ge ("A.E."),
in the Convention, 274, 282, 304, 310, 312

Sclater, Sir Henry, 204-205
Selborne, Lord, 236
Seely, Col., 108-109
Sexton, Th., 16, 24
Shaw, Mr., 6
Sheehy-Skeffington, Mr., 228, 231
Sinn Fein--
Convention ignored by, 263-264, 267-268
Demonstration by, at funeral of Thomas Ashe, 300
Electoral successes of, 231, 257, 268, 278
Growth of, from May 1916, 232
Propaganda, suspicion fostered by, 189
Rebellion of 1916, _see that heading_
Smith, F.E., quoted, 95
South African War, 24
Stephens, James, quoted, 276-277

Taylor, Capt., J.S., 27
Tennant, H.J., 198, 206
Thomas, J.H., 108
_Times_ forgeries, 18

Ulster--
Administrative autonomy proposal, 85, 86
Arms importation by, 81, 94;
Larne gun-running, 112-114
Asquith's moratorium concession to, 149
Belfast Convention (1916), 235
Churchill's speech (1912), 62
Convention, the (1917), representatives at, 271-272, 285;
their attitude and procedure, 281, 299
County option proposals, 77, 85, 99 ff.;
difficulties of the scheme, 101
Covenant, the, 72;
military covenanters, 83
Exclusion proposals, 68, 78, 84, 233-234;
embodied in the Bill, 99;
time limit discussions, 101-103;
Council of 1916 accepts exclusion proposals, 235
Favouritism applied to, 95, 120, 123, 125, 164, 169, 170, 174
Friendly relations with Nationalists, 51
Home Rule, resistance to, 65, 67 ff.;
Parliamentary majority for, 77;
distribution of Home Rulers, 101
Inseparability of, 69, 76-77, 84
Lloyd George's scheme, 234
Protestant ascendency, 86, 96, 101
Provisional Government formed, 80, 83
Rebellion preparations of, 148
Redmond's efforts to conciliate, 76-77, 109-110, 114
War, attitude on outbreak of, 130
mistrustful of Irish Volunteers, 142
United Irish League, 58, 259, 261
University Act (1908), 41

Vatican Decrees, 49

Wallace, Col., 299
Walsh, Abp., 257
War--
Outbreak, 126 ff.
Redmond's policy regarding, 132, 216;
Nationalist criticism of, 276-277 (_see also_ Army, recruiting)
Ulster's attitude, 130, 142
Ward, Col. John, 108
Waterford, 19
Wexford, 3
_What the Irish Regiments have done_ quoted, 202
White, Capt., J.R., 90-91
Whitley, H.T., 320
Wicklow surroundings, 37-39
Wimborne, Lord, 198, 199, 205
Windle, Sir B., 282, 330
Wyndham, G., 27-29

Shall a man understand,
He shall know bitterness because his kind,
Being perplexed of mind,