He argued that Sir Edward Carson himself persisted in treating Ireland as a unit.
"Until Ulster departs from that position there is no case.

Ulster has a right to claim a hearing for separate treatment; she has no right to say, 'Because we do not want Home Rule ourselves the majority of Irishmen are not to have Home Rule.'" Yet upon the balance of events, Unionists were probably disappointed.

A very strong British feeling against Sir Edward Carson and his Belfast following had been generated by the expulsion of Catholics from the shipyards and in general by the advocacy of civil war.

In October 1912 several notable men who had previously counted as Unionists--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir J.West-Ridgway--all declared for Home Rule.

Exasperation against the incidence of the new Insurance Act lost the Government votes at every by-election; but the Irish cause on the whole gained ground, and the chief cause of that advance was the respect universally felt for Redmond's personality and leadership.