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The condition of Ireland is much worse than the ordinary

newspaper reader has any conception of, and our chief reason for remaining pessimistic is that Mr. Collins, even if he has the good intentions with which Mr. Churchill credits him, will probably not be able "to deliver the goods." He stands for only one faction among several, all armed and all mistrusting and hating one another. It would require a singularly powerful and competent Government to rescue Ireland now. It is almost beyond belief that Mr. Collins can do it.

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