11 JULY 1914, Page 2

In our opinion, the prospects of the essential amendments to

the Amending Bill being accepted by the Government have improved greatly during the week. As the Times points out in Friday's issue, there is a large and very important body of Liberals now making their influence felt, who are determined that there shall be no coercion of Ulster, and no shot fired and no life lost in setting up a new system of Irish government. But they know that this ideal can only be reached through Exclusion, and therefore they are Exclu- sionista. The fact that these Liberals do not parade their determination in public is a sign, not of weakness, but of strength. Governments are much more likely to yield to private than to public pressure. Besides, half the Cabinet is on the side of the Exclusionists.