1 D1633/1/1/106 16. Dec 15
When is
Carson coming
out. I should
like to be
home then
My I too hope you will get your burrow quickly. The idea of a
thin little & running about looking into a thin & a corner then
& wondering whether they will do for a big wolf is too touching, &
I hope for this & sake will soon come to an end. There is
another reason in that, this b w may be pouncing upon the
a little earlier than he thought possible before. We may know
tomorrow what the orders are on the subject. If the 3 months limit
is not informed I shall probably possibly have a chance of flying about the 11th
otherwise about the 18th of January. Of course the whole thing is
very unsettled and may be stopped by a man at any time but these
are possibilities. R is being left to himself & seems to me to be
losing touch a little. The Gen has no use for others
except as instrumnets of his fingers & this is not the right
point in for G301 & R perhaps lacks the personality or perhaps
feels the instincts of the make friction undesirable. Bonar speech in Wednesday's paper has done a
marvellous thing. It has actually silenced my criticism. The man
is so obviously honest so ready to sacrifice himself for the country
that one cannot help following him, but I cannot see how he
can live much longer with his coleagues of whom many hold such 2 different ideals. I should not be surprised if this govenrment eventually
go out over an Irish question, i.e
Whether Ireland is or is not to
get sepcial treatment in recruiting or not. It seems to me to be a
hopeless impasse. The 10th Div seems to have done well at the Dardanelles
but I very much question whether the regiments were composed largely
of Irishmen this you may trust Rednow to make out that they
are all Nationalists, when we know they are less than half RC at
any rate. I am sending this to Amy's. Please thank them very much
from me for looking after you & giving you a change. Toothbrush & powder arrived safely. Plenty of lather! Many
thanks for useful Xmas present. It would be a really useful present for
most people at Xmas or as a New Year's gift done up with pink ribbon. Gin still thinks we do nothing — & R has not been able to convince
him. It's a pity. By the way, Singleton is a composer & is sending
his latest to you as author's copy. Very kind of him. I hope you
will like them, main . . . He has composed before under the name
of Corbett. He thinks you can have them. Perhaps you can on
your way to try his former compositions before you write & thank him. Conf' reports an going in on staff. I believe they are good, but
that Capt WB is too junior for higher employment (in other words is useful
when he is). If this is really this can I would give a lot to
see it & would face this Gin' stright off but those pass through Singleton
& and unless they are one does not see them & is not even supposed to
know of their existence so one is powerless. It is a curious world
how one gets tied up. A pushing strong man like Winston would break
through of course but not you poor BW.
W.B Spender