People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1894 — UNCLE SAM IS WILLING. [ARTICLE]

UNCLE SAM IS WILLING.

To Undertake the Offices of Arbiter ln the Oriental Dispute. Tokio, Nov. 13.—United States Minister Dun has Communicated to the ministry the substance of an important cipher cable proposition received from Secretary Gresham at Washington. It suggests that if Japan will join China in requesting the president of the United States to act as mediator in settling the war he will exercise his good offices in that capacity. A similar proposition has been sent to China. The cable was received by Minister Dun on Friday, and was presented to a special meeting of the ministry. An answer has not yet been sent. It is learned that four days ago France made a proposition to the United States to intervene.