Letter from John Dillon to John Redmond, 29 June 1916
Dublin. 29 June 1916 My dear Redmond I saw Flynn today
and fixed Monday
5oc at Gresham
for Meeting Board.
If that does not
suit you — wire
me tomorrow. 2 I am wiring asking
you to send guarantees
today. It is urgent
to send out some cheques
I think £1200
is required immediately. I agree with your
view that we are
better out of London
this week.
Joe went over last 3
night. He was evidently
rather inclined to go —
so I encouraged him
to go. He will be
able to let us know
how sta things stand. I have a letter from
T. P. this morning
giving reasons that
we are uwanted in
London. They appear
to me utterly inadequate. 4 After reading his letter I
remain convinced that
we are better out of it.
I prepare to cross on
Tuesday morning. The presence of
Maxwell at the
Cabinet meeting, I
regard as an
outrage. Maxwell ms 15. 102/23/5(1) 5 2, North Gt George's Street,
Dublin is working for all he is
worth to defeat the a
p settlement. Yours Sincerely John Dillon
This letter is from John Dillon (1851-1927) to John Redmond (1856-1918). Dillon writes to Redmond about the situation in London after the Easter Rising. Dillon believed that it was an outrage the Maxwell was present at a Cabinet Meeting, and both men agree that it would be best to avoid London for the week. John Redmond was an MP and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He was instrumental in securing the promise of Home Rule from Asquith's liberal government. Upon the outbreak of war, Redmond addressed a group of Irish Volunteers at Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow, encouraging them to fight with the British Army to ensure the implementation of Home Rule. Redmond's words split the Irish Volunteers across the country. The Easter Rising shocked Redmond, who condemned it bitterly. Nonetheless he appealed for leniency towards those who had not been involved in planning the Rising. John Dillon was an Irish Party M.P. in the House of Commons. Dillon issued a speech in the House on 11 May 1916 where he strongly condemned the British handling of the Rising which had been put down “with so much blood and so much savagery”, and called for an immediate end to executions. Dillon would succeed John Redmond (1856-1918) as leader of the Home Rule party in 1918.
- John Dillon
- John Redmond
- 1916-06-29
- Politics
How to cite
Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__3489.html)
- Place
- 2 North Great George Street, Dublin, Ireland
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