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historic. It was the first visit ever paiil to 

 Ireland by an actual Prime Minister of 

 the Crown. And that Prime Minister was 

 one who is securing the enactment of the 

 measure on which the hearts of the Irish 

 people have been set for generations. His 

 reception was one worthy of the occasion, 

 of the man and of the people. It was, as 

 Mr. Redmond said, " a spontaneous outpour- 

 ing of the gratitude of the whole people." 

 The Irish leailer may be pardoned for the 

 l)ride with which he referred to the" dimen- 

 sions, the good order, the absolute sobriety, 

 and the whole-hearted enthusiasm of the 

 enormous assembly " that went out to greet 

 Mr. Asquith. The Theatre Royal was 

 crowded with representatives of all classes 

 and creeds. There were present the Lord 

 Mayors and Mayors of every city and town 

 in Ireland with two exceptions, and the 

 chairmen of the County Councils of twenty- 

 eight our of the thirty-three counties in 

 Ireland. It was the heart of the nation 

 expressmg itself, and that the most warm- 

 hearted among the nations. Not least 

 notable was the impression produced 

 upon the Prime Minister. As one of the 

 oldest members of the Mouse of C-ommons 

 has said, " No one would accuse Mr. 

 Ascjuith of emotionalism." Bur as all his 

 subsequent speeches testify, the Irish 

 welcome roused him to a rare pitch ot 

 emotion — an emotion which does him 

 credit. He came, as he said, to signalise 

 the union of the long-parted democracies ot 

 (ireat Britain and Ireland, and to "open a 

 new volume, on the title-page of which will 

 be written, ' Those whom God has joined 

 together man shall no longer put asunder.'" 

 The daring of that quotation, over against 

 tiie hostile chatter about "separation ami 

 dismemberment," is as evident as its fit- 

 ss to tile fact. And it was lining, too. 



that the glow of noble passion was not 



wantmg. 



Liberal 



and 



Labour Split. 



Industrial wars, as well as 

 those decided on the 

 battlefield, have their 

 casualties, not merely 

 among the rank and file, but among the 

 generals on both sides. Not infrequently 

 the leader of the masters has succumbed to 

 the terrific strain of the economic confiict. 

 Less frequently the other side suffers simi- 

 larly. The death of Mr. Enoch Edwards, 

 M.P. for Hanley, was a result of the late 

 miners' strike, the conduct of which com- 

 pletely broke him down. His removal is a 



I Kirf.i 



Cause and Effect 

 I will show my cmployir »li;it I lliiiik of him. 



Workman : ... 



. . . Good heavens : ihc price of bteail has yoiie up.' 



