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Show lAiiEvtt Wmihllfb GAUSES.B1G STIR PARIS. Aug. 27. An informal warning to Turkey that massacres of Armenians must cease, 'given recently by Rear Admiral Ad-miral Mark L, Bristow, commander of the United States naval forces In Turkey, caused something of a flurry in French official quarters and in the supreme council coun-cil of the peace conference, it develpoed today. In the council there was reported to have occurred sharp criticism of American interference in Turkey through missions and otherwise, despite the fact that the United States had shown no disposition dis-position to accept tiie mandate for the administration of any Turkish territory. The impression prevailed that in this case the United States had acted in a formal communication to the Turkish government. govern-ment. It was explained by the American delegation, dele-gation, however, that the warning was delivered informally by Admiral Bristow several days ago; that no formal note was sent, but merely an informal statement, the United States alone not attempting to speak for the peace conference. On receiving the warning, Turkey, it appears, ap-pears, immediately complained to Great Britain and France, saying she was threatened. The explanation of the American Amer-ican delegation to the peace conference that the warning was informal, however, apparently removed the objections to the American action based upon the idea that the United States was speaking for the conference. |