Show in 0 M mr am EM 1 al Is latest plan another scheme fostered by germany to prevent war with united states i declared at washington that no sug 1 bastion of mediation will be con unless submarine warfare Is abandoned A washington word that mat a european neutral might offer mediation to open war between the united states and germany has come to the th administration without causing sur prise or in any way affecting the gov v y ern ments plans for meeting the s icum tion forced by y submarine ruthlessness ruthless nesa such a proposal Is regarded here as aa nothing more than another schema fostered by Geri germany bany with the hopa of confusing con the issue and possibly bIr dividing sentiment in this country while the destruction ot of american lives and ships on the high seas continues at tho the state department on thursday would neither deny nor conform that ue ile government already had teen been approached on this subject although it was admitted informally that some such move was not anex pecked it was very emphatically stated that no suggestion of mediation atlon or discussion would be considered onles it was accompanied by abandonment ot of illegal assaults upon Amer american icam shipping a course to which there la is no reason for bel believing bellavin levin agthe the imperial government Is giving a tb thought ought the feeling in all quarters noro here la III that the united states has infinite patience and forbearance done dona everything possible with honor to avoid avoldt tho the virtual state of war now existing through german aggression so 60 long ions as this aggression continues officials say may there Is nothing to be done but adopt measures of defense and noo no basis auls exists for discussion |