Finally, we should like to point out that Sir Edward
Carson's reception of a deputation of Southern Unionists proved both the depth aad the genuineness of his sympathy with those scattered Unionists whose outlook is terribly dark now that the majority of the British electorate seem determined to take the rash course of pulling down the Union. The Government definitely 'promised that minorities should be protected. Having read the new Home Rule Bill carefully, we can discover no protection for Unionists in the South and West. We suppose that the Government would say that Proportional Representa- tion by securing the representation of minorities does give protection. We cannot agree that this is enough. We earnestly hope that the House of Commons will, as the barest humanity requires, give its attention to the unhappy Unionists who find themselves isolated among enemies. We feel assured at all events of Sir Edward Carson's own deep concern in this matter.
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