WHAT IT MAY COME TO IN IRELAND. [To THE EDITOR
OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR, Mr. Harold Cox contends " that the end to be aimed at [the restoration of law and order in Ireland as a part of the Empire] is not worth the means by which alone it can be at- tained." He therefore proposes to expel Southern Ireland from the British family, which he considers would be an " immense gain." Apart from naval and military considerations, on which I feel most strongly, he seems to forget the moral aspects of his policy, which are of even greater importance to man- kind. The most prosperous portion of the Empire is being wrecked by a small minority of Irishmen under alien influence - and with alien support. There is no evidence that the large majority is in sympathy with Sinn Fein, but Irishmen who, in disciplined units, have produced incomparable soldiers are deficient in moral courage. For this reason the majority is being terrorized into acquieeoenoe is crime to an extent which finds a parallel only in India and in Russia. Behind Sinn Fein is the international Communist movement of much older date, which is now eagerly engaged in secretly attacking the British Empire at every vulnerable point. If we follow the advice of Mr. Harold Cox Bolshevism will dominate Ireland, and will gain a new point d'appui for the campaign for the destruction of Christianity and civilization which is now in progress. Some light was thrown upon the operation of the secret forces, which for a century and a-half have been working for world revolution, in the recent revelations in regard to the shameful rebellion in 1916, and no one who disregards those forces can rightly judge the situation in Ireland.
Now, if we concede what is not an Irish demand, as Mr. Harold Cox proposes, we shall give powerful encouragement to the dark forces which threaten humanity. It will be made clear that murder most foul, if carried on with sufficient intensity, will succeed in attaining its objects. and a premium will be set upon the most dastardly crimes. The inevitable result—not in Ireland alone, but throughout the world—will be a moral disaster of the most appalling magnitude.—I am
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