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sented the position »? the French Govern- ment to the committee in a note de- claring that the Govt. of the Republic is ready to associate itself with the coi- lective resticution of the territory jeased in China to various Powers, wich the understanding that the princi- ple being admitted and all private rights being safeguarded, the conditior3 and details of the restitution will be v 7yula- ted in accord between the Goverr lent of China and each of the Governn nts interested.”” As regards the attituc of the British Govt. to the reques of » Chinese delegation for an abrogation these ieases, Mr. Balfour stated that thL Govt. would be perfectly ready to return Wei Hai Wei to China, as part of a gen- eral arrangement intended to confirm the sovereigntv of China and to give ef- fect to the principle of the ‘‘open door”’. This surrender, however, could only be ndertaken as part of some such general Nrangement, and he spoke with his (Avarnment behind him when h=2 sai’ thAt on these conditions he was pre patd to give up the right which w: had\cquired. The British Government. , policy\was to make use of the surrender of Wei\‘?:xi Wei to assist, in seeuring a settiement of the question of Shantung. [f an agreement could be reached on this question the British Govt. would not hesitate to do their best o promotie a general settlement by restoring Wei Hai Wei to the central Govt. of China. Re- garding Hong Kong Mr. Balfour said he hoped that he wouald errry the confer- ence with him when he asserted that the safeguarding of the pnsition of Hong Kong was not greatly a British interest but one in which the whole worlld, was concerned. He was informed th t Hong Kong was easily first among the vorts of the world exceiling in this respect Hamburg before the . wverp and New York. i,ondon, Dec. Hth. —The Irish peace meootiations have broken down, accord ing to statements in responsible quar- ters today, and the Dail Eireann dele- gates are expected to return finally to Ireland on Tuesday or Wednesday The truce still remains in effect and no im- mediate resumption of hostilities is looked for. The erisis in the Irish peace negotiations held the exclusive atten- tion of official circles this morning. Mr. Lloyd George obtained an audience with the King and explained the situation to him, after which the peace representa- tives hada conference. This was fol- lowed by a meeting of the entire Cabin- et. The Unionists of South Ireland, haaded by Lord Middleton, are still ex- erfing their influence in behalf of a set- t/dent. They have asked Mr. Lloyd G&ree to meet them itgyas made known th® noon. The ?ol"r£ondence in con- neetion with the negotiations will be ade public by the-Government, it was *ed, and Mr. Lloyd George is expect- N Ul x A NI ed tc make an explanatory statemant. On the Governments side, it was indica- ted, the argument will be that the re- fusal of the Sinn Fein to acecept allegi- ance to the King made an agreement impossible, since that condition was in- sisted upon by tne British, and was in addition an essential prelimminary to se- curing any sssent from Ulster. Loandon, Dec. sth -The British Govern- ment "'White paper’’, issued last night, regarding the recent negotiations with an Kgyptian delegation on the abandon- ment of the British protectorate ov~~ Egypt, shows as had been previously indicated, that the KEgyptians rejected the proposals of Lord Curzon, chiefly ow- ing to the military provisions. The reply of the Egyptian delegation states that the propnsals reserved to Great Britain the righ maintain her military forces at all tin wu.oughout Egypt, and to con- trol com .unication, which ‘‘constitutes occupation pure and simple, destroys every idea of independence and suppress- es evep internal sovereignty.”” The re- oy also said the British proposals were ecepiable, as they failed to guarantee to Egvnt the sovereignty of the Sudan and he: *ol of the Nile Berlin, Dec. sth.—According to the * Zwoeltharblatt’’, Ex-Empceror William has decided to marry again The lady of his choice, the newspaper says, is the widow of the High officer from Danzig, who was killed in the war. The newspa- pars profess to have received the ..for- mation {rom a mest trustworthy source. New York, Dee. bth.—Mr. Steed, Edi- tor of the “‘London Times’’, declared in a speech before the Canadian Club on Saturday, that the United States has lost credit throughout the world by ‘‘repudi- ating the Versailles Treaty’ and dishon- ourine the signature of its legal rep- genta..ve. ‘‘We had te fiake Presi- dent Wilson at his face value’’, Mr. Steed said, ‘‘which at the time was not far from being his true value. Nations, like individuals, cannot go back on tneir sizaatures without los- ing credit, and the sad trath is that, in the repudiation of the Versailles treaty, the United States people lost credit throug out the world. When 119, 000,000 sturdy, intelligent, honest people lose their credit, it is a calamity. When those people speak English and share in general the ideal of allegiance to the same kind of laws and believe the same things are worih while that other Eng- lish speaking nations believe, the calam- itv is doubled’” Mr. Steed asserted that for the United States to dishonor the signature of its legal represeritative in Europe ‘‘was one of the most flattering events in the moral history in the world’’. The editor declared that the greatest feature of the Washington con- ference in his opinion, was that it repre- sented an attempt on the part of the administration of this great nation te make good, or re-enter in its own way the work of International cooperation for the welfare of mankind. London, Dec. 6th.—lt is now officially ~nnounced that the Government officials and the vrepresentatives of the Dail EKireann bave reached an agreement, the terms of which will be submitted for the acceptance of Parliament and of the Dail Eireann. A copy of the agreement has been sent to Sir Jas. Craig, the Ulster Premier, by a special rressenger. Aftera session which lasted from 11. 15 last night until 2. 20 this .. vning the meeting of the Govern- ment Tinisters and Irish Representa- tives in t..» Downing Street residence of the Prime Minister separated, and a member of t. Cabinet’s reply to a ques- tion as to how things stood, said ‘‘the news isn’t bad. “An agreement, in fact, has been reached, the terms of which will be communicated tg the press in time for the Wednesday mor&papers.” The delegates looked very tir&§and grave as they left the Premier’s residence to enter waiting cars. Asked whet®Nr he had anything to say, Michael CoWins, the Sinn Fein Minister, answered arply not a word’’ answering the qu&g “‘are you coming back’’ Mr. Collin - swered hurriedly ‘Idon’t knoweI d’t know’’, and shutting the door of his auto, he drove off with Mr Griffith and Mr. Barton. A few minutes later Lord Birkenhead and Mr. Churchill left. Their appearance suggested that the strain of the conference had been a severe one. OUR MILITARY STREETS Streets along the waterfront have been S~ military names and shortly signs will be put up to mark them and make them known. The marginal street along the bulk- head, running east from the Porto Rico Line pier to the Texas Company is Gen- eral Pershing Road. The street between the street car and (racks and ¢the Ameri- can Railroad station is named after Gen. Foch, while the Street running south from Gen. Foch street to the bulkhead and in front of the station is Gen. Haig street. There is a short street running east from Gen. Haig street between Gen. Pershing Road and the staticn which has been designated Gen. Petain. The small parked place along the water front, across from the Federal building, where several guns are now mounted, is now officially known as Gen. Townshend Place. These names were approved by Guill- ermo Esteves, as commissioner of the ir- terior, on the suggestion of Waldemar Lee and J. Ruiz Scler as men bers of the harbor bcard.— I orto Rieo Frogress, Nov. 24th.