MARCONI CONTRACT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1686, 28 February 1913, Page 5

MARCONI CONTRACT.

EDITOR SUED FOR LIBEL, THREE MALEFACTORS' ■; I ■ • -.■ . ~ ■ ;' /- : •' By T«l«eraph—Press Association—Copyrlthi < London, February 2G. .-. Mr. Cecil. Chesterton,. editor, '.of -the "New 'Witness/', lias been summoned at Bow Street Police Court for •libelling Mr, Godfrey Isaacs, whom* he' accused of corruptly conspiring in regard to the Marconi' wireless' contract with the • Attorney-Gen-eral (Sir Kufiis Isaacs) and the Postmas-ter-General (Mr. Herbert Samuel). The three were described as malefactors. [Mr. Godfrey Isnacs is the president bf the Marconi' wireless "Telegraphy: Company,' and is a brother of 'the AttorneyGeneral, Sir R-ufus Isaacs), -The latter deniedin Parliament that he had' aiiy . knowledgo that nn agreement was conteniplatod, until he was told of it by 'his brother; "I have never been consulted about this'contract, aiid I have hsld no more to do witli;it than- any- mfemter! Opposite/; ..He.declared that : there was not a; vestige -of foundation for. tho charges that., had been made.' The. l'ostmastcr>'Gi|i;eralj - on .behalf [pf, ; ;ftV(iry„.j)tembiir.r.of,, tho Government, endorsed what the At-torney-General had- said,] TONE OF THE ARTICLES. KNAVERY AXD VILLAINY. ~ "(Rcc. February 28, "0.40 a.m.) • - London, February 27. .Chesterton's article .that Mr. •Herbert jSamuel and the two Isaacs were' engaged; in a swindle, and were guilty of .theft, knavery, and villainy, and also attacked the relatives .of ! both parties. The .second article said that when, Mr. Sa"muel ..was caught with his hand in the till, Marconi shares slumped. It also accused Mr. •Samuel, :and his cousins with'pulling the Swires .oyer Indian' silver, purchases.•