We have dealt elsewhere so fully with the Irish situation
that we shall do no more here than chronicle the movement amongst a section of Liberals which boa been pompously described as a Liberal" revolt" On Thursday a deputation of the members who are supposed to be in revolt, because the Government did not breathe out sufficient fire and slaughter
against the gun.runner, waited on Mr. Asquith, who, under the seal of secrecy, is said to have made "a candid statement" to them about the position of the Government. This the deputa- tion were pleased to say was " satisfactory for the preeent." We wonder whether it has ever occurred to the deputation to try to sit down and state in black-and-white what it is exactly they accuse the gun-runners of doing. It is all very well to be angry, but general annoyance is not sufficient ground for a criminal indictment in a country where lase-majedi against Ministers is not yet a crime.
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