Pages That Mention Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, Earl of, 1848-1930
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.