1 personal May 2nd /16 Dear Mr. Redmond,
Granardhas been
writing me letters couched
in terms if misgiving
as to whether he did
the right thing as regards
yourself & other friends
in not responding to the
suggestion that he should
return to Ireland. I have
told him that you made
it plain to me that
altho' you would have been 2 glad to have him 'other
things being equal you
recognised at this
moment his talk of
duty lay elsewhere.
If he writes to you in the
same strain perhaps you will
fire him like advice. His
Lordship feels sure that what
was done was right.
Another letter in this same
sense came from him only
yesterday & where Granard
hears of the terrible happenings
in Ireland he will become
more uncertain than ever. 3 And the happenings have
been terrible & I sympathise
deeply with you. Last
night I pulled out Barnaby
Rudge again & read it after
long years. If Casement
had arrived in Dublin
he would have the
Lord George Gordon to perfection.
Among his followers there
must be many. With Barnaby
Rudge humself. Reminiscenses
of the gravity of crime &
without understanding of the
involved. Now like
Barnabys they are all food
for the only
be bought off by petition. 4 It is only the other day that
I hoped & expected to be
taking a part in this
to inaugurate
the new government of Ireland.
For the time that has passed
away. If I can be of
any service in a
to inquire into this wretched
business. For I think we
must be appointed. I
should be glad to be of
service. But I only
mention this to you in
strict confidence in our the
event of its being of use.
There is no other other but
that & a general sympathy.
Alas! I have quite enough to
do already. Francis J Hopwood