19 JULY 1919, Page 1
We notice with much regret the abandonment of the cause
of North-East Ulster by Mr. Aubrey Herbert. But, after all, North-East Ulster has now been made more secure than over before both by pledges and events. That result was, of course, what Sir Edward Carson aimed at. He has gained his point handsomely. Even in doing so he is shown to have been no rebel. The Government know this and admit it. If it were otherwise, they ought to prosecute Sir Edward Carson, and indeed would have to prosecute him. Let us then have no more talk about treason, so long as the Government admit there is no case whatever for a prosecution for treason.
