Berne, Mar. 22.
"The Swiss people are united in their will to defend at all costs against any opponent and to their last breath the peerless Fatherland which God has given them," says a declaration read in German, French and Italian in a crowded Chamber yesterday by Dr. Johannes Baumann, ihe President, and two members of the Cabinet.
Solemnly proclaiming the independence and neutrality of Switzerland, the statement says that in view of recent events (Austria), the efforts of Switzerland to have her complete neutrality recognized must be continued and brought to a fruition, Any possible doubt on the subject, the declaration adds, must be removed.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.