As to Balmoral, "it really was not like a political demonstration; it was the expression of the soul of a people." He declared that "the gulf between the two peoples in Ireland was really far wider than the gulf between Ireland and Great Britain." He then dealt specifically with the threatened resistance of Ulster.

"These people in Ulster," he said, "are under no illusion.

They know they cannot fight the British Army.

The people of Ulster know that, if the soldiers receive orders to shoot, it will be their duty to obey.

They will have no ill-will against them for obeying.