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After all, Mr. Churchill did not make a . full statement about

the Irish situation on Thursday, June 15th, as had been expected. He explained that there were two reasons for postponement ; one was that the Irish elections were about to be held, and on that subject " the less said the better," and the other was that the Irish Constitution was about to be published. When Mr. Churchill announced that the Constitution would be printed in the newspapers of the next morning—that is to say before it had been laid before the House of Commons—objections were naturally raised. Mr. Churchill replied that the choice of time for publication rested entirely with the Provisional Government. The British Government had been shown the text of the pro- posed Constitution " merely as a matter of courtesy."

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