20 MAY 1922, Page 12

THE PERSECUTION OF LOYALISTS IN IRELAND. [To THE EDITOR OF

THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The thanks of Englishmen are due to you. You have forced us to consider the question whether we can permit the continued persecution of loyalists in Ireland without loss of that spirit of honour whereby nations live. We hoped (we did not think, we had no time) that the Treaty would have given Ireland peace. Instead, it has ushered in a period of blood and horror wherein the worthiest suffer most and those who are loyal to England fare the worst of all. If England is to continue England this must stop.—I am, Sir, &c.,