But there is one further confirmation of the view, here advanced, to omit which would be to ignore the most significant fact of our time.

Certain departments such as the Congested Districts Board and the Department of Agriculture, recent creations, have been freshened by the introduction of a representative, non-official element.

Others such as the Estates Commission have been under the control of officials of a new type, able men who do not conceal the fact that they believe in Ireland.

All of these new Boards have struck root in the national life to a depth never reached by any of their predecessors.

The lesson of this change is the lesson of freedom.