We are delighted to note that the Ulster Unionist Council
have unanimously accepted the advice of Sir Edward Carson that all the Ulster Volunteers who are qualified should enlist at once in Lord Kitchener's new Army. No conditions are attached to Ulster's splendid free gift. It was confidently expected that on Friday some ten thousand members of the Ulster Volunteer Force would join the colours. This is a noble response, and the country will never forget the debt of gratitude which it owes to Ulster for refusing to bargain about the Home Rule Bill or the Amending Bill, and being willing to trust the nation not to betray those who have not betrayed her. It remains for Mr. John Redmond and the Nationalists to show a similar spirit. They are three to one in numbers, and if Ulster sends ten thousand men, they ought at least to send thirty thousand. Let us trust that they will also act in the Ulster spirit and not attempt to extort terms.
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