p. 2-3

[p. 2:]

(the friend & admirer of Rorsbury
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
aphrorizing preface - and
so help to ... the Liberal
party to their published
"convictions"?

I gather that a move
will be made - I tell you this in confidence - to

[p. 3:]

induce "CB" to approach
Redmond to obtain from ...
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 with to be ....
to Ireland.

But ..... Redmond &
Dillon are impossible -
their optimistic speeches spell
disaster. It seems to