Show TO KEEP determination OF UNITED STATES TO AVOID EVIDENCED president receives message from I 1 emperor william expressing appreciation pre clation of germany for ten der of good offices washington Washing tom the earnest nation of tho the united govern men anent to keep this country from croul becoming involved la in the european war was manifested in fit several ways on tuesday tue day president wilson issued an appeal addressed to the american people calling on oil them studiously to retrain refrain from any expression or act that might reveal the slightest partisanship toward the nations in conflict leaders la in congress of all parties voiced similar views official information came from berlin 11 if that t the he japanese ultima ultimatum had b been een delivered to the german government ment and it was intimated in the diplomatic dispatches that war between japan and germany was not unlikely unlike li the japanese nt ister lster at berlin apparently patently ly s g such an eventuality asked ambassador gerard to be ba prepared to take over japanese inter ests in germany the president received from emperor Willi william ant a long message transmitted through ambassador gerard the contents contenta of which were guarded closely but which it was learned ex pressed the grateful appreciation of germany tor for the tender of good offices made by the united states the german emperor in addition took occasion to point out gut at ai isome aoma length the causes of the present war and argued it is understood that at the very time he was trying to me diate between austria and th abl russian mobilization began the japanese ultimatum demanding that germany evacuate ex Kiao Klao chou and withdraw her neet fleet from the orient was uppermost in the attention of tho the multitude of activities which the european war situation has brought oa all government |