But before this could be even dreamed of as practicable, the whole force of Volunteers, North and South, must feel that they were trusted and recognized, a part in the general work.
The practical organization of the great body at his disposal was under discussion between him and Colonel Moore from February 1915 onwards; and the idea was mooted that by introducing the territorial system Ulster Volunteers and National Volunteers might be drawn into the same corps.
This, however, was for the future; the immediate need was to extend the arming and training under their own organization.

Redmond learnt at once that Lord Kitchener was against this; that he pointed to the existence of another armed force in the North of Ireland and argued that to create a second must mean civil war; that he believed revolutionary forces to exist in Ireland which Redmond could not control and perhaps did not even suspect.

Those who then thought with Lord Kitchener can say now that events have justified his view.

They omit to consider how far those events proceeded from Lord Kitchener's refusal to accept Redmond's judgment.
Of the danger Redmond was fully aware.

"I understand your position to be," Mr.T.P.