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WAR IN NEAR EAST LOOMS AGAIN:
TURKS TELL ALLIES AT MUDANIA
They Will FIGHT FOR THRACE
Greeks, Unyieldng on Proposal to Surrender Disputed
Province, Are Recruiting Armies; London Much Asi-
tated, Declares Kemalists Demand More Than Entente
Note Offered and Are Unwilling to Accept Its ConG-
lions; France Backs NationaIists.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, Oct. s.--The Mudania con
ference is not ended. it was officially
stated at the conclusion Of the Brit
lsh Cabinet meeting this morning. but
II is deadlocked and cannot be re-
sumed before the British and French
governments have conferred over the
situation
Lord Curzon. the British foreign
( secretary. will leave Immediately for
Paris to see Premier Poincare
II was also officially stated. in /
rough outline, that from the British
! point Of view the Turks are demand
ing more than was offered in the Al
/ He'd note. and on the other hand that
they were not accepting the conditions
[ Of that note. II was asserted that the
] Turks want 10 obtain the concessions
/ OF the note without the conditions
The officials decline 70 give In de-
tail what the Turks are demanding
Indications this afternoon were
that the entire Near East situation ,
was tending toward what II was before !
the signing Of the Allied note of Sep /
tember 23 in which the allies promised !
to support the Turkish claims to
Thrace provided the %ationalists
would undertake not 70 send troops
either before or during the peace CON
ference into the neutral zones or
cross the Straits of the Dardanelles.
or TO the Sea Of Marmora.
Constahtinople, Oct e.--After con-
ferring for most Of the night with
the high commissioners and military
! experts here. the Allied generals this
( morning prepared to leave again for
Mudania for resumption OF the
, armistice conference
The result Of the deliberations here
I was not announced. II was conceded
that the situation was very serious
but It still was hoped that a basis for
common agreement among the Brit
2 ish, French and Italian delegations
could be reached.
= The warships bearing the Allied
= delegates were scheduled to leave az
r noon arriving at Mudasnia at about
d 2.30 O'Clock.
r London, Oct. "a new crisis has
e arisen in the Near East situation
which has seemed on a fair way 70
= settlement.
The armistice conference Of Allies.
e Greek and Turkish military leaders
e at Mudania was adjourned suddenly
s yesterday after dramatic passage in
which Ismet Pasha, representing the
=, Angora government. demanded that
d Turks be allowed 20 occupy Eastern
?. conference.
r Ismet Pasha told the Allied generals
d that IL the Turks could not have
l. Thrace peacefully we have the means
II to enforce our determination" Earlier
e in the day the Greek delegates had
= declared in no less certain terms their
: readiness TO fight, If necessary. 10 re-
n tain the province.
g That the Turkish demand had been
le duly weighed and calculated is evil
denced by the almost simultaneous re-
g ceipt Of an Angora dispatch quoting
e Mustapha Kemal Pasha as declaring
S. before the National Assembly, "the
n evacuation and surrender of Thract
must occur Immediately. especially as
re since the Greek revolution, the Moslen
S subjects are in great danger"
'e Ismet Pasha's bombsheu was fol
)e lowed by another when the Frencf
le delegates announced they were in
lie structed to support the Turkish de
ie mand. This created a definite split
81 with the Turks and French opposed
ID 20 the British and Italians, the latter
IN holding that evacuation of Thrace by
,k the Greeks and re-occupation by tn,
ID Turks should follow and not preced,
nj the peace conference.
The allied generals thereupon ad
lie journed the meeting and left for Con
er stantinople to consult with the higl
in commissioners. and the British anC
tn Italians 10 ask definite instruction.
~ from their home governments. witt
the understanding that further meet
n ing would follow their receipt,
i'll
a Paris, Oct. 6-The French govern
e ment has instructed its Minister a
~ Athens to protest against the Greel
n- governments having sent reinforce
ments to the Greek army in Thrace
a. The impropriety of sending troop
"a into one Of the disputed regions a
IN the moment an armistlce is in nego
= tiation will be pointed out as will III,
ts view that the Greek government b!
rs this action is adding to the embarrass
ne ment of her situation and 10 that O
81 the allies.
es The form Of the French representa-
ed tons Is described as firm.
nd Regarding the situation at Mudania
nd General Pelle. the French high com
ne missioner. telegraphed tha foreigl
v. office briefly that the generals were re
turning to Constantinople to consul
with the nigh commissioners.
40 Although General Pele is under
stood to have indicated some Of tn
% difficulties that have arisen in IN
az armistice conference at Mudania. hi
as dispatch was regarded as not REFINING
ii, the difficulties With sufficient Iuilnes
be TO enable the French government {
er. understand the new situation and Z
AZ send instructions as TO how it shoul
a be dealt with.
The two principal perplexities az
ms pear 70 concern the extent Of III
tie withdrawal Of the British troops fror
ne the Asiatic mainland. and politics
questions relating To the temporar
administration OF Thrace.
,p- Premier poncare received Ex-prt
mier Nenlselos Of Greece. today. The