In the House of Commons on Monday Mr. Dillon brought
forward a motion to the effect that the Irish policy of the Government was inconsistent with the principles for which the Allies were fighting. It would be vain, even if we had the space, to summarize all Mr. Dillon's familiar arguments. The House listened to them with something far less than the show of sympathy which the Nationalists used to enjoy. The Government, said Mr. Dillon, had done everything in their power to " drive Ireland out of the war." If British statesmanship was unequal to the task of settle- ment, President Wilson ought to be called in. The Nationalists would submit their fortunes to a jury of Americans appointed by the President. Meanwhile the " outrageous coercion " of Ireland and the " insults " and " provocations " ought to be abandoned. The chief answer to Mr. Dillon's argument about Ireland being driven out of the war is of course that honest and loyal men could not conceivably be driven out of such a cause.
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