In view of these facts, and the representations that have
been made to him, Mr. Redmond suggests that the present self-elected Provisional Committee—the governing body of the National Volunteers—now composed of twenty-five members all resident in Dublin, should be strengthened by the inclusion of twenty-five representative men from different parts of the country, nominated at the instance of the Irish Party, and in sympathy with its aims. So reconstituted, the Committee would enjoy the oonfidence of all Nationalists, and could proceed with the work of organization, so that at the earliest possible moment a conference of Volunteers' repre- sentatives might be held by which the permanent governing body would be elected. The Provisional Committee, it is stated, have accepted Mr. Redmond's suggestion, but it remains to be seen whether the extremists, who have so far taken an active part in the movement, will acquiesce in a change which undoubtedly will shift the control to the Irish Parliamentary Party. We have dealt with the wider aspect. of the movement elsewhere.
