CANADA AND HOME-RULE.
rro THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."' S,-Mr. T. P. O'Connor recently toured Canada preaching the gospel of Home-rule for Ireland. As a result he claims
that Canada is whole-heartedly in favour of Home-rule. As I consider this claim to be unfounded in fact, and also to be liable to give a false impression in England, I am seeking the hospitality of your columns. I fully admit that Mr. O'Connor's eloquent speeches were well received, and that he received support from most of the leading men in the country. But one fact must be remembered. Mr. O'Connor took care to dress Home-rule in the garb of Imperialism, knowing full well that in any other garb it would be wholly unacceptable to the people of Canada. The flavour he imparted to Home- rule out here was well suited to his audiences, but that does not affect the argument that were he to impart the same flavour at home his seat at Liverpool might easily be endangered. As it was put to me by a man who had been greatly impressed by Mr. O'Connor's eloquent appeal in Canada, "I notice that his treatment of Home-rule out here has very little in common with his references to it on the
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