Correspondence with John Hartman Morgan (1876-1955), lawyer, relating to an offer by Morgan to write articles for the Manchester Guardian on German elections and trusts in Germany, with the provision of and discussion of specimens of his work, accompanied by related internal memoranda. Also included is discussion of and arrangements for a trial period of employment for Morgan as a leader writer for the paper. There is a request by Morgan to be considered for the post of London editor of the Manchester Guardian, with details of experience, which is declined, with an explanation of the requirements of the role, and praise of Morgan's work for the paper. There are negotiations for Morgan to carry out work as a leader writer based in London, with a request by Morgan to be considered for parliamentary work, reference to his work for the miscellany column, and to the impact of Morgan's potential Liberal candidacy for parliament. There is also an offer by Morgan to work as a book reviewer for the paper, with reference to his specialist areas of expertise.
There is a request by Morgan for a testimonial from Scott in support of an application for a lectureship in Oxford, which is granted and provided. There are further requests by Morgan to be considered for employment as a parliamentary correspondent by the Manchester Guardian in London, an offer to provide emergency cover to the paper if needed, which are declined.
There is also correspondence relating to the provision by Morgan of a memorandum and a series of articles for the Manchester Guardian on the constitutional problems of home rule for Ireland and devolution, with discussion of the subject, of payment for the work, and of rewrites, form and content of the articles, with reference to the Irish executive, finance, administration, the police force, private bill legislation, licensing, and control of education. There is also reference to an article on the same subjects for The Nineteenth Century, for which permission is granted, with discussion of the potential content. There is correspondence relating to Morgan's preference not to respond to letters to the editor generated by his articles on Ireland, and discussion of devolution in England and Scotland. Also included are related internal memoranda. There is correspondence relating to the provision of articles by Morgan from a tour of Ireland undertaken with The Eighty Club. There are references to the women's suffrage amendment to the Conciliation Bill, 1913, to praise by Scott of Sir Roger Casement, diplomatist and Irish rebel, and to an [obituary] by Morgan for Lord [Edmond] Fitzmaurice, politician and historian, for the Manchester Guardian.
GDN/A/M94/6 is an article on Morgan's writing for the Manchester Guardian, entitled 'The Transformation, Political Through Turning Towards Home Rule, Professor Morgan's Views' in the Westminster Gazette.
GDN/A/M94/23 is an article by Morgan entitled 'Political Science' in the Manchester Guardian, 1909.
GDN/A/M94/27 is an article entitled 'The Eighty Club, Visit to Ireland to Study the Country' in 1911.
GDN/A/M94/42 is an article on Morgan's appointment as legal education reader by the Council of legal Education in the Manchester Guardian, 1926.