Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to John Edward Fowler Sclater, 3 June 1916

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Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to John Edward Fowler Sclater, 3 June 1916

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Copy 3rd June,1916. My dear Sclater , I wrote the enclosed letter about ten days ago
more to blow off steam than anything else. One or two
leading Unionists in Dublin were very anxious I should get
it into the "Times". I came to the conclusion, however,
that as the game now stands it would not be good tactics
to publish it. I was, however, strongly advised to press
the contents upon anyone likely to be engaged in the Lloyd
George conversations. I have sent, copies to Carson and
Long and one or two to Bates. The letter may perhaps
serve as a starting point for any discussions we may have
on Tuesday. Yours very truly

This letter was written by Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery (1844-1924). Montgomery was a lawyer and politician. Originally a Liberal and a strong supporter of Gladstone, Montgomery was also a firm Unionist, but by 1916 he believed that Ulster Unionists had no choice but to accept Lloyd George's proposal for a six-county Northern Ireland. The letter is addressed to John Edward Fowler Sclater (1862-1918), a land agent in County Down. The letter concerns a letter, previously written by Montgomery, that Montgomery's associates have urged him to send into the 'Times'. Montgomery has decided to keep the letter private but advises anyone likely to be involved in the 'Lloyd George conversations' (talks to reach a settlement on the Irish question) to read it.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__2245.html)