ULSTER AND HOME RULE.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SrEentort.'] SIR,—There are two points in regard to Ulster and Home Rule I am surprised that no one has mentioned. The Nationalists have never ceased reviling our Army, especially during the Boer war, and now they hope to coerce Ulster by means of this same Army. A truly noble programme! If Ireland must have Home Rule let us have it properly and leave us to fight it out ; let the Nationalists manage their own affairs and let them subdue Ulster themselves, and not take shelter behind British bayonets, which they hold in such disdain. I am not afraid of what the issue would be. At any rate, the Nationalists would be playing a more manly part, and if conquered we might have some respect for our con- querors; but bow can we respect people who get someone else to fight for them, and especially the bated English P The next point I would like to mention is that Ulsterman and Nationalist should not be bracketed together as if they were equally worthy of consideration, because the Nationalist has always been the enemy of England, and the Ulsterman has always been loyal and true to the Empire.—I am, Sir, &e.,
ULSTERMAN.
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