The Confederation sees no reason to give the imperialist and warmongering French Emperor any justification for our statement. It is more than obvious that the British are being framed, even from all the way across the Atlantic. Perhaps, with the quick rebuttle by the French Emperor towards the statements from the Confederation and Brazil, the French are the real forces behind this horendous crime? Attempting to frame your enemy in the British Empire, while retaining a "Plan B" in the form of a possible Bavarian framing to cover your back.