11 JUNE 1910, Page 2

In other words, he bids his friends remember that even

if a compromise should " break out," the Nationalists have the power to upset it. We doubt it. We believe that if the leaders do arrive at a compromise the public opinion of this country will be quite sufficient to insist on it being adopted, however much that course is disliked by the Nationalists. It must not be forgotten that the Nationalists, in spite of their power, are not loved by the Liberals, and that the Liberals might be perfectly well content to carry on for a year or nine months under an agreement with the Opposition. The Liberals know perfectly well that whenever they like they can call the Irish back by talking about introducing a Home-rule Bill. When that is on the tapis the Irish must vote for them.