Show 5 brits APPEAL PROMPT RESPONSE GIVEN PLEA FOR ACTION TO FORESTALL ALLIES DEMAND expresses willingness to bring new Propos Proposal alsto sito attention of the allies in a manner acceptable to them washington Pr eident on april 21 declined to accede to the request of the german government to net as mediator with tile the allies on the que question tion of reparations and to fix the lie amount the german people fire are to pay at the lie same saine tinie time the president ali tit tit in replying to the german appeal expressed conditionally the willingness of the american agn eminent to net act its ill an binl arm diary bety between open germany and tile lie allies in fit tit bring ginging iii about a 1 l resumption of negotiations for a settlement it of 0 the reparation it if the german government tile president said bould formulate new pro li coals conti constituting a proper basis for discursion lie he would consider bringing ringing li the hie matter to tile lie fit of tile allies in a manner acceptable to them tile berlin governments appeal for american mediation to avert the contemplated tem plated coercive inea measures of the brench and british Britis li was delivered to american commissioner drebel and ami immediately transmitted to washington where lt it arrived early thursday afternoon secretary 0 f state hughes took the german note to the white house about 3 p in and discussed the question of a reply with the president it did not dot take them long to decide that the united states could not accept tile the position of umpire between a notion alth willett which it was mas associated in the war secretary hughes returned to the state department and dispatched the reply to the berlin government through the american cominis commission gion the action of tile the president and the secretary of state confor conforms rag to the lines laid down in tile the previous Illig hes note to germany in III that communication sir said that the united states stands with A till the allies in holding in germany responsible sible for or the war and bound to pay reparation to the full extent pf af lit ability fairly and justly determined ile he expressed the hope of a rene renewal oviLl of the negotiations |