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Show BRITISH SOLDIERS I PREVENTJFIGHT1NG BuUERICAN DE8TROYER8 LEAVE m FOR NEAR EAST TO PROTECT M THE AMERICAN INTERE8T8 jW Great Brltlan's Recession Prom Neu fij tral Zone Controversy Only Jflj Step to Stay Pasha's Plans jfifT Declares Obssrvers BW Norfolk. Tho twelovo Atnerlcnn BY destroyors ordered to tho Near East BB "to protect Amorlcnn lntcrosts" start. B ed Monday on their trims-Atlantic Bit voyage to tho Mcdltcrnncun. BJj Constautloplo. Oront llrltntn's re BE cession from tlio noutral zone controv-fijj controv-fijj crsy caiiaed no llttlo surprlso nnd dls-BE dls-BE nppolntmont hore, but it was generally Bfj admltttxl that this stop was tho only BS thine which could hnvo stayed B MuKtaplia Kcimil Pasha's hnnd. it BE Is pointed to us nnothor ovldonco of Bb England's extraordinary patience and Bs earnest dcslro to avoid war. BJl l'p to tho tlmo of the Issuance of Hi Urlgarilor Gonoral Harlngton's temp-Bf temp-Bf arising note. Saturday night, the slt-fif slt-fif nation lookod oxcoodlngly critical. It Bt Is now concodod that his tact nnd tol- j BJ eranre, coupled with the timely ir-' BJ rival of reinforcement from England, BJ provontcd the Turks from striking at BJ C'hanak. BJ It Is expected tho conforenco which BJ npenod Tuosdny hiny drag for sovcral BJ dujs. as the Komnllsts doubtless will BJ bargain nnd hagglo over every point. BJ It Is felt that tho lnfluenco of tho BJ Itullnn goneruls will bo an Important BJ factor In bringing the mooting to a Bj successful conclusion. BJ Tlio British doclnre they will insist BJ upon occupying tho Asiatic banks of BJ tho straits evon at tho peril of fall-BJ fall-BJ uro of tho conference. Thov may also BJ contest tho Immodiato withdrawal of tlio Greeks from Thrnco, maklntr this conditional upon acceptance of tho nl. lied poaco proposals. Tho lnvlolabll- ity of tho straits will bo stoutly do-B do-B fondod. |