1 Copy 7 Waring Street
Belfast Febry 14th 1916 Rht. Hon Mr Asquith MP.
Prime Minister- Downing st. London Sir On the 6th Decr 1915- I wrote you - Ireland under proper
and honest management and firm Government in developing
the resources of the country can provide fully £20.000.000,
a year for the next 100 years without increasing the taxation
on the people. I offered my services to the Crown
and to take charge of the undertaking and get it started on
business lines. I received the usual red-tape official
reply dated Decr 15th 1915. Since then I have had no
further communication from you. This proposal should interest you. £20.000.000 a year
extra from Ireland would be useful to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer when making up his Budget. Why not
accept the offer. Ireland is a wealthy country if its
resources were developed. notwithstanding all the
statements made by the Nationalists agitators to the
contrary. I know Ireland well and its people. These
agitators keep the country excited and in a state of unrest
for their own purpose and interest, and I am sorry to say
that the Government panders to their demands and
encourages their seditious conduct and even go so
far as to bribe them simply because the Irish Party can
bring 80 votes into the Lobby of the House of Commons. It would be an awful disaster for Germany if
you were turned out of office. Yours faithfully Robert Carson This is a portion of letter. 2 Copy 7 Waring street
Belfast Decr 6th 1915 Mr Asquith M.P. Prime Minister.
House of Commons. London Sir I see you require a very large sum of money for War
purposes. Ireland under proper and honest management
and firm Government in developing the resources
of the country can provide full £20.000.000. a year
for the next 100 years without increasing the taxation on the
people. I know Ireland well for many years and where
the material is for making the sum named, and I
offer my services to the Crown. I can take charge of
the undertaking and get it started on business
lines, and provide some honest employment for the
people to the benefit of the country. waiting your reply. . I am
yours faithfully Robert Carson