Show V NOW A CLOSED INCIDENT Answers to Uncle Sams Proposal Re V garding1 China Kept Secret Washington Jan 1L In regard to the Berlin dispatch stating that the Foreign office there prefers to have the Washington authorities give out the text of the German answer to the recent American proposition the State department adheres to its llrst determination deter-mination that none Otiieso answers shall be made public nor Is there any desire lo create invidious distinction by stating which powers looked favorably favor-ably which unfavorably und which held back their answers Now that this proposUltlon Is withdrawn the entire en-tire subject Is looked upon as a closed incident The department has heard nothing from Mr Conger as to the reported re-ported signing of the treaty by the peace envoys |