Letter from Edmond Joseph Frewen to John Redmond, 25 March 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Edmond Joseph Frewen

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Letter from Edmond Joseph Frewen (b. 1867) to John Redmond (1856-1918). Frewen is writing to Redmond about the newspaper the Freeman's Journal and to report on his meeting with Timothy Healy at which the prospect of ‘re-uniting the different sections of the national side’ under Redmond’s leadership was discussed. Edmond Joseph Frewen was a Tipperary-born business man who led a London-based Trading Company. 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.

 National Library of Ireland MS 15,188/8/6 https://letters1916.ie/item/3496 English Edmond Joseph Frewen 1916-03-25 8 Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, London, S.W., England John Redmond Male Politics Politics

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 8, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, London. S.W. 25 March 1916 Dear Mr Redmond I saw Mr Donald of the "Daily Chronicle" today and had an interesting interview with him in regard to the Freeman which I hope will lead to something. He recommends abandoning the idea of journalistic departures in the states, but has agreed to keep me in the Irish sphere. He thinks the money should be largely Irish. I will communicate with you further on the matter at a later date. I saw Healy last week and broached to him in the form of a personal recommendation the advisablity in the national interests at the present time of reuniting different sections in the national side under your leadership After a somewhat lengthened recapitulation of grievances most of which seemed to me to be of the variety usually associated with feminine "amenities" of the personal type, I got him to agree to consult O'Brien. I had a further interview after he had done so the gist of which appears to be - when the usual when the usual expands "fighting for an opening" statements were strained off - that they seem desirous of coming into the fold again. I told him if anythng was likely to ensure something more definite must be done. The following which I took down in writing is what he then said. "If Mr Redmond will forthwith call" "a meeting to consider the reorganisation" "of the national movement on broader" "lines with a view to national unity" "and make all nationalist members" "including those non members of the" "Party to a conference on the subject" "Mr O'Briens party will attend." I immediately told Healy that in my opinion any such conferences would almost of necessaity result in the accentuation of differences and personal bitterness rather than in the reuniting of the different sections, and that all at stake would be at the mercy of the irresponsible firebrands in both sections. I said it seemed to be hopeless to put forward any such suggestion and that I would like to think over the advisability of my doing so for a few days (I thought it best to say this so as to leave it open for me to tell him, in case you are averse to the idea, that I had abandoned all idea of seeking to do anything in the matter). I also said I thought a much better course to take, if unity was to be established between the principle people on both sides first with a view to seeing if it would be at all possible to arrive at a working basis and if so then to have the meeting he suggested. He seemed not indisposed to this course. This is how things were left when I parted with him. If you would care for me to act in any way further in this matter please let me know and of course if you would wish me to act in any way in bringing about an informal preliminary meeting I will do all I can in the metter. 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