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Show IAMERICA WILL NOT OFFERJOMEDIATE PRESIDENT BELIEVES THAT EF FORTS FROM THIS COUNTRY WOULD PROVE FUTILE. The Attitude of the Governme.'t Wil-be Wil-be One of Careful Abstinence Fr,m Any Part, Directly or Indirectly in European Mixup. "Washington. Although the United States is but a neutral observer In the European war, the manifold interests inter-ests of America in Europe is commanding com-manding the incessant attention of President Wilson and officia'.? of the government. So far as can be learned, the "United States will not make any attempt U mediate in the European tangle. The futility of England's mediation proposals pro-posals already having been demonstrated, demon-strated, the disposition of President Wilson is to make no move in diplomacy diplo-macy at least until the situation develops de-velops more clearly. While administration officials deplore de-plore the general conflict in Europe, no expression came from anyone on the merits of the issue. The attitude of the government so far is clearly one of careful abstinence from any part, direct or indirect, in the European Euro-pean mixup. The president told his friends on Sunday he was glad the Panama tolls exemption had been repealed and that the United States was on friendly ferms with all of Europe. He spoke, (oo, of his gratification that the Mexican Mex-ican situation, was gradually becoming more clarified and that peace in Mexico Mex-ico was near at hand, removing one of the most absorbing international problems which had confronted him. As Russia, Austria and Germany, the countries already in a state of war, had asked the United States to care for their diplomatic interests, the American embassies at St. Petersburg, Berlin and Vienna were entrusted with new duties. England and Prance have inquired if the United States would take charge of their interests in Europe, "in case of emergency," and this request likewise has been favorably favor-ably acted upon. It is regarded as certain cer-tain that the American embassies, legations le-gations aud consulates will be the means of communication between all the countries in conflict. |