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Show TURK DEMANDS CAUSE BREAK 8UDDEN ENDING OF ARMISTICE CONFERENCE RESULTS IN GENERAL UNEASINESS Fears of War Again Threaten Far Eastern Countries; British Fear Attack at Chanak on Asiatic Side of Dardanelles London. Foara of war In Asln Mln. or again blnzod forth Friday In tho wako of collnpso of the Turco-AUIcd nrmlstlco conforenco at Mudanln. It wns admitted by Downing ntrcot of. flclnla that tho British fear an offensive offen-sive by tho TurkB agalnot tho British at Chanak, on tho Asiatic sldo of tho DnrdnnelloB. Tho British declnro that Henri Franklin-Bouillon, Fninco-Brltlah Itnl-Inn Itnl-Inn pnclflcntlon emissary wns responsible respon-sible for tho break-down of tho Mudnn-la Mudnn-la conforenco bocnuso ho had Informed tho Turks to imnko demands that woro Impossible. Tho house was stunned by tho sudden sud-den collapse of tho negotiations, na hopes had been rnl8cd that tho pnrloy was on the point of signing an agreement agree-ment Following tho break-down nt Mudanln Mu-danln General Sir Chnrloa Hcrrington British commander in Thrnco telo graphed to London that "tho Turka woro in a moat truculent frnmo of mind." It wub Indicated thnt the Turks woro throutoning hoetllltlea Immediately. It wub explained nt Premier Lloyd George's offico thnt tho coliapso of tho negotiations hnd been brought by the Insistence by tho Turks thnt mnttors bo taken up that General Harrington had no authority to discuss. The cause of the brenk-up of the deliberations was said to have been enwtefn Thraco. Tho Turka demanded demand-ed tho right to establish civil admin, lstratlon in, Eastern Thrnco Immediately Immedi-ately fearing that diplomacy might rob thorn of somo of their claims In that district if thoy waited until after af-ter tho ponce conference. When ho saw thnt tho negotiations were headod for coliapso, General Harrington sent a tolegram to tho British cabinet explaining tho situation. situa-tion. News that the conference hnd broken brok-en down came ns a great aurprlso hero as all Indications hinted to tho signing sign-ing of an nrmesttcc protocol with arrangements ar-rangements for a peace conference later In tho month. General Harrington hns roturnod to Constantinople unuor Instructions from tho British war offico nnd hns been told tn "maintain tho nrmlstlco torms of 1018 In tho ndvnnco, of any agrooment at Mudanla." |