If you say in terms (and this I do not dissuade) that you are ready to consider the question whether they can have a legislature for all questions not Imperial, this will be a great step in advance; and anything you may say beyond it, I should like to see veiled in language not such as to commit you.
Morley encourages consideration of legislative autonomy for Ireland, viewing it as a significant step forward.
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