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Show Special to The Tribune. , WASHINGTON", March 17. Vshhm-ton Vshhm-ton was interested in the report from Stockholm naming Prince Lichnowsky as the probable selection to the post of ambassador am-bassador to the United States after thc formal ratification of peace between Germany Ger-many and the allied powers. Diplomats here were not inclined to discuss thc report. re-port. Public men who ventured an expression ex-pression expressed the belief that the prince would prove about the best selection selec-tion the German government could make. Lichnowsky is considered as having rendered ren-dered valuable service to the allies by his exposure of the falsity of the claims of the former imperial government that Germany was forced into the. war and was not responsible for the initial blow. The prince's bold conduct while ambassador ambas-sador to Grea t Bri tain earned for hlui thc cordial hatred of the imperialists and j u n k e rs and he was r I i s n u s r ed fro n i the diplomatic xserviee and practically forced . I o flee the empire 'for his sa fct y. lie has been living in retreat in Switzerland' for many months. j |