A Home Rule government will be loyal to the interests of its people, and actual circumstances demand, for the behoof of Great Britain and Ireland alike, an era of peace with honour, and friendship founded on justice.

The magnitude of the commercial relations between the two countries is inadequately appreciated.

Not merely is Great Britain our best customer, but we are her best customer.

The trade of Great Britain with Ireland is larger than her trade with India, and nearly twice as large as that with Canada or Australia.

And while these surprising figures are far from indicating the existence of a sound economic structure in Ireland, none the less, the industrial expansion that will follow Home Rule may be expected to alter the character rather than to diminish the value of the goods interchanged.