Show BRYAN DENIES declares Dec lareo rj england did not oppose ship purchase plan washington diplomatic phases of the proposed purchase oc of ships by the united states government were widely videly discussed saturday as the result of the publication of a report that sir edward grey had informed the state department that such purposes es it including german or austrian ships would bo be regarded as constituting on an act it was stated positively at the elate state department as well as the british embassy that no communication official or otherwise on the subject had been received from sir edward not oaly only has the american government not asked nor received the formal views of or great britain but no expressions of an official character have come from either russia or france |