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Show UNITED STATES AS MEDIATOR. Ambassador Believes Germany i Willing to Agree on Rules. Washington. While there was :' outward development Wednesday .: indicate what progress was !-':: made here toward framing an ;: swer to the last German note on s -marine warfare, it is known that t-ficials t-ficials are at work setting down v.- -on the situation in definite fora :'; presentation to President Wilson :: his return. Before the president returns, Co;:.: Bernstorff, the German anibMSji: will call on Secretary Lansing to a- . plain at length the viewpoint ol :; government. The ambassador rec -mended to his foreign office the it sion in the last note of those p- s graphs expressing the hope that United States and Germany work together for the adoption of -principle for the freedom of the s He places much significance on expressed willingness of Germary follow the lead of the United on this question and thinks that way is thereby open for the ln-'--: States to mediate the entire co:" versy on the rules of maritime " fare as they affect neutral r:;:'-The r:;:'-The ambassador, it is understonl. lieves his government would aocef1 tender of good offices for medir.; between Germany and Great Br:w-' where the rights of neutrals are volved, either in the carriage of co-traband co-traband or the safety of pas;t'i-travel. |