The reason is obvious to any one who cares to
think about it. On the one side we have the Government explicitly pledged over and over again not.to force the men of North-East Ulster out of their British citizenship. On the other side we have Sir Edward Carson and his friends declaring that they are intensely loyal to the Crown, and that nothing would ever induce them to take up arms in civil strife unless an attempt were made to force them out of their allegiance. The other day in the House of Lords the. Lord Chancellor explained that though many things about Ireland were.in doubt, there was one matter about which there was no doubt at all, and that was that the Government had solemnly vowed never to force North-East Ulster under a Dublin Parliament. Therefore it will be seen that Sir Edward Carson and the Ulster Volunteers threaten to take up arms only in an emergency which the Government themselves have declared to be impossible. Unless the Government behave as tyrants and liars there can be no armed resistance by North-East Ulster. And surely if the Government did behave As tyrants and liars —using lies and tyranny to deprive loyal roan of their citizenship-- rebellion would be justified if ever it were justified in British history. These are the whole facts about Sir Edward Carson's alleged sedition. He is on very firm ground, and the Unionists of Ulster are fortunate in their leader. We have notapace to summarize Sir Edward Carson's well-deserved captigation of Lord Northcliffe.
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