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In any case he wanted to receive the assurance of

Ulster loyalists that when ho was engaged in most delicate negotiations —this was a plain intimation that he expects to take part in the Irish Conference in London—he would enjoy the confidence of his followers. " I want to ask, will you men and women stick to me till the end ? " There were loud cries of " yes " from the audience. He went on to declare that as the loyalists of Ulster wanted peace, and the whole country wanted peace and must have it, he would risk being called too outspoken and issue a warning. " I say Ulster is not- a cheese to be nibbled: It is a rock of granite that will break the teeth of those men who attempt to bite it, whether they are Simi Feiners or any others."