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Letter from Roger Casement (The Savoy, Denham) to [Robert] Donovan, discussing redistribution and Ireland; Ulster Unionist representation; the optimism of Redmond and Dillon; Irish representatives and the English Education Act; and the Liberals.
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(the friend & admirer of Rosebury Asquith & Co.) says, as he said the other day that the overrepresentation by Ireland must cease.
Cannot "Freeman" quote Mr Samuel's reference, noting the terms by Mr Asquith's approving [?] preface - and so help to pin the Liberal party to their published "convictions"?
I gather that a move will be made - I tell you this in confidence - to
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induce "CB" to approach Redmond to obtain from latter some public statement to show that the Nationalists will accept an increase of Ulster Unionist representation at the Expense of Nationalist seats. If Redmond makes some such pronouncement and would help "CB" - who is honest, I believe, in his wish to return to Ireland.
But I fear Redmond & Dillon are impossible - their optimist speeches spell disaster.
It seems to
Fragment of a letter from Roger Casement to [Robert Donovan ?], discussing the Liberals; Home Rule; Balfour's proposals; and redistribution. ✔
proposals against Ireland and will be delighted to see them carried.
It will lessen the weight of one embarrassment which pressed on the Liberal party - viz - the Home Rule incubus.
They have no intention of giving Home Rule -
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not even of "wanting one Session in discussing it, as one of their learned men told me a short time ago.
Campbell Bennerman will {struck-through: "probably"} not approve of Balfour's scheme and I daresay will or what he can to help Redmond, but a lot of the so called "Liberals" are about as Liberal as the "Irish Times" and when Ireland is the issue, will find many "fly-blown phylacteries" in which to wrap their foreheads.