THE AGONY OF ULSTER.—DOES LOYALTY PAY? [To THE EDITOR or
THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—As one of Ulster's numerous friends in England may I be permitted to answer Mr. Grant's question? It behoves us to bear continually iu mind the critical nature of the ago in which we live. We must take a broad view, and remember that the future not of Ireland only, nor of the Empire only, but of the whole world is at stake. British ideals of justice, humanity, and truth are being subjected to the assaults of every rebel in the Empire and to the corroding influence of secret, intangible, and, perhaps, imponderable forces. The real issue at stake is whether the ideals of justice, humanity, and truth embodied in the British Empire are to survive and become part of the permanent heritage of mankind, or whether violence, fraud, and hypocrisy are to prevail in the world of the future. No one who realizes the gravity, of the world crisis will entertain the question of " what pays." Let not -Ulster dream, however, that she has no friends here. As Sir Henry Wilson says, " Ulster can rely upon the British nation." It is up to Ulster, however, to put her case clearly and fully before the British electorate. Ulstermen should organize a propaganda, and get closely and intimately into touch with the British people and the British provincial Press. English- men are not very well acquainted with history. Ulster speakers should tell the story of Ulster, explain her position, give an account of her present sufferings, trials, and perils (not for- getting the loyalists of the South), put her case plainly before the British electorate, and then leave the electorate to deal with the politicians.—I am, Sir, &v.,
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