ENCOURAGING THE ENEMY.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."'
SIR,—In his book on Popular Government, Maine, writing about the American War of independence, says :—
" But the colonists had also reaped signal advantage from the encouragements of the British Parliamentary Opposition. If the King of France gave aid,' the English Opposition gave perpetual comfort' to the enemies of the King of England. It was a fruit of the English party system which was to reappear, amid much greater public, dangers, in the Peninsular War ; and the revelation of domestic facts, the assertion of domestic weakness, wore to assist tho arms of a military tyrant as they had assisted the colonists fighting for independence."
History repeats itself, but instead of "Parliamentary Opposition" put "Capitalists and Labour." Instead of sinking their differences they aro giving comfort to the Sligo, Ireland.
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