FAIR PLAY FOR ULSTER.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SEEOTATOR."] Sia,—Last night I attended a service at the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in New York. This is one of the largest and most important churches of this city. The speakers were two members of the delegation reeently. arrived in this country from Ulster—one the .Rev. Frederick Hart, of the same denomi- nation from Belfast, the other Mr. William Coate, M.P. The Sinn Feiners were present in numbers, scattered throughout the church, and a number, both men and women, had to be forcibly ejected by the police, the first one being put out for ehouting " That's a lie! " when the pastor of the church, in introducing the speakers, said that they came to voice the cause of those who had fought side hy side with us in the Great War, while others of Ireland had " done their best to stab us in the hack." The congregation was heartily with the speakers, applauding every reference to the bonds between Britain and America, and when Br. Hart closed his argument to prov.e that Ireland was not an oppressed nation the applause was very marked. The climax came, however, when 'Mr. coote drew a parallel between our ,fight to prevent secession. in 1861 and Ireland's attempt to secede now. The congregation cheered him en masse. The active sympathy of a large body of American Protestants was emitted by this meeting. If only more such speakers could be sent—and there are halls available and churches open for scores of them—De Valera's refuge of lies would soon be swept away. Such a eamnaign top would have an immediate echo in Washington. 'The visit of this delegation has already helped to strengthen the ties -between the two countries. We trust many more from Ulster will-find it possible
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