Show MEDIATION LATEST PUN PLAN OF ANOTHER SCHEME SCHEM E FOSTERED mi BY GERMANY TO PREVENT WAR WITH UNITED unior STATES S s declared Declare dat at washington that no sue of mediation atlon will ba be considered unless submarine warfare Is abandoned I 1 washington word that a european neutral might offers offer mid mediation lialo n to prevent open war between the united states and germany aerman y has as come to the ady administration lainis with without out causing surprise orin or in any way affecting the governments ern ments plans for meeting the situation forced by submarine ruthlessness such a proposal is regarded here as nothing more than another scheme fostered by germany with the hope of confusing the issue and possibly dividing sentiment in this counie country y while the destruction of american lives end and ships on the hilgh seas continues at the state department on thursday officials would neither deny nor confirm that the government already had been approached on this subject although it was admitted informally that some such move was not unexpected it was very emphatically stat edhah no suggestion of mediation or discussion would tie be cod considered unless it was accompanied by abandonment of illegal assaults upon american shipping a course to which there is no reason tor for believing the imperial government is giving a thought the feeling in all quarters hero is that the united states has with infinite patience and forbearance done everything possible with honorato honor to avoid the virtual state of war now existing through german aggression |