There is the Irish question, then." "The Irish question," Norgate repeated.

"But of what interest can that be to you in Germany ?" "Listen," Selingman continued.

"Just as you in London have great newspapers which seem to devote themselves to stirring up bitter feeling between our two countries, so we, alas! in Germany, have newspapers and journals which seem to devote all their energies to the same object.

Now in this Irish question the action of your Government has been very much misrepresented in that section of our Press and much condemned.

I should like to get at the truth from an authoritative source.