THE ELSEWHERE EMPIRE Every man born in Ireland holds a "hereditary brief" for the opponents of English sway, wherever they may be.

The tribunal of history in his own land is closed to him; he must appeal to another court; he must seek the ear of those who make history elsewhere.

The Irishman is denied the right of having a history, as he is denied the right of having a country.

He must recover both.

For him there is no past any more than a future.