In the debates which dealt with all this matter he said no word, and he kept our party silent--a wise course, and one to which every instinct prompted him.
In its political aspect, this action of General Gough and the fifty officers allied with him revealed a new and formidable impediment on the path to Home Rule; yet it was one of those barriers which rally forces rather than weaken them, and in surmounting which, or sweeping them aside, a new impetus may be gained.

The incident was first discussed in the House on Monday, March 23rd, and continued to dominate all other questions for several days.

From the Labour benches Mr.John Ward (now Colonel), who had been a private soldier, gave the first indication of the volume of resentment.

His speech, remarkable in its power both of phrasing and of thought, was delivered quite unexpectedly in a thin House; but its effect was electrical.

Later, Mr.J.H.Thomas spoke in the same strain.