In his opinion, the most serious objection was the Boundary
Commission. The people of Ulster had been led to believe that the Ulster boundaries were finally drawn in 1920, and he held that a great mistake had been made by the Government in concluding an agreement on this subject without consulting Ulster. On the other hand, the Government had to reach a settlement at the eleventh hour, when there was no time to consult Ulster or there would have been no settlement at all. Taking one consideration with another, he thought that Ulster would be guilty of a great mistake if she made the boundary question a pretext for trying to upset the Settlement. Summing up his arguments, ho said that he did not pretend to like the Settlement, but when he asked himself what alternative there was he had to admit that there was none. It was not too much to hope, after all, that the friendly feeling of England towards Ireland would, at last, be felt by Ireland for England. Mr. Bonar Law's speech was memorable for its good sense and good feeling.
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