LATE WAR NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 16347, 13 February 1917, Page 10

LATE WAR NEWS.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright—United Service. WASHINGTON, February 12. Tho State Department amv.muvs the receipt of a memorandum'from (ho Swiss Minister slating that Switzerland has'received a request from tho German to notify the United States that Germane is willing to negotiate with, the United Stales provided that the. commercial blockade against England is not broken.—-The State Department has replied that tho United States will gladly discuss with Germany any question the latter Power may propose, provided that Germany withdraws her proclamation of January 31, in which “suddenly and without previous intimation of arr kind, Germany cancelled file assurance she cave to Ibe United States nil May 4, 1915.’* but (bat the U.nLd d«vs !M ,t iV--l !hat she can enter into any discussion with the ( human (!>.ve-rr-. m c-m-eniing !’...• p Ib-v of the latter’s submarine warfare again.-i m-ut.ais lech. ;L vme nn-.v unless and until the German Government r.-nev ilu-ir iv iram .m-v-‘of Mav 4, and act upon the assurances,. President Carranza (Mexico) is issuing a communication designed t > shorten tho war, urging neutrals not to send supplies, including munitions, to any of the belligerents. This is generally interpreted as a pro-German move, in order to bring pressure to bear on the United States.