Examine the facts, but even without examining them, ask yourself this question: With Canada, Australia, and all those other colonies that I have named above, satisfied with England's rule, hastening to her assistance, and with only Ireland selling herself to Germany, is it not just possible that something is the matter with Ireland rather than with England?
Sinn Fein will hear of no Home Rule.
Sinn Fein demands independence.

Independence Sinn Fein will not get.
Not only because of the outrage to unconsenting Ulster, but also because Britain, having just got rid of one Heligoland to the East, will not permit another to start up on the West.

As early as August 25th, 1914, mention in German papers was made of the presence in Berlin of Casement and of his mission to invite Germany to step into Ireland when England was fighting Germany.

The traffic went steadily on from that time, and broke out in the revolution and the crimes in Dublin in 1916.

England discovered the plan of the revolution just in time to foil the landing in Ireland of Germany, whom Ireland had invited there.