7 MARCH 1914, Page 12

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THE ALLEGED BETRAYAL OF THE SOUTH.

[To rine Eons. or TIM "Srsorams.') S18,—May I, as a Southern Unionist, say how strongly I agree with your views on the above subject? When the Irish Times issued its "very inept" article on the above, I wrote asking the editor to say what he really considered Ulster should do if Exclusion were offered; bearing in mind that she is unable to force a General Election, or to prevent Home Rule outside her own borders. My question remains un- answered, but from previous views put forward by the Irish Times, I can guess that the answer would be : "Let Ulster in that case throw in her lot with her fellow-countrymen." But as that would mean " Let her eat her words, and break her Covenant," it is a little difficult to put the idea now into cold print. Of course the Spectator leaves out this alternative as obviously impossible at the present juncture, and very rightly