STRONG PROTEST

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 178, 14 August 1937, Page 5

STRONG PROTEST

•l'res3 Assu.

German Attacks^ on Foreign Journaiisis NO CORRUPT REPORTING

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LONDON, Aug. 13. To combat the flood ox bitter attacks on British and other co rresponden ts, notably Mr Norman Ebbutt, The Times 's Berlin correspondent wlioin the German Government has asked to be replaced and who has been inundated with anonymous letters and telophoned insults, the Foreign Press Association has written strongly to Dr. Goebbels and the newspaper Angrilf, rejectiug : the cbarge that any «of its members, espeeially Mr Ebbutt, has been guilty of eorrapt or misrepTesentative reportins of eveuts or secret counter-revolu-tionary activity. The letter adds that uot a single proof has been. produced. "Our meiubers," it says^ "are liiglily c.onccrned to learn how you propose to justify the Charges, the continuance of which is bovmd scriou-sly to jeopardise the favourablo development of iutertiational rejations." All editions of the Angriff ignore the , Foreign Press Association 's letter of protest to the remarks published by it. The association has appointed a deputation to wait on Herr -Funkt Secretary of Propaganda, and Herr Aschmann, kead of the Foreigu Ollico Press Department, in the hope of securing an explanation of the recent accusations. The number of German visitors to England has not decreased despite tho Angriff's warniug against going- tkere.