29 OCTOBER 1910, Page 2

We believe that the cool discussions of a Convention would

be bound to show that Unionist policy has done a great deal already for Ireland, and that it would be an enormous mistake to throw over a policy so promising. We believe, also, that such discussions would show, what we endeavoured to point out last week, that Federalism must be wrecked on finance, unless of course England is to subsidise the other portions og the United Kingdom, and yet have no say in regard to the expenditure of those subsidies. We may add here that we are delighted to see that Mr. Walter Long and Lord Hugh Cecil have expressed their strong opposition to Federalism.