Show B Bernstorff Declares Passport Fraud Not Aided by Government W WASHINGTON san Jan 7 Count i.-Count Count tho the German ambassador hero made nude his first comment today on the alleged misuse of or passports by German reservists in the following follow follow- in ing statement England had violated The Tho Hague ague convention and the rules of international interim interim- law by taking unarmed people peo poe pie off vessels a a. proceeding against which the German government complained com corn to the tie neutral governments In III consequence of this proceeding German citizens were deprived of going goin homo and s several may have tried to use false passports for th this 5 purpose because of their desire to defend their country a motive which ovary every good citizen wilt will under under- stand If this really has b been n done it will have havo to be proved In any case however German officials Inthis in inthis inthis this country had nothing wha whatever vcr to do with it i I |