p. 6-7

{p. 6}
to that field of battle. The
claims of Catholic Education
in Great Britain - passed over
per se to Catholic Irishmen -
should not be allowed to
injure the far higher claim
of Irish nationality - and
yet, by their action on the
English Education Act the Irish
Party have gravely injured,
in Parliament and out of Parliament
in Great Britain, the Home
Rule cause.

It is an open secret over
here that a large party of
English Liberals "loathe"

{p. 7}
the alliance with the Irish Party
and find their justification
in the Education Act - "[Treasury?]
on the Bridge" [re.? re.? re.?]
(The word "loathe" was used
to me in this connection a few
days ago by an English official
who knows many of the Liberal
leaders.)

I heard Haldane say not long
ago he would be no party to handing
Ireland over to "the priests".

All these latent prejudices
point for their justification to the
Education Act. The Education Act
may be of value to English Catholics
(and to Irish Catholics in England)
but it is a monstrous thing for
an Irish National party

{p. 6}
to that field of battle. The
claims of Catholic Education
in Great Britain - passed over
per se to Catholic Irishmen -
should not be allowed to
injure the far higher claim
of Irish nationality - and
yet, by their action on the
English Education Act the Irish
Party have gravely injured,
in Parliament and out of Parliament
in Great Britain, the Home
Rule cause.

It is an open secret over
here that a large party of
English Liberals "loathe"

{p. 7}
the alliance with the Irish Party
and find their justification
in the Education Act - "Treasury?
on the Bridge" re.? re.? re.?
(The word "loathe" was used
to me in this connection a few
days ago by an English official
who knows many of the Liberal
leaders.)

I heard Haldane say not long
ago he would be no party to handing
Ireland over to "the priests".

All these latent prejudices
point for their justification to the
Education Act. The Education Act
may be of value to English Catholics
(and to Irish Catholics in England)
but it is a monstrous thing for
an Irish National party