14 FEBRUARY 1920, Page 10

IRELAND AND PAPAL CLAIMS.

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—The Irish Roman Catholic Hierarchy, assembled at May- nooth, spoke of " the acknowledged right of civilized nations to choose their own Government." It evidently did not occur to them to consider how completely that would dispose of the Papal claims in Italy.—I am, Sir, &c., R. F. C.