewed dements the false report given out by the #rank-further Zeitung" whi here "The F. Z. refers in No. 317, first morning edition again to the alleged infringement of the Swiss neutrality by the Beitah "Ambemador, "Mr. Grant "Daf a letter, described as not written for report new is bus the press by Colonel Lieutenant Emerson, war correspondent of the New York World. said correspondent asserts that all the allegations contained in his letter were based on facts and that he was prepared to certify, on oath, to the car: ectness of his report.
"We (the Political Department) again state that, (1) The' British Ambassador has never made a request to the Federal Council that French or British employees should be placed in charge of the radio-telegraphic tation on the Gotthard during the duration of the war, in order to use it in the interest of the Allied armies.
(2) No conversation has taken place be. tween the British Am! and Federal Councillor, Mr. Motto nor any other member of the Federal Council an" that, therefore, all reports of an alleged excited scene between the parties mentioned are not true.
(3.) No roanest has been addressed to the British Government to recall its em-
An a matter of course, Federal Councillor Mr. Motto could neither have informed Mr. Emerson nor anybody else of an incident which never happened, beler. Federal Councillor Mr. Motto' has wer neon nor spoken to the Rentleman and could not, therefore, have made any communication whatsoever.
The "Fincher Preitagrceitung concludes by stating: "The ment is therefore maintained in its full extent."
If this matter has not already been dealt with in your valued paper, I should feel much obliged, if you would kindly publish above facts, with, or without comment, regarding the veracity of German newspaper reports.
Enclosing my card, Tam, ete,
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