The entire strength of Great Britain and the whole-hearted support of Ireland are essential to victory." He appealed "to Irishmen of all faiths, political and religious, and especially to the patriotic spirit of Ulster, to help by healing." Redmond, in following him, assumed that there would be concurrence from all sections of Irishmen.

It must be "a free assembly"-- no proposal must be barred in advance: it must be representative of "every class, creed and interest"-- and in recapitulating these, he added the Irish peers.

In regard to political parties and bodies, as such, he desired a very limited representation.

The United Irish League, "the militant official organization of the Irish party," should be unrepresented, and he advised the same in regard to other purely political organizations and societies.

For the Irish party itself he asked a representation only equal in number to that given to Irish Unionists.