In that portion of his speech which dealt with Mr.
Churchill's offer Mr. Boner Law was not less conciliatory than Mr. Balfour and Sir Edward Gerson. He declared that he identified himself with everything that was said on the subject by Sir Edward Carson and Mr. Balfour. " What we are thinking of really is not whether the best solution, or the solution which would most commend itself to us, can be got. What we are thinking of really is the finding of any tolerable way out of an impossible position." Mr. Bonar Law ended by declaring that the position was very serious, and that no time was to be lost. If the Prime Minister believed that it was in the interests of the dountry that there should be a renewal of "conversations "with the leaders of the Unionist Party, personal considerations would not come in at all. If the Prime Minister preferred to- hold negotiations either with Lord Lansdowne or with his bon. friend whom be met before (Sir Edward Carson,- we - presume), " no feeling of wounded amour propre on his part would stand in the Way,
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