APPENDIX VI 

 SIR ROGER CASEMENT'S LETTERS TO MR. BLUNT 



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50 Ebury Street, S.W., 12 May 1914. 

 Dear Mr. Blunt, 



My name may be known to you — either as a friend of Mrs. Dryhurst 

 and the late "Egypt" — or perhaps in connection with Congo and later 

 Amazon rubber crimes. Now I am only out to end the Irish crime — and 

 I write you on that account. 



Your letter to the Women's meeting in Dublin was very welcome to us 

 all — particularly the reference to the " Stick behind." I came over from 

 Dublin with Professor Mac Neill of the N. University on a Volunteer 

 mission (we are both among its chief organizers). He had to go back to 

 Dublin on Saturday night much regretting he could not see you. I thought 

 you were still in Chapel Street where Mrs. Dryhurst told me you used 

 to be — only to-day I got your address in the country. Professor 

 Mac Neill said the last time he saw you was in convict's clothes at the 

 Four Courts (I think) where he used to work. He would very much 

 have liked to see you — so too should I. Your "Land War in Ireland" I 

 have often rejoiced over. 



If you would care to see a wild Irishman (something of the type 

 possibly of your old Irish Bishop who wanted the dynamite!) I would 

 come down for an hour. There are things I would like to say to you, and 

 hear from you before I go back to Ireland very soon. If, then, you feel 

 disposed to have a wholly Irish talk for an hour or two with one somewhat 

 in need of advice I should be very glad to come and see you. I go back 

 probably Saturday to Ireland. Yours very truly, 



Roger Casement. 



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50 Ebury Street, S.W., 14 May 1914. 

 Dear Mr. Blunt, 



I want to thank you very warmly for the delightful day and kind wel- 

 come you gave me. The copy of your book I shall treasure. Were it for 

 nothing else but that noble preface I should treasure it. 



Please God we shall have the Harp without the Crown some day. I may 

 have some writings of my own — on Ireland — out before long and if so 

 I shall so gladly send you a copy. They do not omit the " Empire " and 

 the other " lost causes," India, Egypt, &c. — I feel always they are links 

 with ours and we must help them. Meantime I send you a " leaflet " on 



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