IRELAND AND A MONARCHY.
(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It is generally recognized now that the so-called F' Treaty' with Southern Ireland is a complete failure, and r a new avenue must be explored." At present Irishmen are *divided into five parties : (a) Free Staters, (b) Republicans, (c) South Ireland loyalists, (d) Ulster, (e) bands of assassins.
Is it possible to reconcile these parties (excluding a)? Ireland longs to be a recognized nation, and this longing, common to all true Irishmen, must be gratified if she is ever to enjoy lasting peace. The Irish are an aristocratic race, and a Republic is a form of Government utterly unsuited to them. But why not a monarchy? A resident King, with his Court, Lords and Commons, one of our Royal House, would provide the one thing which Ireland has always lacked, a natural centre for Irish interests, national, political, commercial, and last, but not least, social. Disraeli said long ago, " A monarchy which is not seen cannot continue to hold its place in the heart of a people," and this is the real cause of the failure of the
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