^{page 510 note 1} Already Parliamentary Debates and Papers, a large number of magazine articles and a mass of letters printed in both the daily and weekly press, together with reports of platform speeches are at hand. But comparatively small direct use of such material has been made; while the heat of partisanship has both limited and emphasized the value of such newspaper statements as reveal a point of view or imply a special source of inspiration. Unfortunately it would be impossible and probably unwise to give the chief and varied sources on which this article is founded. Indeed, in some cases the facts cannot be stated which have served as the basis of a conclusion; nor can certain letters and memoranda, as yet unpublished, be indicated. This is after all merely a series of personal impressions gained at intervals amounting to about eleven months spent in different parts of the United Kingdom during the last twenty months. People of all shades of opinion, of varied interests and origins have been kind enough to talk more or less frankly on a variety of topics; and sooner or later it has usually been possible to check one source by other and independent sources. But for the interpretation here given in August, 1911, naturally only the writer is responsible.

^{page 512 note 1} Cf. Morgan, : “The Constitutional Revolution,” Nineteenth Century, April, 1911.Google Scholar

^{page 516 note 1} Liberal, 275; Conservative, 273; Labor, 40; Nationalist, 71; Independent Nationalist, 11.

^{page 528 note 1} It is worthy of note that in the winter and spring of 1911 after several conferences considerable reorganization took place at Unionist headquarters.

^{page 530 note 1} I. Samuel, 22, 1–2, and Hansard, Vol. 182, pp. 219–220.

^{page 531 note 1} Cf. inter alia: Morning Post, Pall Mall Gazette, Express, Saturday Review, Sunday Observer, National Review and scattered articles in Fortnightly Review and Quarterly Review.