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Show mm jation , I Will Not Conclude An Alii- ! H ance With Powers Which 'H Violate Their Neutrality. r BERNE, Tuesday, March 12. The Swiss fedoral council at a meeting last night discussed a report on measures of neutrality which dealt with the recognition of Swiss neutrality by belligerent powers. The report stated . i that the declaration made by the . . United States had been called for by ! !i;1H the federal council which had learned i of the presence of American troops on the Swiss frontier. Switzerland, it is added, attaches the highest import- ( ance to its neutrality being recognized unconditionally. The Swiss mission to the United States and its fortunate results also y were mentioned in the report. President Callonder said ho was sur- )( 1 prised at the declaration concerning kH!H Swiss neutrality by tho United States, "f Franco and Great Britain. He said ); that the federal council In its reply had formally protested, Insisting that JM if the neutrality of Switzerland wero , violated It would be the duty of Switz- 1 erland to defend. its neutrality. 1 "We refuse," said the president, "to bo under the protection of powers jH which violate our neutrality. We do VM , not wish, in case of invasion, to con- 1 ; elude an alliance with thpin and if the 'H i case arises to call to our help the i IH powers which signed tho treaties of M I1S13 and 1815. The three powers in I' vM question have replied to the question ' j; IH of tho federal council. ' n jH "We have every reason to believe that their declartition was not intended materially to injure our neutrality and wo aro on the friendliest terms with them." , A dispatch from Berne on December i 5 said that the Swiss fedoral council JM had been informed by the United jH States that it recognizes the neutral-ity neutral-ity of Switzerland. Tho American note v jH was reported to havo declared that the , United States was in complete agree- . , 'H ment with tho allies on tho subject re- spooling Swiss neutrality and tho in- J violabllity of Swiss territory so long as Switzerland maintained noutrallty lj! , IH and the enemy respected that neu- jH trality. oo ( OUTFIELDER RELEASED. CHICAGO March 14. R. C. Eldred, a recruit outfielder with the Chicago Americans, was released today to tho A Sacramento club of the" Pacific Coast , 1 league. |